Yang Joon-hyuk
Yang Joon-hyuk (梁埈赫[2]) (born May 26, 1969) is a retired Korea Professional Baseball outfielder who played most of his career for the Samsung Lions. He is known by the nickname "Yangshin" (양신, 梁神), or "God, Yang".[3] He bats and throws left-handed. He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.[4]
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LF, RF, 1B, DH | |||
Born: [1] Daegu, South Korea | May 26, 1969|||
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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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Hanja | 梁埈赫 |
Revised Romanization | Yang Junhyeok |
McCune–Reischauer | Yang Chunhyŏk |

Yang Joon-Hyuk's number 10 was retired by the Samsung Lions in 2010.
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).[5] His number 10 was retired by the Lions.
In popular culture
As of April 2011, he is a member of Happy Sunday's Qualifying Men, a Korean reality-variety show on the KBS2 network
References
- "Joon-hyuk Yang". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "[박동희의 Mr.베이스볼] 굿바이! '푸른 피의 전설' 양준혁". naver.com. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- "[프로야구 카툰] '양신'을 떠나보내며". naver.com. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- "Veteran slugger Yang Joon-hyuk plays farewell game". Yonhap. September 19, 2010.
- 레전드 [History -> Legends] (in Korean). Samsung Lions official website. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
External links
Media related to Yang Joon-hyuk at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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