SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball will not rush to a decision regarding the sexual-assault allegations against Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang, league commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday.
The league intends to allow law enforcement to gather information before determining whether, or in what fashion, to punish Kang.
“We are aware of the situation and are working with law enforcement,” Manfred told the Baseball Writers Association of America membership prior to the All-Star Game in San Diego. “We will make a decision when we have sufficient facts as to whether application of, for example, the administrative leave provisions in the new policy are applicable.