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Shohei Ohtani exits the field after pitching practice after he addressed allegations against ex-interpreter at Dodger Stadium on Monday, March 25
Shohei Ohtani exits the field after pitching practice after he addressed allegations against ex-interpreter at Dodger Stadium on Monday, March 25
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'Online gambling has swallowed professional sports'

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.