Ippei Mizuhara has a federal court sentencing hearing set for Thursday afternoon for taking almost $17 million from Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani. He was Ohtani's translator.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, was sentenced by a judge Thursday in a California courtroom.

The former Japanese language interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from the player to pay off gambling debts. CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi has more.

The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $1 million in back taxes, after pleading guilty last year to stealing nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger.

Ippei Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s account.

Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter and confidant, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison.

The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani is set to be sentenced for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player's bank account. Ippei Mizhuara was supposed to bridge the language gap between the Japanese pitcher — who previously played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — and his English-speaking teammates and fans.