"Why does this happen when you educate like that?" LG reported KBO after confessing to the player

Sep 14, 2024

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Another vain drinking accident occurred. The LG Twins reported to the Clean Baseball Center due to their player's drunk driving.

Seongnam Jungwon Police Station said on the 14th that it will investigate LG's professional baseball player A in his 20s on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act (Drunk Driving).

It is known that A collided with a rear bumper of a stopped vehicle while driving early in the morning that day. A showed his ID to B, a man in his 50s, the victim's car owner, and talked about handling the accident, and then drove off again. Since then, B reportedly suspected A's drunk driving and reported it to 112.

A traffic accident occurred in Seongnam, and after the accident, A drove his car back to Icheon and was reported and dispatched by the police in Icheon. In Icheon, LG Twins' second-tier stadium and team accommodation are located. It is known that A's blood alcohol concentration was at the level of license cancellation at the time of the measurement.

However, Mr. A was not the only one in the car at the time. Player C from the same club, LG, was also on board. The police will also investigate Mr. C on charges of aiding and abetting.

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LG immediately launched its own investigation. A, who was caught driving under the influence, first confessed to the club. After being caught, A reported the information to the club, and the club heard the situation before and after the incident from the players and completed the investigation. And according to the procedure, he reported the information to the KBO Clean Baseball Center.

These players are not currently included in the first team entry. However, from the LG team's point of view, it is a big shock. A is a top prospect in his early 20s and has been fostering with a long-term plan within the club. However, disciplinary action became inevitable as a result of a drunk accident.

A high-ranking LG official said "The player voluntarily reported to the club first this morning. The club found out the post-war situation and completed the report to the Clean Baseball Center according to the procedure. Now, when the KBO reward and punishment committee is held, I think we have to wait until the disciplinary action comes out and come up with the club's countermeasures." He said "I can't help but feel sorry that this accident happened even though I'm continuing to educate the team."I couldn't hide my frustration.

Since KBO prohibits double disciplinary action by clubs, the club cannot take disciplinary action other than punishment by the reward and punishment committee. However, there are more and more cases of clubs withdrawing due to voluntary withdrawal and release.

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