The troubled South Korean baseball club Lotte Giants announced Thursday their president, Choi Ha-jin, has offered to resign, faced with charges that he had been the mastermind behind alleged illegal surveillance of his players during the past regular season.

The Busan-based club said Choi has expressed his intent to step down from his post but has not yet handed in his formal resignation.

The Giants added that Bae Jae-hoo, the club’s general manager, submitted his resignation letter Wednesday afternoon to also take the fall for the mess. (Yonhap)