Jung Woo-ram sues former player over fixing claims

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Jung Woo-ram sues former player over fixing claims

On Tuesday, Korean baseball pitcher Jung Woo-ram sued a former player for defamation after the latter accused Jung of fixing games.

Jung’s KBO club, the Hanwha Eagles, said their All-Star closer filed his suit against former NC Dinos pitcher Lee Tae-yang at Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday. Jung said he plans to work with authorities as necessary to demonstrate his innocence.

At a press conference on Dec. 10, Lee, who was convicted in 2016 of accepting cash to throw games, named Jung as one of a handful of players who should be investigated for possible match-fixing connections.

Lee organized the presser to claim innocence for former Nexen Heroes outfielder Moon Woo-ram, who was found guilty in the same case as Lee.

Lee said the match-fixing broker that he worked with showed him video clips of Jung and other pitchers as he tried to persuade Lee that he could make quick, easy cash like they had.

In the immediate aftermath, Jung vehemently denied any connection to match fixing and threatened legal action against Lee.

“That is absolutely not true. I’ve never imagined getting into match fixing,” Jung said last week. “It’s just absurd that I even have to tell people it’s not true.”

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