"3 drunk driving times in 5 months." Should I just look at it as an individual deviation
"3 drunk driving times in 5 months." Should I just look at it as an individual deviation
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It is right that the players are grown-ups and cannot interfere with their personal lives. It is also true that the team was hit hard by individual deviations during the offseason. Should we dismiss this incident as just an individual deviance issue.
The LG Twins said on the afternoon of the 20th, "Kim Yu-min was caught by police for drunk driving around 11:30 p.m. on the 17th. Kim Yu-min reported himself to the club on the 19th, and the club immediately reported it to the KBO Clean Baseball Center after confirming the fact. Regarding the incident, the club will sincerely apologize to the fans and make more efforts to prevent recurrence and manage the team."
Kim Yu-min, who is the 67th player in the seventh round of the second round of the 2021 Rookie Draft, played in 55 games this year in the Futures League and recorded a batting average of 0.241 (33 hits in 137 times at bat), nine RBIs and three steals. His overall record in Futures is 0.251 one homer, 28 RBIs and nine steals in 188 games during the three seasons.
It is a surprise for LG. It is the third time this year that LG has been caught drunk driving.
On July 29, former LG coach Choi Seung-joon (36) was arrested on charges of refusing to take a sobriety test by police who were dispatched after receiving a report of suspected drunk driving in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Choi Seung-joon later reportedly admitted to drinking. The LG club immediately decided to terminate the contract for coach Choi Seung-joon, who caused a stir by drunk driving.
On September 14, left-hander Lee Sang-young (24) caused a problem. Lee Sang-young was accused of hitting the rear bumper of the car in front of him while driving under the influence at around 6:13 a.m. on the road in Hadaewon-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam. Lee Sang-young reportedly left the scene after telling the victim, a man in his 50s, that he would "take care of the accident later" shortly after the accident. Afterwards, A suspected of Lee Sang-young's drunk driving reported it to the police, and the police caught Lee at a sleepy rest area in Icheon at around 7:47 a.m. on the same day.
KBO officially announced on the 12th that "LG Lee Sang-young, who was caught in the police crackdown on drunk driving, was disqualified for a year." And just a week later, another drunk driving incident broke out. KBO immediately said, "Kim Yu-min was caught in a drunk driving crackdown on the 17th and is subject to a one-year disqualification in accordance with Article 151 [Dignity Damage Act] of the KBO Covenant."
LG had to write a third apology.
In an official apology, the team bowed its head and apologized to the fans. "We deeply apologize to the fans for the drunk driving of Kim Yoo-min, a member of the LG team," the team said.
"메이저놀이터 The club continues to pay special attention and education to the players about their social responsibility and attitude as professional baseball players, but it is shocking and embarrassing to say about this incident," he said. "The club deeply feels the responsibility for this incident and will humbly accept any criticism and criticism from the fans. Once again, with thorough reflection, we will re-examine the shortcomings in the training and management of the team and take strong measures to prevent recurrence in the future. We deeply apologize again to the fans who love and support professional baseball and LG."