Yang Hyeon-jong trains in the championship before leaving Korea in consideration of the KIA

-Yang Hyeon-jong, 33, who signs a split contract with the Texas Rangers and tries to enter the big leagues, trains at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field before leaving the United States.

A KIA Tigers official said on the 14th, “Yang Hyun-jong conveyed his intention to train in Champions Field after the contract with Texas was announced. He said that he did not want to bother the squad during the spring camp, and said he would like to train after 3 pm when the squad training ends.

Yang Hyun-jong’s agent, Choi In-guk, Spstarz’s CEO, said, “Yang Hyun-jong needs to maximize his physical condition. I know that I requested the KIA club because there is a limit to individual training alone. “With the consideration of the KIA club, I will train at Champions Field before leaving the country.”

KIA has been running a spring camp in Champions Field since the 1st. Yang Hyeon-jong had only been training personally so far, but after a contract with Texas was decided, he sought help from KIA. Yang Hyeon-jong, who debuted at KIA in 2007 and played an active part as an ace and franchise star, announced the advancement to the major leagues after becoming a free agent (FA) after the 2020 season. In the midst of financial difficulties, no team showed active interest in Yang Hyeon-jong. The KIA was preparing for the time of Yang’s return.

However, Yang Hyun-jong showed his willingness to advance to the major leagues by ending negotiations with the KIA and striving to advance. They also gave up conditions such as guaranteed selection and the right to veto minor leagues.

Eventually, Yang Hyeon-jong took a chance. He signed a split contract with Texas on the 13th (a contract with different terms depending on the major and minor league affiliation). When promoted to the major league, Yang Hyeon-jong will receive 1.3 million dollars and up to 1.85 million dollars, including incentives of 550,000 dollars.

Yang Hyun-jong, who became a’challenger’, must participate in the spring camp as an invited player and compete for survival.

Yang Hyun-jong, who has to show all his skills in spring training, asked KIA for help after the contract was decided to further accelerate the training, and KIA readily accepted the request.

The date of departure for Yang Hyun-jong has not been set yet. CEO Choi said, “I am waiting after applying for a visa. As soon as the visa-related process is completed, we will set a departure date.”

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