What kind of national disgrace is this? Japanese media also expressed concern over moral hazard caused by drunk driving by members of the Korean professional baseball league.
On the 22nd, the Japanese baseball media 'Full Count' said, 'An event prevalent in the Korean baseball world, past big stars...' In an article titled, he reported that a second-tier player from the LG Twins was disciplined for drunk driving.
Full Count said, "Infielder Kim Yoo-min (21), who belongs to the LG Twins in the Korean professional baseball league, was disqualified from the KBO for a year after he was caught drunk driving. Attention is focusing on the problems that are occurring in the Korean baseball community."
According to the LG club, Kim Yoo-min was caught drunk driving by police at around 11:30 p.m. on the 17th. Kim Yoo-min voluntarily reported this to the club on the 19th, and LG notified the KBO Clean Baseball Center after confirming the fact. KBO announced three days later on the 20th that "Kim Yoo-min was disqualified for one year in accordance with Article 151 of the Covenant due to the disposition of revocation of his license."
Kim Yu-min graduated from Deoksu High School and was the 67th-ranked infielder in the second round of LG in the 2021 rookie draft, playing 188 games in the Futures League alone. He has no experience playing in the first team yet.
This is not the first time that a member of LG has drunk driving this year. In July, coach Choi Seung-joon refused to take a drunk driving test by the police while driving under the influence of alcohol, and was notified of the termination of the contract by the club. In September, Lee Sang-young, a special prospect, caused a drunk driving crash. At that time, the blood alcohol level was the level of license cancellation. Lee Sang-young was disqualified from KBO for a year on the 13th, and four days later, Kim Yoo-min drank and took the wheel.
"LG's coach Choi Seung-joon was arrested in July for refusing to take a breathalyzer test, and Lee Sang-young's drunk driving was also caught in September," Full Count said. "The drunk driving of the KBO League is not limited to LG." Lotte Giants pitcher Kim Do-kyu was suspended for 70 games in November for drunk driving, and Kang Jung-ho, a former infielder from the Pittsburgh Pirates, was arrested three times for drunk driving, and his career was cut off."
Meanwhile, the team said, "We deeply apologize to the fans for Kim Yu-min's drunk driving. Despite continuing to pay special attention to and educate the team about their social responsibilities and postures as professional baseball players, 토토사이트 we are shocked and embarrassed beyond description about the incident," and issued an official apology, saying, "The team deeply feels the responsibility for the incident and will humbly accept any criticism and criticism from the fans. Once again, we will thoroughly review the shortcomings of the team's training management and take strong measures to prevent recurrence in the future."