Angels star Shohei Ohtani files court documents related to FTX lawsuit against him and other celebrity endorsers, including Stephen Curry and Naomi Osaka.
Shohei Ohtani allowed one hit but walked five over seven innings in the Angels’ 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday at Angel Stadium.
Ohtani said he was “a professional baseball player for the Japanese National Baseball Team based in Tokyo, Japan, and the Los Angelesbased in Anaheim, California.” He said his legal residence is in Tokyo, and he rents an apartment in Newport Beach during the Angels’ season. He said his agreement with FTX enabled the company to use his name, image and likeness in its marketing in Japan.
“My native language is Japanese,” Ohtani wrote, “and I purposely communicate through a translator whenever I make public statements.” In the court filing, the attorneys said the suit does not allege Ohtani made a statement endorsing FTX, and certainly not one aimed at consumers in Florida.The attorneys filed a separate request to dismiss claims against all the defendants — including
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