Received 500 Million Won for Fixing Scores... Former Samsung Pitcher Yoon Sung-hwan Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Pro Baseball Match-Fixing

Former professional baseball player Yoon Sung-hwan of the Samsung Lions, who is accused of illegal gambling, is attending a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review) at the Daegu District Court on June 3. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Professional baseball Samsung Lions pitcher Yoon Sung-hwan (40), who was arrested and prosecuted on charges of match-fixing after receiving 500 million won, has been sentenced to prison.

The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 11 (Judge Lee Sung-wook) sentenced Yoon Sung-hwan, who was arrested and indicted for violating the National Sports Promotion Act, to one year in prison and a fine of 203.5 million won on the 14th.

Earlier, the prosecution requested a sentence of two years in prison and a fine of 203.5 million won for Yoon Sung-hwan at the sentencing hearing held last month.

In his final statement, Yoon said, "I will accept any punishment willingly and live with remorse."

Yoon Sung-hwan is accused of receiving 500 million won last September from an acquaintance who asked him to give a walk in the first inning and allow a certain number of runs before the fourth inning to the opposing team.

The court stated, "The defendant, who was loved as a professional baseball player, shocked the public with match-fixing," and "the social loss caused by this is considerable."

Yoon Sung-hwan joined the Samsung Lions in 2004 and had a brilliant career as the starting ace pitcher, achieving a total of 135 wins and becoming the crown prince of Samsung baseball, but he was released from the team last year due to illegal gambling and match-fixing allegations.

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