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Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter sentenced to just over a year

Mathew Bowyer pleaded guilty to running a five-year illegal gambling operation placing hundreds of millions in bets and aiding prosecutions, leading to fines and prison recommendations.

  • Federal prosecutors sought a 15-month sentence for Bowyer, who assisted in investigations that led to convictions in a broader illegal sports gambling probe involving Ippei Mizuhara.
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A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from baseball star Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was sentenced Friday to just over a year in prison.

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The Record broke the news in Waterloo, Canada on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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