The Brief
LOS ANGELES - A Hawaii real estate investor and a broker are suing Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his agent, alleging they were unjustly removed from a $240 million housing development after bringing Ohtani on to endorse it.
What we know:
The lawsuit was filed by developer Kevin J. Hayes sr. and real estate broker Tomoko Matsumoto.
They claim that Ohtani's agent, Nez Balelo, began demanding concessions from their business partner, Kingsbarn Realty Capital, and eventually demanded they be dropped from the deal.
Hayes and Matsumoto were to be part of the management team for The Vista at Mauna Kea Resort, a luxury housing development.
Matsumoto was set to be the listing agent for the homes, which average $17.3 million.
A spokesman for Balelo's agency, CA