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"Right-hander Fireballer" Park Joon-hyun (19), the No. 1 overall pick of the 2026 rookie draft from Kiwoom Heroes, finally broke through head-on by announcing his official position on the suspicion of "school violence." Park Joon-hyun announced that he filed an administrative lawsuit to seek clear judgment from the judiciary.
Park Joon-hyun's legal representative said in a statement through the Kiwoom club on the morning of the 29th, "We apologize for causing concern to many fans and clubs," but added, "We want to correct the facts as the other party's unilateral claims are being expanded and reproduced under the title of Recognizing School Violence."
According to the statement, in May 2025, the School Violence Countermeasures Review Committee decided that Park Jun-hyun was not "school violence." The only fact that was recognized at the time was that he made one remark to his friend in early 2023, "Yeo Mi-sae (a crazy baby on a woman), " and an apology has already been made between her guardian.
Regarding Instagram DM, which was additionally recognized in the recent administrative trial decision, Park's side also refuted, saying, "It was never written by Park Jun-hyun, and the writer and the timing of sending it are not clear." In particular, he stressed, "At a time when it was claimed that he led the bullying, Park Joon-hyun was not even able to do his school life properly due to injury treatment and rehabilitation."
Park Joon-hyun received an application for administrative litigation and suspension of execution on December 19 last year. The lawyer said, "The other side asked for a conversation, saying, 'Let's gather the wisdom of adults,' so we refrained from official positions for a while, but the conversation did not take place in the end because they only urged an overall apology without specific demands."
He then explained the background of the lawsuit, saying, "It was difficult to accept the proposal to acknowledge and apologize for all the actions that he did not do," adding, "We decided that it would be better to receive legal judgment in a responsible manner for the honor and future of the player."
Apart from legal action, Park Joon-hyun expressed a deep apology for his immature words and actions in the past. He bowed his head, saying, "I feel sorry for my hurt friend regardless of the reason, and I am truly ashamed and reflecting on the fact that I did not meet the expectations of the fans."
Finally, he added, "With this issue, I will become a mature professional baseball player with consideration and respect for others," adding, "I will clarify the facts through judicial procedures."
Kiwoom also said, "The club will wait for the final judgment of the judicial authorities. However, the club believes that it is important for its players to have the responsibility and ethical consciousness required as professional players, apart from the timing of the incident or the final judgment of the judicial authorities. The responsibility of the club's guidance and management is also heavily recognized. The club emphasized that it plans to continue guidance and management so that the player can grow into a professional player with the right values and mature personality through educational programs and expert counseling.
I am very sorry for causing concern to the baseball fans and Kiwoom Heroes club who gave a lot of expectations and interest to Park Joon-hyun.
We regret the delay in expressing our official position in the process of considering various situations, and we would like to tell you about the circumstances in detail.
Despite many people's concerns and concerns, Park Joon-hyun decided to seek legal judgment from the judiciary on the administrative trial decision.
As it is known, the case in which Park Joon-hyun was reported as a perpetrator of school violence around May 2025 was decided by the School Violence Countermeasures Review Committee as "not school violence." The only fact that has been acknowledged is that he made one remark to a friend in early 2023: "Yeo Mi Sae." At that time, the two were close friends and their guardians apologized, so it was judged that it could not be regarded as school violence.
However, for this, Park Joon-hyun still feels sorry for his hurt friend and would like to sincerely apologize.
Nevertheless, he did not accept the results of the administrative trial and chose legal proceedings after much consideration because the opponent's unilateral claims were expanded and reproduced under the title of "recognition of school violence" after the administrative trial decision, leading to excessive criticism of Park Joon-hyun. If all the victim's claims are true, Park Jun-hyun will deserve the same criticism as now.
However, the claim that Park Joon-hyun led bullying in the school baseball team or continued to harass was not recognized in the administrative trial. Even at the time of bullying, Park Joon-hyun did not have a proper school life due to injury treatment and rehabilitation for a long time.
The only additional fact that was recognized in the administrative trial decision was that the author and the sending of the Instagram DM ('bㅅ') was Park Joon-hyun's act. However, Park Jun-hyun never wrote the DM, and the DM was not even submitted at the time of the school violence report on May 2025. Nevertheless, the opponent constantly insists on facts that have not been confirmed just because school violence has been recognized and criticizes Park Joon-hyun.
In order to clarify the facts and seek accurate legal judgment, we received an administrative lawsuit and suspension of execution on December 19, 2025. However, before announcing the official position, on December 24, 2025, there was a request from the other side to gather the will and wisdom of adults for the future of the two young people and for Korean sports. They agreed not to make an official statement for the time being, and legal representatives from both sides coordinated the schedule and scope of the conversation several times, but direct talks between the parties did not take place without properly confirming each other's positions.
The other side has only vaguely requested an overall apology, and Park Joon-hyun's side has not been informed of the other side's specific position. In the process, Park Joon-hyun clearly states that he did not first ask "not to publish an article" or "I will apologize, so please wait."
The Administrative Appeals Committee judged this to be evidence of school violence, even though there was an apology text from Park Joon-hyun's father to the other's guardian on May 2023, and the other's mother accepted the apology. Considering this, it is a difficult proposal to accept that Park Joon-hyun should admit all the actions he did not do and apologize.
Park Joon-hyun is already being investigated by many organizations for his opponent's unilateral report. It has never been an easy decision to proceed with further judicial proceedings here. However, we decided that it would be a better decision for the player's honor and future to fully explain his position with a responsible attitude and receive legal judgment.
Apart from the legal process, Park Jun-hyun is truly ashamed and reflects on his immature words and actions that did not meet baseball fans' expectations.
In addition, the process of responding to this issue has been carried out carefully so as not to lead to another exhausting dispute, leading to a slight delay in expressing the official position. We ask for your understanding in this regard.
With this issue, Park Joon-hyun will be more careful about his words and actions and have an attitude of consideration and respect for others. I promise to become a mature professional baseball player who meets the expectations of baseball fans. Please look forward to it.
Thank you.
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