Lotte veteran pitcher Song Seung-jun (right). yunhap news
Veteran pitcher Song Seung-joon (41, Lotte), who was overwhelmed by suspicion of purchasing banned drugs, began to refute.
On the 11th, Song Seung-jun made a statement through the club and said, “In 2017, I was invited to a product that claims to be a’stem cell nutrient’ by Yeo-Sang Lee.” He continued, “I received the product because I thought that a junior of the team working out together gave me a recommendation in a good sense.” I rebuked it out loud,” he insisted.
He added, “There was no financial transaction or drug use,” he said. “After that point, all of the official doping tests conducted by the Korea Anti-Doping Committee (KADA) were also negatively determined.” He said, “I am currently cooperating with KADA’s investigation,” he said. “Because we are investigating, I have a lot of things I want to say, but I will save my words.”
Song Seung-joon, who is scheduled to end his active career with a retirement game this season, apologized for causing controversy before a beautiful farewell. He bowed his head, saying, “I’m sorry for causing concern to the fans with the bad news.”
Earlier on the day, a media reported that “KADA caught the charge of selling banned drugs to active professional baseball players A and B for 16 million won by former professional baseball player Yeo-sang Lee.” A is an active player registered in the KBO League in 2021, and B is retired and is working as an amateur leader.
Although it was an anonymous report, Song Seung-jun, who was named A based on several clues, announced the position. The Lotte club also said, “I had an interview with Song Seung-jun right after the report,” and said, “I will try to cooperate with KADA as much as possible so that the investigation can be completed as soon as possible.”
On the other hand, even if you possess prohibited drugs without fact of administration, disciplinary action such as suspension of qualification may be imposed. The first violation of the banned drugs is the suspension of the half season in professional baseball. In the case of a leader, the interpretation of authority is conducted on the top of reward and punishment.
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