There is no protection in training or protection… Loopholes of KBO regulations
Kia (KIA) Tigers pitcher brass came to Incheon expedition on May 8 and had a car accident near the hostel. He crossed the crosswalk and was hit by a right vehicle. I went to a nearby hospital immediately, but I diagnosed the lumbar spine twice and three times. It is a serious injury to wear a brace for six weeks. It is now living everyday without a brace, and there is no agreement with the driver who had an accident.
The brass was not on the list of KBO injuries. Article 14 of the KBO League Regulations’ Registration, etc., etc., etc., Article 3 of the KBO League Registration, is required to be subject to the list of injuries only. In other words, the injury caused by an out -of -economic accident cannot be registered. It is very unfortunate for brass. This is because the list of injured lists is related to the number of free contracts.
Currently, KBO is recognized as the FA Season 1 if the number of registrations in the first group is 145 days or more. If you climb the list of injuries, the number of registered days will be recognized even in the first group termination. Thanks to this system, the players do not have to run as painful as in the past. However, like the brass, the ‘training and economy’ accident still remains in the blind spot.
The number of registered days this year was 48 days before the traffic accident. It is not easy to meet the 145 -day requirements even if it returns immediately after the opening of the second half because it is not enough to meet the requirements. Considering the rehabilitation forces to train and train and restore the sense of practice, it is realistically impossible. In the field, there is a bitter joke, “Is it necessary to be injured at a baseball field during rehabilitation?”
The major leagues take a much more flexible posture on the list of injured. Even if the player’s injury occurs outside the stadium, if it affects the game or training, the list of injured (IL) can be registered. For example, if you are injured by moving pots at home, or fractured with your pets. Of course, the Major League Secretariat also examines the legitimacy and listing period of injury. For reference, in the major leagues, if you need a service time (172 days per season) for a FA qualification, the number of players registered on the injured list belongs to the 40 -person roster. It is different from KBO.
I was not injured while I was doing a personal schedule near the brass residential area. For the game, I came to another place with the team and was unintentionally accidentally. I was upset that I was injured when I was just trying to show my skills. According to the KBO, even if the current regulations have been in the lodgings after the game, the accident cannot be on the list of wounded.
Jang Dong -cheol, secretary -general of the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association, said, “We are constantly conveying the opinion that the list of injured people is necessary even if the injury before the season is injured, such as Spring Camp,” he said. There are repeated cases of unreasonable cases, and the regulations are urgently needed to protect the rights of the athletes. ”
The center of professional baseball is the player. Their efforts and passion gathered to open the era of 10 million spectators. It is a time when KBO’s more flexible and prospective attitude is needed to prevent unfortunate players like brass. The rigidity of the regulations seems to violate the interests of the athletes.
By Kim Yang -hee, reporter whizzer4@hani.co.kr
