'ML 271 Home Run' Helpers Park Chan-ho was elected mayor in his hometown, embezzled 7 billion won, and sentenced to 6 years and 9 months in prison

Local media, including "AP News," reported on the 9th (Korea Standard Time) that former LA Dodgers outfielder Raul Mondesi was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison and fined $507,000 (about 700 million won) by a Dominican Republic court.

Mondesi, a Dominican Republic native who debuted with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1993, played for seven teams for 13 years, including the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Anaheim Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Atlanta Braves. Mondesi, who retired from active duty after 2005, returned to his hometown of San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic in 2006 and was elected to the House of Representatives, starting his second career as a politician.

Mondesi, whose political career peaked when he was elected mayor of San Cristobal in 2010, served as mayor for six years. However, he was tried for embezzling 5 million dollars after leaving office.

"The prosecution of the Dominican Republic handed Mondesi over to trial on charges of embezzling $5 million while he served as mayor from 2010 to 2016. The prison sentence came after the prosecution and sentence adjustment. Dominican prosecutors charged Mondesi with a number of charges, including forgery of documents, association with criminal organizations, and corruption," he said.

However, Mondesi was sentenced to eight years in prison for various corruption charges in 2017, and has served all of his sentences under house arrest. He is unlikely to go to jail for a prison term.

Mondesi is deeply connected with Park. Mondesi, who played for the Dodgers from 1993 to 1999 and also won the Rookie of the Year award in 1994, became famous in Korea as he hit home runs and timely hits every time he took the mound.

Combining slugging and speed, he also achieved 30 home runs and 30 steals, the symbol of the Hotajun people, twice. He recorded 30 home runs and 32 steals in 1997, and 33 home runs and 36 steals in 1999. He also showed off his throwing ability based on his strong shoulders. After being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, he ended his career by moving to various teams.

During 13 seasons in the Major League, he played 1,525 games with a batting average of 273, 1589 hits, 271 homers, 860 RBIs, 229 steals, and OPS.815. He gained rookie award, one All Star, and two Gold Gloves as an outfielder.

Meanwhile, Mondesi is also a member of baseball's family. Adalberto Mondesi is the true holder of the 2015 World Series roster that he did not even make his regular season debut with the Kansas City Royals. He disappeared through 2022, leaving a batting average of 244, 311 hits with 38 homers and 133 steals with an OPS of .687 in 358 games.

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