The Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani spoke out for the first time since the team fired his longtime friend and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, saying he was betrayed by someone he trusted who stole money to pay off gambling debts. NBCs Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.

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