Yang Hyeon-jong
South Korean baseball player (born 1988)
Born
Mar 01, 1988 (38)
Birth Place
Gwangju
Nationality
South Korea
Position
pitcher
Current Team
Kia Tigers
Height
183 cm
Weight
85 kg
About
Yang Hyeon-jong is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2021. He won the Korean Series in 2009, 2017, and 2024, and was the Korean Series MVP and KBO MVP in 2017 as well. He is the KBO all-time leader in strikeouts.
Career
2021 – Present
Texas Rangers
Present – Present
Kia Tigers