Ji-hwan Bae, a minor league shortstop signed by the Pirates in March, has returned to his native South Korea to face allegations of abuse by an ex-girlfriend.
Bae, 18, signed for $1.2 million — the second-highest international signing bonus in team history — and appeared in a Grapefruit League game for the Pirates at LECOM Park in March. According to Sports Chosun, a Korean news outlet, the woman alleges Bae kicked, choked and hit her.
Bae informed the Pirates of the police investigation, and the team reported the information to Major League Baseball’s Department of Investigation.
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