In the wake of illegal betting and accusations of 'massive theft' by Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, longtime Dodgers employee Will Ireton stepped up to the…
In the wake of illegal betting and accusations of"massive theft" by Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, longtime Dodgers employee Will Ireton stepped up to the plate as his new translator. Here's his story.In the realm of baseball's intricate tapestry, where every player has a story to tell, there is one solitary figure who has recently stepped into the spotlight.
Ireton's journey into the world of baseball began in Tokyo, Japan on December 21, 1988. The son of a Japanese-American father, and a Spanish-Filipina mother, his family moved to Hawaii when he was 15, and he spent his teenage years at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu where he played for the high school baseball team.
Ireton's play on the field, and his language skills off the field, caught the attention of Major League Baseball. For the next two years, Ireton received invaluable experience interning with both the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees, laying the groundwork for his eventual arrival with the Dodgers in 2016.
“There’s always players coming from Japan and so he always liaises on stuff like that ... and we count on him for a lot of things,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts of Ireton. “He’s like a hired gun, so whether it’s the minor leagues, a potential draftee, a potential trade or stuff that internally for that night’s game or kind of looking or projecting down the road and establishing, you know, building on relationships that we have in Japan, he’s the point person for the Dodgers.
With Yamamoto making his MLB debut that day, it was Ireton who would have two translate for not just Ohtani, but YamamotoAs the days followed, and the world waited to hear from Ohtani himself, it was Ireton who suddenly had a starring role in the saga as the two-time AL MVP's new trusted interpreter.ahead of the Freeway Series game against his former team the Anaheim Angels. For 12 minutes, Ohtani vehemently denied any allegations that he bet on baseball, or any other sport for that matter.
Roberts agrees with Muncy. Ahead of the Dodgers home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, Roberts told reporters that because Mizuhara had acted as a"buffer" between Ohtani and the organization since he first signed with the team made communication difficult at times and that Ireton taking over could help relations internally.
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