Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a DUI accident in his native South Korea, according to a report from the Yonhap New Agency.
Kang had a blood alcohol content of 0.084, above the Korean legal limit of 0.05, when he fled the scene of an accident near a Seoul subway station Friday at 2:45 a.m. Korea Standard Time, the report said.
Pirates president Frank Coonelly said in a statement that the team has been made aware of what he called "very serious charges" filed against Kang.