2023-06-08 00:35:29
(Vision 21 News) KBO (President Heo Gu-yeon) held a reward and punishment committee on the 7th (Wed) in the KBO mid-sized conference room for SSG Kim Gwang-hyeon, NC Lee Yong-chan and Doosan Cheol-won Jeong Cheol-won, who caused controversy over drinking during the WBC tournament.
First of all, KBO deeply apologizes for the lack of management of the national team. In addition, we will make thorough preparations and efforts to prevent a recurrence in the future by further subdividing the national team operation regulations.
Before the award and punishment committee was held, the KBO investigation committee requested the players to submit records and conducted individual face-to-face investigations. In addition, the manager of the specified Tokyo entertainment bar was contacted over the phone to confirm the date and time of access, payment, and the presence of employees. Separately, the Investigation Committee checked whether all the WBC national team players, excluding the two players playing in overseas leagues, entered the entertainment bar during the tournament three times, targeting all members of the KBO League. Except for , all 25 people confirmed that there was no access to the entertainment bar.
The three players in the investigation submitted credit card usage details to identify their movements in Tokyo, and the investigation committee made efforts to verify the facts through face-to-face investigations with the players and the manager of the entertainment bar.
As a result of the investigation, during the official period of the tournament, from the team’s arrival in Tokyo on March 7 to the match against China on the 13th of the same month, Kim Gwang-hyun entered the venue twice, on the 7th when the team arrived in Tokyo and on the 11th immediately after the end of the Japan match.
Jung Cheol-won sat with Kim Gwang-hyun once on the 11th, and Lee Yong-chan entered the venue separately from the two players after the match against Japan on the 11th.
Following deliberation, the Reward and Penalty Committee stipulates Article 151 of the KBO Rules. [품위손상행위]80 hours of community service and a penalty of 5 million won for Kim Gwang-hyeon, who visited an entertainment bar twice during the tournament and damaged the dignity of the national team player, 40 hours of community service and a penalty of 300 KRW for players Lee Yong-chan and Jeong Cheol-won, who entered the entertainment bar once A penalty of 10,000 won was decided.
KBO once again deeply apologizes for the drinking controversy caused by the national team players at the 2023 WBC tournament, which showed poor performance and performance.
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