Ex-baseball coach accused of assault suspended for 100 games by KBO

The NC Dinos logo is seen at the office of Korea Baseball Organization in Seoul. Korea Times file

The top Korean professional baseball league handed down a 100-game ban Tuesday on a former coach accused of assaulting another coach.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the suspension of Han Kyu-sik, the former fielding coach for the NC Dinos, will take effect once Han signs with another team.

The Dinos terminated its contract with Han, May 3, in light of an incident earlier in the day when Han allegedly beat up another Dinos coach, Yong Duk-han, in a bar in Daegu. The Dinos were visiting the city, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, for a road series against the Samsung Lions.

Han was taken into police custody while Yong was treated for injuries at a local hospital. Yong was relieved of his duties and was removed from the active roster, though he remains on the Dinos' payroll.

Entering this week's action, the Dinos were tied for last place with the Hanwha Eagles at 12-26. They fired manager Lee Dong-wook, who'd led the Dinos to their first Korean Series title in 2020, last Wednesday. (Yonhap)

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