Top pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong left for Texas Choo Choo Train from Texas Side angle of Choo Shin-soo Kim Han-jun

[엑스포츠뉴스 김한준 기자] One player went to Incheon International Airport to wear the Texas Rangers uniform and the other left the Texas Rangers uniform behind. It was the same that both players were heading for a new stage.

Yang Hyeon-jong, who commanded the KBO League, left for Arizona, USA through Incheon International Airport on the 20th. Yang Hyeon-jong, who signed a split contract with Texas for his dream of being a major leaguer that can no longer be delayed, gets a salary of 1.3 million dollars when he enters the major league roster and can receive up to 1.85 million dollars if he takes up to 550,000 incentives.

Yang Hyeon-jong played as Tigersman for 14 years and recorded an average ERA of 3.83 with 147 wins 95 losses and 9 holds in the KBO League. Yang Hyeon-jong, who used to be the’ace’ representing the league, is now expected to compete with Jordan Lyles, Dane Dunning, and Kyle Cody for the 4-5 starting positions on the bigger stage.

The picture is Yang Hyun-jong, who challenges the major leagues toward higher places.

Meanwhile,’Chu Chu Train’ Choo Shin-soo, who returned to the KBO League from Texas, returned to Incheon International Airport on the 25th. Shinsegae Choo poses in a temporary uniform with Shinsegae, E-Mart on both arms and the SSG.com logo on his chest. Choo Shin-soo is planning to join the club after self-isolation for two weeks according to the guidelines for quarantine against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

Choo Shin-soo recorded a batting average of 0.275 in 1652 games in the major leagues, with 1671 hits, 218 home runs, 782 RBIs and 157 steals. In 2009, the first Asian player to achieve 30-20 homers-20 steals and 20 homers-20 steals three times. Choo Shin-soo has a record of 218 homers and 782 RBIs, the most among Asian batters.

Choo Shin-soo, who has stepped on the Korean stage in 20 years, promised to his family,’I will show the end of the season that it was a good decision as I spent the hard way. I will play really hard. I will work with love and passion for baseball just like in America. I want to meet you at the baseball field soon. I hope that the team can achieve better results because of me.

The photo shows Shin-soo Choo returning home through Incheon International Airport.

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