WATCH: Freddie Freeman and Tyler Glasnow's genuine laughter goes viral after Shohei Ohtani gets playfully roasted at ESPYS

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was playfully roasted by comedian Shane Gillis on Wednesday. Gillis hosted this year's ESPYs, an award show produced by ESPN that honors athletic achievements from the past year.

Though Ohtani didn't attend the ESPYs, teammates Freddie Freeman and Tyler Glasnow were seen laughing at jokes Gillis made about the gambling investigation Ohtani faced in March 2024.

"Shohei Ohtani couldn't make it tonight, man, I hope his interpreter didn't bet that he was going to be here. Shohei is a once in a generation talent, no one's been able to do what he does at so many positions, pitcher, hitter and bookie." Gillis joked. (Timestamp: 4:55)

After an investigation that spanned about three months, Shohei Ohtani was finally cleared of any wrongdoing. It was Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani's interpreter at the time, who was deemed guilty in court.

Throughout the trial, it came to light that Mizuhara had stolen close to $17 million to cover the losses he faced due to his serious gambling addiction.

In February, Mizuhara was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison. The Dodgers have since hired Will Ireton as the man to replace Mizuhara and accompany Ohtani for interviews.

Shohei Ohtani breaks yet another record at the All-Star game

Batting .276 with 32 home runs and 60 RBIs for the season so far, Shohei Ohtani is enjoying yet another superb season and deservedly earned his fifth All-Star selection.

Batting leadoff for the NL at this year's mid-season classic, Ohtani started the game off with a hit, breaking yet another record in the process. With the single he recorded, the Japanese national became the designated hitter with the highest number of total bases across all his All-Star game appearances (6).

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Ohtani scored the first run for his team after reaching base, followed by Ketel Marte's two-run double that stayed just fair down the line.

About the author

Raghav Mehta is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda awaiting results for a Bachelor's in Journalism from Delhi University. He enjoys highlighting the key battles between players at different stages of the game and analyzing the decisive moments upon which they hinge.

One of Raghav's favorite moments, which underscores this, was the Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout clash in the 2023 WBC, where two of baseball's best players faced off against each other in the 9th inning. With the score 3-2 to Japan, Shohei eventually got the strikeout, which was absolute cinema.

Raghav is a Baltimore Orioles fan and is enjoying watching such an exciting young team compete at the top in a very competitive division.

Raghav has loved watching sports for as long as he can remember and realized he was pretty decent at writing his thoughts down at around the age of 14. Combining the two meant he had something he would enjoy doing every day, and he had identified that well before going to college.

Aside from work, Raghav enjoys playing sports, working out and watching movies.

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Edited by Alvin Amansec