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"Right-handed fireballer" Park Joon-hyun (19), the No. 1 overall pick of the 2026 rookie draft belonging to Kiwoom Heroes, filed an administrative lawsuit over the school violence (school violence) controversy and chose to break through head-on. Rather than making an unconditional apology for unilateral claims that are different from the facts, he expressed his will to find out the truth through the judgment of the judiciary.
In an official statement released through Kiwoom club on the 29th, Park Joon-hyun said, "We have decided to seek legal judgment from the judiciary on the decision of the administrative trial," and received an application for administrative litigation and suspension of execution on December 19, 2025.
According to the statement, the beginning of the incident was due to Park Joon-hyun's remarks to the other student A in early 2023. At that time, the School Violence Countermeasures Review Committee decided that it was not 'school violence' as a dispute between friends. However, on December 8 last year, the administrative trial overturned the disposition and ordered a written apology (No. 1 disposition).
The decisive reason for Park Joon-hyun's decision to go to court is the other side's "request for additional apologies." According to the statement, the apology text sent by Park Seok-min, Samsung Lions' second-tier coach, Park Joon-hyun's father, to restore relations in the past was rather adopted as evidence of school violence in the administrative trial.
Park Joon-hyun said, "I still feel sorry for the apology," but added, "However, the other side continues to insist on unconfirmed facts and vaguely demands a general apology. It is difficult to accept the proposal to acknowledge and apologize for all actions that have not been done," he stressed.
The statement also contained a detailed rebuttal of the allegations known so far. In particular, regarding the claim that Park Joon-hyun led the bullying in the baseball team, he made it clear that the administrative trial did not recognize the content, saying, "At the time the bullying began, Park Joon-hyun did not properly do his school life due to injury treatment and rehabilitation for a long time."
In addition, regarding the suspicion of sending abusive DMs ('ㅂ'), which were additionally recognized by the administrative trial, he drew a line, saying, "Park never wrote the message and it was not submitted at the time of the initial report."
Regarding the reason for the delay in the official position, Park Joon-hyun explained, "We tried to gather the wisdom of adults through dialogue with the other side, but we only checked the differences in each other's positions, but the direct conversation did not take place."
"I am truly ashamed and reflecting on my immature words and actions. With this issue, I will become a mature professional player with consideration for others," he promised.
As a result, Park Joon-hyun seems to be visiting the court himself. In other words, the core of this legal procedure is not aimed at the other student A, but is closer to correcting errors in judgment that occurred in the decision process of the Administrative Appeals Committee.
Park Joon-hyun said, "The process of responding to this issue was carried out carefully so as not to lead to another exhausting dispute. It was not an easy decision to proceed with further judicial proceedings. 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," he added.
Kiwoom also said, "We will wait for the final judgment of the judicial institution and continue to guide and manage the player to grow into a mature talent with the right values."
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