Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang will likely be cut from the South Korean national team before the World Baseball Classic due to “worsening public opinion,” manager Kim In-sik told Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
Kang was arrested for a DUI and fleeing the scene of an accident in early December in Seoul. It was discovered to be Kang’s third DUI since 2009. In November, Kang had been named to South Korea’s preliminary World Baseball Classic roster. Final rosters aren’t due until February.
Kang also made headlines this summer after Chicago police opened an investigation into an alleged sexual assault incident involving Kang.