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[스포츠서울 남서영기자]Yang Hyeon-jong (33) of the Texas Rangers, an American professional baseball player, is making his first actual pitch.
Yang Hyun-jong will appear in a demonstration game against the Los Angeles Dodgers held at Surprise Stadium in Arizona, USA on the 8th at 5 am (Korean time). On the 7th, the Texas team announced their plans to run a pitcher against the Los Angeles Dodgers at a manager briefing on the 7th. According to this plan, Hyunjong Yang is expected to play 1 inning.
Yang Hyun-jong was named as a relief pitcher, not a starting pitcher. In this day’s game, Mike Poltinevic served as the starting pitcher and played 2 innings, followed by Kyle Cody and Denning Dunning for 2 innings. Following this, Yang Hyun-jong and Jordan Lyles are scheduled to throw 1 inning each. This is the first practical test of Yang Hyun-jong toward the major leaguer of dreams.
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Yang Hyun-jong signed a split contract with Texas on the 13th of last month and headed to the United States as an invited player. Yang Hyun-jong, who had two weeks of self-isolation, joined the Texas Spring Camp on the 24th of last month and played bullpen pitching twice on March 26th and March 1st. On the 4th, the appearance of a demonstration game was announced as he started pitching live.
Yang Hyeon-jong’s entry into the big league is not yet conclusive. He wasn’t listed on the 40-man roster as an invited player. Therefore, it is very important for Yang Hyeon-jong to start the spring camp demonstration game. In addition, this opportunity is even more important to Yang Hyun-jong as it is Texas, which has not yet confirmed the starting rotation. He’s not playing well this time, and he may not have a few chances to make up for it.
Fortunately, foreign media’s evaluation of Yang Hyeon-jong is favorable. The American media’The Athletic’ positively looked at Yang’s major league challenge through an article analyzing pitchers participating in the Texas Spring Camp on the 4th. The media predicted that “Yang Hyun-jong participated in the camp as an invited player who was not included in the roster, but included in the opening game roster is a prerequisite.” We are looking forward to seeing whether Yang Hyeon-jong will continue his hopes for the Major Leaguer in his previous pitching.
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