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Jung Ho Kang's DUI trial begins Wednesday in South Korea

BRADENTON, Fla. — Jung Ho Kang is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for the first day of his trial for a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol in Seoul, South Korea. The trial is expected to begin at 4 p.m. locally, according to Yonhap News, which is 2 a.m. Eastern.

Kang agreed to participate in a treatment program recommended by a joint panel agreed upon by Major League Baseball and the player’s union, his agent told the Post-Gazette earlier this month, but his case — Kang’s third DUI-related arrest since 2009 — proceeded to trial anyway.