Ji-taik Chung has resigned from his Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) Commissioner post, citing health issues.
The vice chairman and chief operating officer of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction succeeded former prime minister Un-chan Chung in January 2021 and was expected to serve a three-year term.
"The KBO League has struggled with many difficulties like restricted admissions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic," Chung said in a statement released by the KBO. "Baseball fans were dissatisfied and enraged by some players' deviant behaviours and lower-than-expected Olympics results."
"I think it is desirable that a new commissioner takes the top post and leads reform initiatives, so I am stepping down from the KBO position," he added.
The KBO will hold a by-election within a month, and its Secretary-General Dae-hwan Ryu will lead the organization as acting commissioner in the interim.