The SSG Landers Futures (2nd team) players who came under fire for their abusive behavior have been suspended for more than 30 games.
The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) held a punishment committee meeting at the KBO conference room on the afternoon of the 19th to deliberate and make the decision regarding Lee Won-jun, who SSG Landers claimed off waivers on the 13th, and Lee Geo-yeon and Choi Sang-min, who are currently with SSG.
Lee Won-jun, Lee Geo-yeon, and Choi Sang-min were involved in a group hazing and assault that took place during a training break at SSG Futures Field in Ganghwa, Incheon, on June 6. Among them, Lee Won-jun hit a player in the thigh twice with a baseball bat.
The KBO Punishment Committee suspended Lee Won-jun for 72 games based on Article 151, “Impairment of Dignity,” for the harsh behavior and assault.
The committee also decided to suspend Lee and Choi Sang-min for 30 games each based on the same rule for their harsh behavior.
According to the circumstances known at the time, at SSG Future Team’s training center, Player A gathered the juniors and performed a group ice chase because Player B, a rookie this year, had a problem with his attitude. After the game, Player C blamed Player B and assaulted him with a bat.
Another player, D, then organized another group prank on the junior players.
A day later, on the 7th, SSG reported the incident to the KBO Clean Baseball Center, which interviewed the players and submitted a report on the 9th.
SSG then decided to suspend pitcher Lee Won-jun for assaulting a player with a baseball bat on the 13th and requested a waiver from the KBO.
On the same day, the FTC decided to issue a warning to SSG for reporting the incident to the KBO’s Clean Baseball Center immediately after becoming aware of it and cooperating with the follow-up measures. 토토
