Yang Eui-ji
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 Yang with his 2015 Golden Glove Award | ||||||||||||||
| NC Dinos | ||||||||||||||
| Catcher | ||||||||||||||
| Born: June 5, 1987 Gwangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
| KBO debut | ||||||||||||||
| 2007, for the Doosan Bears | ||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through October 31, 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .307 | |||||||||||||
| Hits | 1269 | |||||||||||||
| Home runs | 178 | |||||||||||||
| RBI | 739 | |||||||||||||
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| Yang Eui-ji | |
| Hangul | 양의지 |
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| Hanja | 梁義智 |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Uiji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang Ŭiji |
Yang Eui-ji (Korean: 양의지; born June 5, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball catcher currently playing for the NC Dinos of the KBO League.[1] He has won the KBO League Golden Glove Award at catcher five times; three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016, and again back-to-back in 2018 and 2019. Yang won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award in 2016 and 2020.[2]
Professional career[]
He graduated from Gwangju Jinheung High School and joined the Doosan Bears in the second draft in 2006 (59th in the 8th round). He joined the Police Baseball Team immediately after the 2007 season and was discharged from the Police Baseball Team in 2009.[3]
Yang won the KBO League Rookie of the Year Award in 2010 on the strength of his 20 home runs and 68 RBI.
Yang left the Bears after the 2018 season, signing as a free agent with the NC Dinos. He led the league in hitting in 2019 with a .354 batting average.
International career[]
He represented South Korea at the 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2017 World Baseball Classic, and 2018 Asian Games.[4]
References[]
- ^ "S. Korea beats Cuba 7–2 to reach semifinals vs. Japan". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (November 24, 2020). "(LEAD) NC Dinos capture 1st Korean Series title". Yonhap News Agency. Seoul. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "'3 consecutive years Golden Globe' Yang Eui-ji said, "Thanks and Thanks."". 한국일보 (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from the KBO League
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gwangju
- Baseball players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Doosan Bears players
- NC Dinos players
- KBO League catchers
- KBO League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Korean Series MVPs
- South Korean baseball players
- 2015 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Olympic baseball players of South Korea
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