SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — His major league career once in limbo over a drunk driving conviction, embattled South Korean infielder Kang Jung-ho is finally set to rejoin the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates announced Thursday (local time) that Kang has been granted a U.S. work visa and has re-entered the country. After missing the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Pittsburgh Pirates’ third baseman Kang Jung-ho, his big league career in limbo following a drunk driving conviction, has signed with a Dominican Republic club. Aguilas Cibaenas, which competes in the Dominican Winter League, announced their signing of Kang on their Twitter page on Wednesday. The winter league season usually [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Beleaguered major league infielder Kang Jung-ho has been giving free youth clinics and donating equipment, while his playing career remains in limbo, a source close to the player said Thursday. Kang remains without a work permit to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, having received a suspended sentence over drunk [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Beleaguered major league infielder Kang Jung-ho on Thursday lost his appeal of an earlier drunk driving sentence, a development that puts his playing career in jeopardy. The Seoul Central District Court rejected Kang’s appeal and upheld an eight-month sentence from March, which was suspended for two years, for leaving [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The American major league baseball team Pittsburgh Pirates is planning to send a state-of-the-art pitching machine called the e-Hack Attack to infielder Kang Jung-ho, who is currently sidelined as he awaits a second trial in his home country of South Korea after appealing an eight-month sentence for fleeing the scene [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – With his U.S. visa status in limbo following a drunk driving conviction, Pittsburgh Pirates’ infielder Kang Jung-ho continues to train on his own in South Korea while biding his time for legal proceedings to resume, sources said Monday. One source told Yonhap News Agency that Kang is trying to keep a low profile but has been “working hard” to stay in shape. The source said in addition to indoor training, Kang has also been doing batting and field practice. In March, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul rejected Kang’s application for a visa to enter the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday sought a 15 million won (US$13,117) fine against the Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho for driving under the influence of alcohol. The Seoul Central District Court held a hearing for Kang and his friend who lied to police about being the driver of the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho, facing indictment over charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, was dropped from the national team for this year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Wednesday. Manager Kim In-sik made the decision after meeting with his coaches at the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) headquarters [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean major leaguer Kang Jung-ho has struck out — not at the plate, but in the court of South Korean law. Kang, an infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is subject to the “three strikes” law after his latest arrest on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean major league player Kang Jung-ho was arrested after a crash that occurred under the influence of alcohol Friday, Seoul police said. According to Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul, Kang was booked for fleeing the scene after crashing into a guard rail on his way to his [...]