Yang Hyeon Jong

Name: Yang Hyeon Jong
Native name: 양현종
Also Known as: Yang Hyun Jong, Yang Hyunjong, Yang Hyeonjong
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Male
Born: March 1, 1988
Age: 37

Yang Hyeon Jong is a South Korean baseball player. He graduated from Gwangju Dongseong High School. He is a left handed pitcher.

In high school, he participated in the 39th President's Cup National High School Baseball Championship in 2005 and led his school to their first championship since 1988. Then, in September 2006, he was selected for the South Korea junior national team and won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Baseball Championship in Cuba. He has represented his country at the senior level in three Asian Games and one World Baseball Classic.

As a pro, he was selected by the KIA Tigers in the second round (9th overall) of the 2007 KBO Draft. He spent 14 seasons with the club and had an overall record of 147 wins and 95 losses. In 2021, he moved to the United States and played for the Texas Rangers for one year, but struggled considerably and decided to return to South Korea.

In 2022, he rejoined the KIA Tigers where he currently plays.

(Source: kisskh) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2022	Yoo Quiz on the Block Season 4 Korean TV Show, 2022, 175 eps (Ep. 268) (Guest)	175	(Ep. 268) Guest	7.3
2015	Knowing Bros Korean TV Show, 2015, 500 eps (Ep. 465) (Guest)	500	(Ep. 465) Guest	8.7