Ippei Mizuhara

Ippei Mizuhara is a Japanese interpreter employed by the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Mizuhara is most well-known for serving as the interpreter for Angels player Shohei Ohtani, translating Japanese to English and vice versa for Ohtani's media appearances and teammate interactions. He previously worked for the Boston Red Sox as an interpreter for Hideki Okajima and for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as an interpreter for several of the team's Anglophone players.