It is another drinking nightmare. However, the Lotte Giants are making a different choice from a year ago.
KBO said on the 3rd, “Lotte Giants pitcher Kim Do-kyu, who was caught in a police crackdown on drunk driving, was suspended for 70 games.”
Kim Do-gyu was caught in a drunk driving crackdown on November 12 (Tuesday) and is subject to a 70 game suspension in accordance with Article 151 [Dignity Damage Act] of the KBO Code.
Kim Do-gyu, a former Ansan Technical High School graduate, wore the Lotte uniform as the 23rd pick in the second and third round of the 2018 Rookie Draft. He has a 4.76 ERA with 6 wins, 9 losses, 4 saves and 14 holds in 139 games in the KBO, and has one loss and a 9.00 ERA in five games this season.
In particular, in the 2022 season, he recorded four wins, four losses, three saves and eight holds with an ERA of 3.71, showing his potential as a must-winner. However, he was a little sluggish in 36 games in 2023 with three losses and one save and one hold with an ERA of 4.55, and he played only five games and four innings in the first team this season due to elbow surgery.
For Lotte, the nightmare of a young promising player being caught drunk has been re-enacted in a year. In November last year, Lotte’s license was revoked as fielder Bae Young-bin, who had a surprise performance at the end of the season, was cracked down on for drunk driving.
Back then, Bae did not inform the club of his drunk driving test, and Lotte found out about the test while under police investigation. Bae was suspended for one year by the KBO, and Lotte gave him a dismissal for covering up his drunk driving test. Releasing Bae was the strongest punishment for violating the club’s trust.
However, Kim’s situation is different. Since having a drinking party with an acquaintance on the evening of June 11, the day when the season ended, Kim was caught drunk driving while driving his vehicle past midnight. At that time, his blood alcohol level was around 0.05 percent, which is the level of license suspension (0.03 percent or higher).
Kim Do-gyu voluntarily reported to the club that he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol on the morning of the 12th, and Lotte also verbally informed the KBO Clean Baseball Center. After that, the police officially reported additional details to the Clean Baseball Center on the 22nd after the suspension of the license.
The KBO classifies the DUI sanctions into four disciplinary actions: suspension of a driver’s license, revocation of a driver’s license, driving under the influence of alcohol twice or more, and driving under the influence of alcohol three times or more. The suspension of a driver’s license is subject to 70 games of suspension, cancellation of a driver’s license is subject to one-year disqualification, five-year disqualification for two or more drunk driving times, and permanent disqualification for three or more times. In the case of Kim Do-gyu, he was suspended for 70 games because of the suspension of his driver’s license.
Unlike Bae Young-bin’s case, Lotte plans not to impose additional disciplinary action on Kim Do-gyu. 온라인바카라 The KBO has banned him from 70 games and voluntarily reported to the club that he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol, which is a different case. As the unsavory incident has recurred again, the team plans to fully recognize the seriousness and work on training the team and preventing the recurrence of incidents.
