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South Korean baseball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yang Joon-hyuk (Korean: 양준혁, born July 10, 1969) is a South Korean retired professional baseball player. A left-handed hitter and outfielder, he spent most of his career with the Samsung Lions. He is known by the nickname "Yangshin" (양신; 梁神), or "God, Yang".[1] He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.[2]
Yang Joon-hyuk | |
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Outfielder, First baseman, Designated hitter | |
Born: Daegu, South Korea | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
KBO debut | |
April 10, 1993, for the Samsung Lions | |
Last KBO appearance | |
September 19, 2010, for the Samsung Lions | |
KBO statistics | |
Batting average | .316 |
Hits | 2,318 |
Home runs | 351 |
RBI | 1,389 |
Stolen bases | 193 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
KBO Records
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Yang Joon-hyuk | |
Hangul | 양준혁 |
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Revised Romanization | Yang Junhyeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Yang Chunhyŏk |
Yang led the league in batting four times, and holds six career batting records (including at one time the home runs record with 351, now surpassed by Lee Seung-yeop).[3] His number 10 was retired by the Lions.
As of April 2011, he is a member of Happy Sunday's Qualifying Men, a Korean reality-variety show on the KBS2 network
In March 2022, Yang has signed a contract with General Entertainment.[4]
Yang married his girlfriend, who is 19 years younger, on March 13, 2021. On August 12, 2024, Yang announced his wife's pregnancy.[5]
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