The Korean Baseball Organization laid down the hammer on the former Pittsburgh Pirate.
for his multiple DUI arrests ... suspending the infielder Monday for 1 YEAR.
The former Pittsburgh Pirates stud -- who nearly won the NL's Rookie of the Year award in 2015 -- was also ordered to perform 300 hours of community service. Kang, who's reportedly been arrested for drunk driving three times since 2009, accepted the punishment ... saying in a statement,"I took putting on a uniform and getting on the field for granted."
"And I was a fool not to see how precious that was. I know I don't deserve to be saying this, but I would love one final opportunity to play baseball."
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