The Kim Ha-sung Im Hye-dong controversy also erupted from hereML Challenge Why Kim Hye-sung returned home early

Dec 27, 2024

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Kim Hye-sung, who had to be more careful because he saw the Kim Ha-sung incident.

Kiwoom Heroes Kim Hye-sung returned to Korea without completing his entry into the U.S. Major League Baseball.

Kim Hye-sung, who declared her big league challenge, left for LA on the 29th of last month. The plan was to enter the country ahead of the Major League Winter Meeting, exercise systematically, and return after signing in person if the entry negotiations are concluded.

However, no news of the contract was heard. Local interest in Kim Hye-sung, who was hot at the beginning of the post, has also cooled. Meanwhile, it was shocking to learn that Kim Hye-sung entered the country on the 23rd. Kim Hye-sung, who went out quietly without an interview even when he went to the U.S., was enough to give the impression that he was giving up his major league challenge by looking at the local atmosphere.

But there was a reason. It was because of Kim Hye-sung's status. Kim Hye-sung won the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year and was subject to military service exemption, and completed basic military training after this season. However, he did not fully fulfill his military service obligations. Those who have received military service exemption in this way must do 544 hours of volunteer work for 34 months to be treated as fully fulfilling their military service obligations. Therefore, strictly speaking, Kim Hye-sung's current status is a soldier.

Therefore, I had to report to the Military Manpower Administration in advance to go to the United States, and the time I could stay in the United States was also set. I've already booked my return flight ticket on the 23rd. It would have been nice if the contract had been made within that, but it didn't work, so I rushed to return home for now. The remaining negotiations can be done by the agent.

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Kim Hye-sung kept her return date so thoroughly because she watched the controversy over Kim Ha-sung closely. Kim Ha-sung was involved in a huge stir in December last year. It was said that he assaulted a former baseball player junior at a drinking party before going to the U.S. Major League, but when the junior picked up the problem and demanded money and goods, the problem was revealed to the surface. The junior turned out to be Lim Hye-dong from Kiwoom, and Kim Ha-sung was confirmed to have given Lim hundreds of millions of won in the name of settlement money. However, even after this agreement, Kim Ha-sung's side couldn't hold back when he demanded money and goods again.

The time when the assault occurred was in 2021. At that time, the country was paralyzed by COVID-19. In such an atmosphere, it is also a problem to drink alcohol in violation of the ban on gatherings, and Lim Hye-dong used Kim Ha-sung's status. Kim Ha-sung was also a soldier because he was not able to do all of his volunteer work while receiving military service benefits from the Asian Games gold medal. If a criminal offense is caught here, Kim Ha-sung, who is on the verge of entering the Major League, made an attack with his weakness that he could cancel his military service and serve in the military, was worried about it and handed over the settlement money.

Some players who have received military service say that 544 hours of volunteer work is as difficult as military service. It is too much to go to spring camp all year round and volunteer for the regular season. Recently, a professional baseball pitcher who received a special exemption from military service was caught failing to comply with volunteer work hours.

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