Major League respects the privacy of players

"Most guys' ideal woman is a stranger whom they have never met."

That is what entertainer Shin Dong-yup said in a TV program. There is no need for statistics to learn how many men think about sexual amusement during a business trip, which is the nature of males. Especially when they are young and healthy, mistakes can happen in a blink of an eye.

That is why it is important for pro-baseball managers to prevent their players from being controlled by their nature during the half of a year that they spend far from home. There are also many women who approach players for money. People in American pro-sports including the Major Leagues call such women "road beef."

The Major League is also aware of this night culture but leave it up to individual players. While visiting places for a match, group activities start from their airport departure and end when they arrive at a hotel. Players generally use one room per person. Depending on their contract, some players could also stay at a suite. Once their rooms are assigned, they have free time.

"There is no such thing as a curfew. They are all adults and pro-players, so the teams respect their privacy,” said KBSN commentator Daniel Kim, who used to work for the New York Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks as a receptionist. “As long as they appear in the stadium on time, they are not interrupted no matter how late at night they come back to their rooms."

However, in Korean Pro-baseball, everything is a group activity and two players share one room. A Korean baseball team staff noted, "The reason why they put two players in one room is to go under budget and also to have them look after one another. Veteran players can have their own room. This is because the team believes that they are self-controlled and trustworthy."

Korean teams have a curfew. "The team never officially asks the players to come back to the accommodation by a certain time. However, a curfew is still being observed among players,” another team's staff said. Unless the match finished late at night, they have to come back by 1 am. Breaking that rule costs them a fine and the money is used for mutual aid within the team."

Of course, such constraint cannot keep all players in their hotel rooms. Some teams have a receptionist keep an eye on players walking in and out of the building throughout the night. To avoid this kind of surveillance, some players tried to escape through their window and hurt themselves.