Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Hyeon-jong Yang was born March 1, 1988, in Gwangju, South Korea. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

On January 30, 2021, it was announced that Yang had ended negotiations with the Tigers for a new contract in hopes of landing a major league contract in Major League Baseball (MLB). On February 12, 2021, Yang signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization that included an invitation to Spring Training. The deal also included a $1.3 million guarantee if Yang made it to MLB.

On April 26, 2021, Yang was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Yang struggled to an 0–3 record and 5.59 ERA in 8 appearances for the team before being designated for assignment on June 17. He was outrighted to the Triple-A Round Rock Express on June 19. After posting a 5.60 ERA with 42 strikeouts through 10 games for Round Rock, the Rangers selected Yang's contract on August 24. On August 30, Yang was returned to Triple-A Round Rock. On September 1, Yang was again selected to the active roster. Yang was again designated for assignment by the Rangers on September 15. Yang made 12 appearances for Texas, posting a 5.60 ERA with 25 strikeouts.