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‘The last test stage for the big league direct.’ Yang Hyun-jong (33, Texas Rangers) makes his first appearance on the US stage. If the performance is good, the chances of going directly to the major leagues are even greater. On the 24th, the Texas Rangers of the American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB) said, “Yang Hyun-jong will start at 10:05 am (Korean time) on the 25th at the Goodyear Ball Park in Goodyear, Arizona, in a demonstration match against the Cincinnati Reds.” Revealed. Yang Hyun-jong, who has only appeared as a relief pitcher in the demonstration game so far, has finally seized the opportunity to start the starting game ahead of the opening game on the 1st of next month. For Yang Hyeon-jong, who signed a split contract to receive different salaries depending on the minor and major league affiliations when joining Texas, this start-up is a great opportunity to go directly to the big leagues. Yang Hyeon-jong, who is recording an average ERA of 3.00, with an average ERA of 3.00 in all three demonstration matches, is particularly struck out with 4 strikeouts during 3 innings in the last 20 days. Impressive pitchingAnd made a snow stamp on Texas coach Chris Woodward. Local media, which initially showed a negative position on the promotion of the major leagues, are gradually changing to favorable reviews. It is said that it was too underestimated for Yang Hyun-jong, who has raised a double-digit multiplier for 10 years in a row in the Korean KBO League. In addition, the fact that Kohei Arihara, a Japanese starting pitcher in Texas, has continued to show sluggish performance in recent demonstrations is raising expectations for Yang Hyun-jong. Recently, the sports media, The Athletic, said, “It is better to classify Hyeonjong Yang as an alternative starting resource,” and evaluated that it has a higher value as a starting pitcher than a bullpen pitcher. On the other hand, on the same day, Toronto Blue Jays’ ace Hyun-jin Ryu (34) showed off his presence by rising to the 50th place in the major league top 100 rankings selected by the sports channel 〈ESPN〉. The value of Ryu Hyun-jin, who ranked 94th in the same ranking last year, has increased that much. Local media predict that Ryu Hyun-jin is the dominant choice for Toronto’s opening game. Kim Ha-seong, 26, of San Diego Padres, who had been sluggish so far, hit a hit in four games and slightly raised his batting average to 0.125 in the demonstration game. By Lee Jung-guk, staff reporter