Is the club's team management lax? Has the team's discipline collapsed? LG players have been caught drunk driving one after another
Is the club's team management lax? Has the team's discipline collapsed? LG players have been caught drunk driving one after another
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It seems that the team is not managed at all. LG was caught again driving under the influence of alcohol by its player. On the 13th, a few days after pitcher Lee Sang-young was disqualified for a year by KBO, a new infielder in his fourth year was disqualified for a year due to drunk driving.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on the 20th that "LG Kim Yoo-min, who was caught in the police crackdown on drunk driving, was disqualified for a year."
Kim Yoo-min was caught in a drunk driving crackdown at around 11:30 p.m. on the 17th, and was subject to a one-year disqualification in accordance with Article 151 of the KBO Covenant as he met the criteria for revocation of his license. According to the LG club, Kim Yoo-min voluntarily reported on the 19th that he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol. The club notified the KBO Clean Baseball Center.
Kim Yu-min is an infielder who joined the team as 67th in the second round of the KBO Rookie Draft in 2021. He has yet to make his first-team debut and played only in the Futures League, recording a batting average of 0.251 with one home run and 28 RBIs in 188 games.
"We sincerely apologize to our fans for this incident. We will make every effort to take measures to prevent recurrence and manage the team," LG said in an apology.
Although he apologized, LG cannot avoid much criticism. This is because his player drove under the influence not long after Lee Sang-young was disciplined. 토토사이트 It is hard to avoid criticism that the team's discipline and the club's management of players are lax.
Lee Sang-young hit the car in front of him while driving under the influence of alcohol in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province on September 14. He was disqualified from the KBO for a year on the 13th because he met the criteria for revocation of his license. At the time of Lee Sang-young's disciplinary action, LG humbly accepted the KBO's disciplinary action in connection with Lee Sang-young's drinking case. He said, "We will further strengthen team training to prevent recurrence in the future," but it was all in words. It is doubtful whether he did team training.