[엑스포츠뉴스 조은혜 기자] Kiwoom Heroes has made an official stance on the KBO’s disciplinary action over allegations of fan inspections and the’ball play controversy’ by Chairman Heo Min Heroes.
On the 28th, KBO announced that Article 151 of the Baseball Code [품위손상행위]According to the policy, Kiwoom Heroes team and head of Kim Chi-hyun were given a severe warning and urged to prevent recurrence of similar cases.
In addition, Article 151 of the Baseball Regulations regarding Chairman Heo Min of Kiwoom Heroes, who was controversial for activities outside of the official training of the club such as catch ball and batting practice with players. [품위손상행위] And Supplementary Provisions Article 1 [총재의 권한에 관한 특례]In accordance with the following, a two-month sanction was imposed on job suspension and urged to prevent recurrence. The Reward and Penalty Committee explained that it was judged that the act of damaging the value of the KBO League by causing social controversy by acting inappropriately and unnecessary in the position of the chairman of the board of directors.
In the KBO disciplinary action, Heroes issues a statement and accepts the disciplinary action of the KBO for strict warnings against the club and leader, but a procedure for receiving judgment by law enforcement agencies as mentioned in the KBO in the future is in place. If so, I will cooperate as much as possible so that the facts can be revealed clearly through judicial institutions.
In addition, he said,’We have decided to seek the judgment of the judicial authority regarding the disciplinary action of KBO for actions such as pitching by Chairman Heo Min’s board of directors.’We will transparently disclose the ongoing process and results’. The following is the full text of Kiwoom Heroes’ official statement.
Hello? This is Seoul Heroes.
We are very sorry for causing concern to the fans who love KBO, especially to all the fans who cheered for Seoul Heroes.
Seoul Heroes’ position on the announcement of KBO’s results is as follows.
First of all, we accept the disciplinary action of KBO for severe warnings against the club and manager. However,’whether it is an inspection or a violation of the law’ is a very serious issue not only for the club but also for the fans. We will cooperate as much as possible.
Second, I will tell you about the disciplinary action of the KBO for actions such as pitching by the chairman of the board of directors.
The club decided to seek the judgment of the judicial authority regarding the disciplinary action of the BOD chairman for KBO’s actions, such as pitching. We will transparently disclose the progress and results in the future.
We once again apologize for causing concern to all those who love KBO for this incident.
Thank you.
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