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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, agreed to the KIA Tigers team and extended the deadline for advancement to the major leagues until the end of this month.
KIA Director Jo Gye-hyun said in a call with News 1 on the 20th, “The player asked for a little more wait and decided to wait until the 30th.”
The 20th was the day when Hyunjong Yang decided to remain in the KIA or challenge the major leagues.
Yang Hyun-jong’s side has said that it will take the day as the Maginot line, and will sign a contract with the original club if the big league negotiations fail.
However, Yang Hyun-jong asked the club for understanding that he would watch more until the 30th. In the US, the market situation is not very good due to the Corona 19 incident.
General Manager Jo Gye-hyun explained, “The player (Yang Hyun-jong) had a strong willingness to challenge,” and said, “We also decided to wait.” KIA previously met with the agent of Hyunjong Yang and suggested that if advancement to the big league fails, the best treatment would be given. It is known that KIA has proposed a four-year long-term contract to Hyunjong Yang.
In the second round of 2007, Yang Hyeon-jong, wearing a KIA uniform, is a representative one clubman.
From 2014 to last year, he has won more than 10 wins for 7 consecutive years, and during that time, he played the role of the team’s ace without any major injury. He is wearing a KIA uniform and is recording 147 wins (95 losses), the most wins ever in the Tigers franchise.
After completing the 2020 season, Yang Hyeon-jong obtained FA status and is aiming to advance to the major leagues.
Yang Hyeon-jong, who has earned time, plans to continue negotiations with the big league clubs with the goal of a major league guarantee contract.