Top fine & deprive KS of opportunity...Why was KIA so determined about privacy
Mar 09, 2025
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Sajik Stadium in Busan is about to open the exhibition game. The KIA Tigers, who are set to face the Lotte Giants, had a time to 'express their position' on the same day.
Infielder Hong Jong-pyo (25) bowed his head. Hong Jong-pyo was controversial for his personal life in September last year. It was revealed that he met a number of people with reason during the same period. In addition, in the process of dating, it was added that it disparaged Gwangju Metropolitan City, the home of KIA.
Kia fans were disappointed. Public criticism against Hong Jong-pyo continued steadily.
After the offseason, Hong Jong-pyo finally expressed his position. KIA club said "I have to continue to play baseball in the future, but I think I have to make sure I do it because I can be misunderstood."Since the trial game is also an official game, it is right to apologize on the first day of the exhibition game."
Hong Jong-pyo said "I would like to apologize for causing a problem related to my private life." There was no excuse for privacy. However, he shook his head at the words 'regional degradation'. Hong Jong-pyo said "I didn't disparage Gwangju, which fans were disappointed with. I was born in the Seoul metropolitan area, so I talked about my daily life, but I didn't make any local derogatory remarks such as 'I hate Gwangju'" he said.
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KIA won the direct ticket to the Korean Series after finishing first in the regular season last year. In the end, he won 4-1 against the Samsung Lions in the Korean Series and achieved the unified championship for the first time in seven years. The idea was that the atmosphere could not be broken as the fierce ranking fight and the 'Autumn Festival' were about to be held. An KIA official said, `I didn't have a chance to apologize as it was at the end of the season. As the exhibition game is also an official game, we have prepared a place to apologize and express our position on the first day."
This missed Hong's biggest opportunity in baseball's life. Last year, Hong Jong-pyo appeared in 100 games and posted a batting average of 295 and five steals (OPS) of 0.729. It seemed natural to join the Korean Series entry as an infield utility player. However, he was excluded from the first-team entry after the privacy controversy and was excluded from training, and eventually failed to make the Korean Series entry. Even after the season was over, he couldn't do the finishing camp with him.
KIA viewed the privacy issue as 'impeding team work' In the face of a great job, he expected such a controversy could shake the team.
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Is the punishment strong?However, he also showed faith in Hong Jong-pyo. He decided to believe Hong Jong-pyo, who denied 'regional degradation'. Head Shim said "The club did not find any specific records regarding the regional degradation. I've heard about it through several interviews with the player, and that's why I'm trying to trust the player."
Hong Jong-pyo "I'm sorry to disappoint you over your privacy. From now on, I will act well as a professional baseball player so that I don't have any problems such as personal life"I would like to take this opportunity to say sorry to the woman who blew up."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
