It's not a match fixing, but...Catcher who leaked team secrets, can he be re-employed? I love baseball.

It's not a match fixing, but...Catcher who leaked team secrets, can he be re-employed? I love baseball.
데릭 벤더. Photo =AP Yonhap News



There is a player who leaked his team's pitching to other team hitters. Even the position is catcher.

As a result of the investigation, it was found that it was not a match-fixing. But will it be possible to get a new job.

Derek Bender (22), who played in the Minnesota Twins minor league until September last year, is the main character.




The Athletic, a U.S. sports media, said on the 6th (Korea time) that Bender has recently been eligible to return to the league after being cleared of match-fixing charges. It has been about 15 months since he was released by his team in September last year.

Bender, a graduate of the University of Coastal Carolina, was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round (188th overall) of the rookie draft last year. Positions are catcher and first baseman.

The incident broke out in September last year at Minnesota's Single-A Team Fort Myers Mighty Muscles.




The club said "Bender told the opposing batters what the pitcher was going to throw during the game against the Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers Single-A team)be charged with " However, officially, the reason for the vendor's release is 'Property Problem'.

It's not a match fixing, but...Catcher who leaked team secrets, can he be re-employed? I love baseball.
데릭 벤더. Photo =AP Yonhap News
According to this, the vendor tells his teammates 'Doesn't want to go to the playoffs. I want to end it hereexpress one's intention that ' In the end, he informed the opposing batters of the pitcher's ball combination.

The secretariat has launched an investigation into allegations that Bender suffered intentional defeat. However, the Major League Baseball Players' Union (MLBPA) and the secretariat agreed and suspended Bender for one season in the 2025 season.




As a result, the deadline for the vendor's suspension has ended as of December 5 local time. He has been playing in the independent league and refining his sense of practice, but he is knocking on his return to the league again.

First of all, the secretariat's findings concluded that the vendor did not participate in the illegal gambling and other activities. If so, the vendor would have been punished for permanent deportation.

For now, it is in the 'doubtful' phase of deliberate defeat. However, Bender has consistently denied his allegations, saying, `I have never told a pitcher's pitch or intentionally tried to lose.' He is protesting that it was just his own mental problem.

It's not a match fixing, but...Catcher who leaked team secrets, can he be re-employed? I love baseball.
데릭 벤더. Photo =AP Yonhap News
Through the players union, Bender apologizes to the Minnesota club, former teammates, coaches and fans for my actions. Although he has been experiencing mental problems intermittently, he has been trying to be a top player and teammate for a year"I want to continue my career as a baseball player in the future."," he reiterated.

I just want the season to end soon. I want to make a mistake' He admitted to exchanging back-and-forth jokes. He was exhausted from going through the college season, getting drafted, and continuing the season in Florida again. I just said, 'I'm ready to go home' he explained.

"I love baseball. I love Seungri and I want to be part of the teamIs the vendor's "Scream" acceptable. Regardless of his ability, he seems to have been blocked by a psychologically difficult wall.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.