Who is Ippei Mizuhara? Learn about Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter
Fans hold up pictures of Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara during an Angels-Mariners game in September 2022 in Anaheim. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) During his first year or two in Anaheim, Mizuhara talked softly and didn’t carry a big schtick. He seemed shy, almost timid, as he mumbled his way through some interviews. Reporters begged him to speak into the microphone at times. But Mizuhara seemed to gain confidence as he grew more comfortable with his role, and his profile…