The news comes as media organizations are uncovering discrepancies in Mizuharas background claims.
As the story stands now, $4.5 million was transferred from Ohtanis accounts to Bowyer.
Mizuhara originally said Ohtani was helping him cover his gambling debts out of friendship.
Shohei OhtaniChung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
That story, which emerged in an interview with ESPN, was later retracted.
Now, Ohtanis lawyers claim the money was stolen without Ohtanis knowledge in a massive theft.
His biography there claimed that he graduated from the University of California-Riverside in 2007.
But NBC Los Angeles reports there is no corroborating record in the university database.
Claims that Mizuhara once served as the interpreter for former pitcher Hideki Okajima are also being dismissed.
Multiple news reports cite that Mizuhara worked with Okajima for the Red Sox in 2010.
The Red Sox dispute that claim.
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Mizuharas biography also claims that he served as Okajimas interpreter with the Yankees during spring training in 2012.
Earlier this week,MLB said it is investigatingthe situation.
So far, no one has been charged with a crime.
