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Kang Jung-ho, a former major leaguer who caused a stir after a drunken hit and run accident, has returned to his former team Kiwoom.
Controversy is growing over Kiwoom's sudden signing of Kang Jung-ho.
This is reporter Bae Jung-hoon.
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Kiwoom club announced today (18th) that they had signed Jung-ho Kang and requested the KBO to voluntarily cancel his resignation.
He said that he sent a love call from last week and signed a contract with a minimum salary of 30 million won.
[Goh Hyung-wook / Kiwoom Heroes Manager: I tried to call several times.
I persuaded (Jung-ho Kang).
As a senior baseball player, I wanted to give Jung-ho a chance.]
In 2016, while playing in the major leagues, Kang Jung-ho was sentenced to prison for trying to change drivers after a hit and run accident while driving in Korea. That's it.
He pushed for a return to Kiwoom two years ago, but practically left the world of baseball amid fierce criticism.
However, Kiwoom recruited Kang Jung-ho without asking the fans for their understanding.
[Goh Hyung-wook / Kiwoom Heroes Manager: A lot of time has passed.
(Fans) were very angry, and (Jung-ho Kang) made a mistake, but I hope you forgive him.]
While public opinion is still cold, doubts are growing over the difficult-to-understand action of the club, which has caused many scandals, including the embezzlement of funds by the majority shareholder, Jang-seok Lee. There is.
If the KBO terminates his voluntary withdrawal, Kang Jung-ho can return to the next year after completing a one-year suspension of qualifications and 300 hours of volunteer work.
(Video editing: Woo-Jeong Woo)