Yang Joon-hyuk

Yang Joon-hyuk
Outfielder, First baseman, Designated hitter
Born: 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
Hits2,318
Home runs351
RBI1,389
Stolen bases193
Teams
Career highlights and awards

KBO Records

  • 1,278 career walks
  • 7,332 career at-bats
Yang Joon-hyuk
Hangul
양준혁
RRYang Junhyeok
MRYang Chunhyŏk

Yang Joon-hyuk (Korean: 양준혁, born July 10, 1969) is a South Korean retired professional baseball player. A 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". He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.

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). His number 10 was retired by the Lions.