Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and sports agent Nez Balelo are both named in a recent lawsuit spurred by allegations of a “calculated and unlawful scheme” that plaintiffs say resulted in them being unfairly pushed out of a multimillion-dollar Hawaii real estate project.

The agent was doing business on his behalf, so (Ohtani is) responsible for the agent ultimately,” the plaintiffs' lawyer told The Athletic.

Shohei Ohtani has found himself in the middle of another legal scandal. The Associated Press reported on Tuesday, August 12, that a Hawaiian real estate investor and broker filed a lawsuit against Ohtani,