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.

News emerged that Shohei Ohtani was being sued along with his agent in Hawaii by a real estate investor and broker. How will this impact him during the current season?

The lawsuit, filed in Hawaii Circuit Court last week by developer Kevin J. Hayes Sr. and broker Tomoko Matsumoto, alleges that Balelo and Ohtani used their "celebrity leverage to destabilize and ultimately dismantle plaintiffs' role" in a $240 million housing development project with Kingsbarn Realty Capital.