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| On the afternoon of the 11th, at the ‘2020 Professional Baseball Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, KIA starter Yang Hyeon-jong is throwing the ball vigorously in the match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins. 2020.8.11/News1 © News1 Reporter Jinhwan Kim |
Yang Hyeon-jong (33), the best left-handed pitcher in the KBO League, continues to challenge himself to achieve his dream of advancing to the major leagues.
On the 20th, Hyeonjong Yang asked the KIA Tigers team for understanding and extended the deadline for advancement to the big league until the 30th. The player asked the club that it needed more time, and KIA General Manager Jo Gye-hyun accepted that he would be willing to wait.
Initially, Yang Hyeon-jong announced that he would decide on the 20th as the Maginot line and decide to advance to the major leagues or remain in the KBO league.
However, Yang Hyun-jong asked the club for understanding, saying, “I will keep an eye on the market situation until the 30th.” Above all, the player’s will to go to the United States was strongly reflected.
Yang Hyun-jong conveyed his intention to go to the major leagues if a 40-man roster is guaranteed to a US local contract partner.
Recently, the market situation in the U.S. is not very good due to the Corona 19 incident. In the aftermath of the Corona 19 pandemic, active players’ free agency contracts are progressing more slowly than expected.
Pitchers such as Masahiro Tanaka, Trevor Bauer, and James Paxton have yet to find their own team. In the aftermath, Yang Hyeon-jong is also continuing to postpone negotiations.
Yang Hyeon-jong, who has earned time, is expected to struggle with staying in Korea and advancing to the big leagues while waiting for the suggestions of major league teams.
Hyeonjong Yang and the KIA team had already met twice to discuss specific negotiations. It is also known that KIA recently proposed a four-year long-term contract through the media. First of all, the KIA club is spared saying, “We cannot talk about specific negotiation conditions.”
At the second meeting on the 19th, the club promised the best treatment if Yang Hyeon-jong remained in the KIA.
All that remains is a fight against time. Yang Hyeon-jong repeatedly expressed his determination to go to the United States. The remaining 10 days have become even more important to Yang Hyun-jong who wants to achieve his dream of advancing to the major leagues.