Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang was arrested last month after driving under the influence, crashing his car, and fleeing the scene. It was his third such DUI since 2009, which results in immediate revocation of his driver’s license in South Korea.
That hasn’t been the only trouble Kang has gotten into recently. He was investigated him after a sexual assault allegation in July. Needless to say, he doesn’t have the best track record heading into the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
Kim In-sik, the manager of South Korea’s WBC team, is considering removing Kang from his team’s roster due to “the worsening public opinion” of Kang, Yonhap News Agency is reporting. “Kang Jung-ho is a great player, but I’ve started to wonder if it’s worth the trouble taking him to the WBC. Personally, I am leaning toward taking Kang off the roster,” Kim said.
If Kang is indeed removed from the roster, Cardinals reliever Seung-hwan Oh would likely take his spot. Yonhap News Agency notes that Oh was fined in January 2016 by a South Korean court for illegal overseas gambling and would face a 72-game suspension if he were to return to the Korean Baseball Organization. Kim did not add Oh to South Korea’s roster due to public backlash over the right-hander’s gambling issues.
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