"That is where the story changed" - MLB insider outlines chain of events leading to Shohei Ohtani-Ippei Mizuhara controversy on Pat McAfee Show 

The MLB universe has been rocked by the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. Following the Los Angeles Dodgers' season-opening victory against the San Diego Padres, allegations of an illegal gambling scandal involving Mizuhara were released.

The Los Angeles Dodgers fired Mizuhara after the alleged illegal gambling story dropped. Although Ohtani's attorneys claimed that the two-time MVP was the victim of a "massive theft," there have been many questions raised.

MLB insider Jeff Passan joined the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday to dive into the entire situation. He explained that Ohtani was aware of the gambling controversy when both he and Ippei Mizuhara were spotted in the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout during the team's season-opener.

"When they were in the dugout yesterday Shohei Ohtani knew that there was gambling involved with Ippei Mizuhara. The story that had been told to our reporter at ESPN was that Mizuhara had gambled on international soccer, college football ... but not baseball. It is different from Pete Rose, from the Black Sox scandal.

"You can go into the clubhouse after the game and Dodgers players were sitting down, and the front office people said 'hey there's a gambling story coming out, Ippei would you like to say something?' He was extremely apologetic. Then they left and went back to the hotel.

From there, the entire saga took a confusing turn. An interview from Mizuhara was set to be released, however, at the last minute, Shohei Ohtani's attorneys must have found something they did not agree with as the narrative took another turn. Passan told McAfee that Ohtani's team had disavowed the original story told by Mizuhara.

"At some point there, it seems that is where the story changed. Wednesday, Ohtani's people come back and say we disavow the information that was given to you in an interview we helped set up. Instead here is our statement..."

Many around the MLB believe that there is more to the Shohei Ohtani-Ippei Mizuhara story than what has been released

The internet is not the easiest place to navigate when a historic story such as this one drops. There have been a number of fans, players, and analysts who believe that there is much more to this story than what has been released to this point. Some believe that the Los Angeles Dodgers star had a bigger role in the scandal, with many pointing to the change in Mizuhara's story.

Passan shared with McAfee that Ippei Mizuhara did not bet on baseball games, however, it has been said that he placed bets on international soccer games, NFL games, college basketball, and more. There are so many factors that have not been accounted for at this point, which makes the situation even murkier.