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Yang Hyeon-jong

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Yang Hyeon-jong (Korean: 양현종; Hanja: 梁玹種; born March 1, 1988) is a Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2021. He won the Korean Series in 2009, 2017, and 2024, and was the Korean Series MVP and KBO MVP in 2017 as well. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 6 different languages on Wikipedia. Yang Hyeon-jong is the 6,962nd most popular athlete (down from 5,251st in 2024), the 1,379th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 1,081st in 2019) and the 87th most popular South Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yang Hyeon-jong ranks 6,962 out of 6,025. Before him are Artūrs Plēsnieks, Ajla Del Ponte, Grace Lau, Metehan Başar, Matteo Lodo, and Gwen Jorgensen. After him are Mavzuna Chorieva, Vito Dell'Aquila, Erin Cafaro, Maartje Goderie, Kseniya Ryzhova, and Jamaal Torrance.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Yang Hyeon-jong ranks 1,508. Before him are Tori Anderson, Sinéad Mulvey, Mandy Islacker, Allison Harvard, Katsumi Yusa, and Travis Ganong. After him are Earl Clark, Ken Kallaste, Rolands Freimanis, Takumi Shimohira, Jason Kenny, and Adrien Dipanda.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yang Hyeon-jong ranks 1,379 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Min-seok (1999), Lydia Ko (1997), Kim Cheol-min (1992), Hwang Dae-heon (1999), Ryu Han-su (1988), and Choi Soo-yeon (1990). After him are Kim Bo-reum (1993), Shin Young-rok (1987), Bae Noo-ri (1993), Kim Kun-hoan (1986), Nicole Bilderback (1975), and Jang Min-hee (1999).

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Yang Hyeon-jong ranks 87. Before him are Kang Min-ho (1985), Nina Solheim (1979), Shin Yu-bin (2004), Yang Eui-ji (1987), Firas Katoussi (1995), and Yang Hyo-jin (1989). After him are Kim Bo-reum (1993), Jang Min-hee (1999), Jeoung Young-sik (1992), Jeon Hun-young (1994), Kang Yun-mi (1988), and Lee Eun-byul (1991).

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