Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang gets suspended sentence for DUI

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang received a suspended prison sentence Friday in South Korea after leaving the scene of a DUI accident on Dec. 2 in Seoul, according to a report from the Yonhap News Agency.

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kang to eight months in prison, which will be suspended for two years, according to the report. The suspended sentence will allow Kang to travel to the United States and join the Pirates in spring training in Bradenton, Fla.

The incident was Kang's third for DUI, leading to his driver's license in South Korea to be cancelled. Yonhap reported that Kang was previously charged with DUI in August 2009 and May 2011.

Kang finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2015, after batting .287 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs in 126 games. Last season, he hit 21 homers with 62 RBIs, along with a .255 batting average in 103 games.

Kang reportedly agreed to participate in an alcohol treatment program in the U.S.