Four players from the Lotte Giants have received severe penalties from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for engaging in gambling activities.
The KBO held a disciplinary committee meeting on the 23rd in its conference room to address the actions of Kim Dong-hyuk, Ko Seung-min, Na Seung-yeop, and Kim Se-min. It was confirmed that the players visited a gambling arcade near their training camp in Tainan, Taiwan, on the 12th, where they participated in electronic betting games. The Lotte organization reported the incident to the Clean Baseball Center on the 14th.
As a result of the disciplinary committee's findings, Kim Dong-hyuk received a 50-game suspension, while the other three players were each suspended for 30 games. Kim was found to have visited the gambling location three times, leading to the harsher penalty, while the others were reported to have visited only once.
The KBO stated, "Although a police investigation is ongoing, we decided to impose proactive sanctions considering the social controversy caused by the players and the damage to the league's image. Additional penalties may be imposed depending on the results of the police investigation."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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