Yang Eui-ji
South Korean baseball player
Baseball player
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 Yang with his 2015 Golden Glove Award | |||||||||||||||
| Doosan Bears – No. 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Catcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1987-06-05) June 5, 1987 (age 36) Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| KBO debut | |||||||||||||||
| 2007, for the Doosan Bears | |||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .307 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 1,680 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 245 | ||||||||||||||
| RBI | 1,012 | ||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 양의지 |
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| Hanja | 梁義智 |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Uiji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang Ŭiji |
Yang Eui-ji (Korean: 양의지; born June 5, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball catcher currently playing for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.[1] He has won the KBO League Golden Glove Award at catcher five times; three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016, and again back-to-back in 2018 and 2019. Yang won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award in 2016 and 2020.[2]
Professional career
He graduated from Gwangju Jinheung High School and joined the Doosan Bears in the second draft in 2006 (59th in the 8th round). He joined the Police Baseball Team immediately after the 2007 season and was discharged from the Police Baseball Team in 2009.[3]
Yang won the KBO League Rookie of the Year Award in 2010 on the strength of his 20 home runs and 68 RBI.
Yang left the Bears after the 2018 season, signing as a free agent with the NC Dinos. He led the league in hitting in 2019 with a .354 batting average.
After the 2022 season, Yang returned to the Bears as a free agent on a four-year contract.[4]
International career
Yang represented South Korea at the 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2017 World Baseball Classic, and 2018 Asian Games.[5] He also represented the team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[6]
References
- ^ "S. Korea beats Cuba 7–2 to reach semifinals vs. Japan". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (November 24, 2020). "(LEAD) NC Dinos capture 1st Korean Series title". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "'3 consecutive years Golden Globe' Yang Eui-ji said, "Thanks and Thanks."". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (November 22, 2022). "Doosan Bears sign former star Yang Eui-ji on record 4+2 deal". Korea JoongAng Daily. Seoul. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "Pair of Major Leaguers, KBO MVP highlight Korea roster". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from the KBO League
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Doosan Bears current roster
- 1 Park Chi-guk
- 2 Kim Ji-yong
- 17 Hong Geon-hui
- 19 Kim Min-gyu
- 27 Kim Kang-ryul
- 28 Chang Won-jun
- 29 Lee Byung-heon
- 30 Kim Jeong-woo
- 41 Kim Dong-joo
- 42 Choi Ji-gang
- 43 Raúl Alcántara
- 45 Lee Hyeong-beom
- 46 Kim Myeong-sin
- 47 Gwak Been
- 48 Brandon Waddell
- 50 Lee Young-ha
- 55 Lee Seung-jin
- 56 Kim Ho-jun
- 58 Jang Bin
- 60 Park Jung-soo
- 61 Choi Won-joon
- 63 Go Bong-jae
- 64 Choi Seung-yong
- 65 Jeong Cheol-won
- 66 Park Shin-zi
- 95 Lee Won-jae
- 100 Park So-joon
- 101 Moon Won
- 102 Je Hwan-yu
- 103 Bae Chang-hyun
- 104 Jeon Hyung-geun
- 105 Jeong Yu-seok
- 110 Lee Ju-yup
- 112 Lee Jeong-won
- 113 Lee Ki-seok
- 114 Jo Seon-myeong
- 20 Ahn Seung-han
- 22 Jang Seung-hyun
- 25 Yang Eui-ji
- 26 Park Yu-yeon
- 38 Shin Chang-hee
- 118 Jang Gyu-bin
- -- Kang San
- 3 An Jae-seok
- 5 Shin Seong-hyun
- 7 Lee Yu-chan
- 9 Park Jun-young
- 10 Park Ji-hoon
- 11 José Rojas
- 13 Hur Kyoung-min
- 14 Park Gye-beom
- 16 Seo Ye-il
- 18 Kim Min-hyeok
- 23 Kang Seung-ho
- 34 Kwon Min-seok
- 35 Jeon Min-jae
- 52 Kim Jae-ho
- 53 Yang Suk-hwan
- 94 Sin Min-chul
- 114 Lee Min-suk
- -- Lim Tae-yoon
- 8 Song Seung-hwan
- 31 Jung Soo-bin
- 32 Kim Jae-hwan
- 37 Kim Dae-han
- 39 Kim In-tae
- 44 Hong Sung-ho
- 51 Jo Soo-haeng
- 57 Yang Chan-yeol
- 92 Kim Tae-keun
- 99 Jeon Hee-beom
- 106 Kim Si-wan
- -- Kang Dong-hyeong
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