Legend Achieved With Shocking Jail Crisis Baseball, Fall Over Gambling Fraud Charges
Jan 22, 2025
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Legendary pitcher Lim Chang-yong, who built a reputation as a 'snake fastball', is on the verge of receiving a prison sentence.
The prosecution demanded a year and a half in prison in a final hearing on Lim Chang-yong held at the Gwangju District Court's Criminal Chamber 11 on the 21st (Chief Judge Kim Sung-joon). Lim Chang-yong has been presiding over fraud, and if the court accepts the prosecution's request, he must enter prison.
Lim Chang-yong was accused of borrowing money from a victim for gambling in Manila, the Philippines, in 2019 and then not paying it back. According to the indictment, Lim Chang-yong is accused of borrowing 150 million won and failing to repay the remaining 80 million won by paying back only 70 million won. The prosecution said the reason for the request was that the defendant is not reflecting on the crime.
Lim Chang-yong argued that the victim's statement was not credible, that he did not borrow money by deceiving his doctor, and that he paid back all of the estimated 70 million won in gambling chips he borrowed.
The sentencing hearing for Lim Chang-yong will be held on March 27. Here comes the conclusion of whether it is a prison sentence or not.
Lim Chang-yong started his professional career by joining the Haitai Tigers (the predecessor of the KIA) in 1995. He is a sidearm pitcher, but he rose to stardom by spraying more than 150 kilometers of fiery fastballs. After overcoming the KBO League with powerful ball power, he entered the Japanese professional baseball league and performed very well as made his debut in the U.S. Major League in a Chicago Cubs uniform.
However, since he was a player, privacy issues such as gambling and drinking have often emerged, and his reputation has been cracked. And even after retirement, he is on the path of a fall on gambling and fraud charges.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
