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ex-dodgers pitcher Julio Urias pleads no contest ro battery
Urias was placed on 36 months of summary probation and ordered to complete 30 days of community labor as well as a 52-week domestic violence counseling course, a spokesperson for the L.A. City Attorney's Office said. In addition, Urias, 27, must pay a domestic violence fund fee, not possess any weapons, not use any force or violence, pay restitution to the victim and abide by a protective order.

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The four other misdemeanor charges against Urias -- an additional count of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, as well as one count each of spousal battery, false imprisonment and assault -- were dismissed.

ohtani's ex-interpreter ippei mizuhara to plead guilty to bank, tax fraud
Mizuhara, 39, who had been Ohtani's longtime interpreter, is expected to enter his guilty plea in the coming weeks. His arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plea agreement says Mizuhara will be required to pay full restitution, or $16,975,010, to Ohtani.

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Mizuhara began placing bets with an illegal bookmaker in September 2021, and as his losses quickly mounted, he began to exploit his access to Ohtani's financial accounts to pay off his debts.

ippei mizuhara wired shohei ohtani's money to real housewives' star
Ryan Boyajian, a current cast member of Bravo's reality TV series "The Real Housewives of Orange County," is the bookmaker's associate to whom Ippei Mizuhara wired money to pay his gambling debts, multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation told ESPN.

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That associate is Boyajian, who used the account with Bowyer for their real estate projects, according to the sources. Boyajian, 47, and Bowyer, 49, have been close friends and business associates for nearly 20 years. When Bowyer declared bankruptcy in 2011, court records show Boyajian loaned him $245,000.

Dodgers play it safe, keep Shohei Ohtani out of lineup​

Shohei Ohtani did not play in the Dodgers' 4-0 loss to the San Diedo Padres on Sunday because of back tightness that forced him to exit a game Saturday night. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said sitting Ohtani would be a precautionary measure. Ohtani left after his fourth at-bat in a 5-0 win over the Padres on Saturday night. He went 0-for-3 with a walk, grounding out to the pitcher in his final at-bat in the seventh inning. He was replaced by pinch-hitter Enrique Hernandez in the ninth. "His back tightened up," Roberts said on Saturday night. "So it was one of those things where I got word before his fourth at-bat his back tightened up. So, being up 5-0, we didn't want to push it."

Ohtani, who signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers last December, has been one of the best hitters in the majors this season. The two-time AL MVP leads baseball with a 1.090 OPS and is hitting .352, which ranks only behind Cleveland's Steven Kwan (.353). Ohtani also has 11 home runs and 27 RBIs, both stats among the league leaders. It is just the second time Ohtani was not in the starting lineup for the Dodgers this season. He was rested for a May 1 game versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, one day after he struck out three times in a game. Since that day of rest, Ohtani is batting a scorching .429 with four home runs and eight RBIs in eight games.

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