It is already the third DUI. The incident took place in less than half a year. Cha Myung-seok, 55, head of the LG Twins, felt responsible and apologized for a series of DUI cases involving coaches and players.
LG said on the afternoon of the 20th, “Kim Yu-min was caught by the 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,” adding, “In connection with this 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) with nine RBIs and three steals. In the Futures League, he had a batting average of 0.251 one homer, 28 RBIs and nine steals in 188 games during three seasons.
Following the club’s announcement of an apology, the disciplinary action of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) was announced immediately. KBO 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 of the KBO Covenant [Act of Dignity Damage].”
LG suffered from three drunk driving accidents in about five months. On July 29, former LG coach Choi Seung-joon 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 reportedly admitted to drinking alcohol afterwards. The LG team immediately decided to terminate the contract of 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 on the 19th, just a week after Lee Sang-young’s disqualification was announced, news of Kim Yoo-min’s drunk driving detection was heard. 토토사이트
On the evening of the 20th, when the club’s apology and KBO’s disciplinary action were announced, LG General Manager Cha Myung-seok appeared on the live broadcast “El Tube Want to Communicate” to communicate with fans through YouTube channel “LGTWINSTV.”
Cha, who said “I can’t say hello” with a dark face, said, “The article has already been published. KBO official disciplinary action has been issued, and Kim Yoo-min, a player in our second division, has been cracked down on drunk driving and will be disciplined. As the head of the club, I am so ashamed and heartbroken,” he said. “I have nothing to say even though I am criticized and criticized by fans because such unsavory incidents continue to fall short of fans’ expectations. I sincerely apologize.”
“We will take a closer look at where to start again, and we will do our best to prevent this from happening again in the future,” he said. “On the other hand, I have already asked the team to take disciplinary action against me because I feel sorry as the team leader. I will reflect on myself first and try harder to make the team become a better team. I sincerely apologize,” he said, expressing his responsibility.
Apart from Cha’s apology, the LG club bowed its head in an official apology, saying, “We sincerely apologize to the fans. We deeply apologize to the fans regarding the drunk driving of Kim Yoo-min, a member of the LG club.”
“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 the incident that happened again,” 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.”
