Yang Joon-hyuk

Yang Joon-hyuk
Hangul	양준혁
Revised Romanization	Yang Junhyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Yang Chunhyŏk

Yang Joon-hyuk
Yang Joon-hyuk
	LF, RF, 1B, DH
	Born: May 26, 1969[1]; 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
	Samsung Lions (1993–1998); Haitai Tigers (1999); LG Twins (2000–2001); Samsung Lions (2002–2010);
Career highlights and awards
	15× KBO All-Star Game (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010); 4× KBO Batting Champion (1993,1996,1998,2001); KBO Rookie of the Year (1993); 8× KBO Golden Glove Award (1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007); 3× Korean Series Champion (2002,2005,2006); Samsung Lions #10 retired; KBO Records 1,278 career walks; 7,332 career at-bats;

Yang Joon-hyuk (born May 26, 1969) is a South Korean retired professional baseball player. An 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".[2] He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.[3]

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).[4] 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

In March 2022, Yang has signed an contract with General Entertainment.[5]

Filmography

Television show

Year	Title	Network	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Back to the Ground	MBN	Participant		[6]

References

"Joon-hyuk Yang". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
"[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.
Choi Na-young (March 29, 2022). "양준혁, 장군엔터테인먼트와 전속계약..김성주·정성호와 한솥밥 [공식]" [Yang Jun-hyeok, an exclusive contract with General Entertainment] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Naver.
Ahn Tae-hyun (February 11, 2022). "[단독] '양신' 양준혁, '빽 투 더 그라운드' 출격…은퇴 12년만에 야구선수 복귀" [[Exclusive] 'Yangshin' Yang Jun-hyeok, 'Back to the Ground' sortie... Returning as a baseball player after 12 years of retirement] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.

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[1] "Joon-hyuk Yang". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

[2] "[프로야구 카툰] '양신'을 떠나보내며". naver.com. Retrieved 24 September 2010.

[3] "Veteran slugger Yang Joon-hyuk plays farewell game". Yonhap. September 19, 2010.

[retirednumber-4] 레전드 [History -> Legends] (in Korean). Samsung Lions official website. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[5] Choi Na-young (March 29, 2022). "양준혁, 장군엔터테인먼트와 전속계약..김성주·정성호와 한솥밥 [공식]" [Yang Jun-hyeok, an exclusive contract with General Entertainment] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Naver.

[6] Ahn Tae-hyun (February 11, 2022). "[단독] '양신' 양준혁, '빽 투 더 그라운드' 출격…은퇴 12년만에 야구선수 복귀" [[Exclusive] 'Yangshin' Yang Jun-hyeok, 'Back to the Ground' sortie... Returning as a baseball player after 12 years of retirement] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Naver.