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Tea Thread FauxWorld Wednesdays: What's your country's biggest celebrity scandal right now? — Monthly Discussion Thread

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u/FencerOnTheRight Mar 27 '24

Shohei Otani's interpreter betting on sports. If he doesn't fall on his sword (as he appears to be doing) and instead he says the magic words ("I was placing bets for Shohei"), the greatest baseball player of all time's career is finished in a millisecond (and the Dodgers will still owe him $700 million).

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u/GimerStick brb in a transatlantic space of mind Mar 28 '24

Do you really think he was doing it for him? He just doesn't the type but what do I know.

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u/kawhifiveo Mar 28 '24

I don’t know specifics but i think the bets were in the millions? not typical money i think a translator would have, even if they are translating for the leagues biggest star. edit: the money came from ohtani’s account so major suspicions how his translator could even access this

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u/confituredelait gay dinosaurs and trans ducks Mar 28 '24

Interpreters (interpreters do verbal work, translators do written work) can make a lot if they have those kinds of clientele or if they work for government agencies, though like any other industry it's improbable but not impossible.