Tigers re-sign free agent pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong

The Kia Tigers said Thursday they have re-signed their own free agent pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong. Yang, 37, agreed to a two-year contract, with an option for a third season, worth up to 4.5 billion won ($3.1 million), including incentives. Yang has spent his entire Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) career with the Tigers starting in 2007, after the Tigers picked him first overall at the previous year's draft. The latest deal likely ensures the left-handed pitcher will finish his career with the same club in his hometown of Gwangju. Yang is the KBO's career strikeout leader with 2,185. He also ranks first among all KBO pitchers with 442 starts and 184 wins in starts, and ranks second with 2,656 2/3 innings. He is also the only pitcher in KBO history to toss at least 1,500 innings in 11 straight seasons. He has won three Korean Series titles with the Tigers in 2009, 2017 and 2024. In 2025, Yang went 7-9 with a 5.06 ERA in 30 starts, for his lowest win total and highest ERA in a dozen years as the Tigers missed the postseason in their title defense. Yang, the 2017 regular-season and Korean SerieWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times