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SSG Landers pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun pitches during a KBO game against the Kia Tigers at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon on May 11. [YONHAP]

Race to 200 wins heats up with Landers pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun signed through 2027

SSG Landers pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun has set a goal of reaching 200 career wins and is competing with the Kia Tigers' Yang Hyeon-jong.

2025.6.16

Kia Tigers' ace Yang Hyeon-jong pitches against the Kia Tigers at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Tigers' Yang Hyeon-jong ends regular season with another record

Kia Tigers ace Yang Hyeon-jong became the first pitcher in KBO history to pitch at least 170 innings a season for 10 consecutive KBO seasons on Wednesday as the Tigers lost 5-2 to the Lotte Giants at home in Gwangju.

2024.9.26

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Kim Kwang-hyun of the SSG Landers, left, and Yang Hyeon-jong of the Kia Tigers pitch during a game at Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Yang Hyeon-jong comes out on top in Kim Kwang-hyun face-off

Left-handed aces Kim Kwang-hyun and Yang Hyeon-jong faced off for the first time in eight years on Tuesday, with Yang and the Kia Tigers beating Kim’s SSG Landers at Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju.

2023.5.10

Five former big leaguers to lead KBO squads facing MLB

Five former big leaguers will form the backbone of the KBO squads taking on the MLB next month, with Lee Dae-ho, Oh Seung-hwan, Kim Kwang-hyun, Yang Hyeon-jong and Kim Hyun-soo getting one more chance to play with their former big league colleagues

2022.10.18

Yang Hyeon-jong of the Kia Tigers reacts during a game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in western Seoul on June 29. [YONHAP]

Yang Hyeon-jong tops KBO All-Star vote

Kia Tigers starter Yang Hyeon-jong topped the All-Star vote this year with more than 1.41 million as the KBO saw a record voter turnout ahead of the game on July 16.

2022.7.5

Gwangju's favorite son Yang Hyeon-jong rejoins the Tigers

Major league returnee Yang Hyeon-jong has rejoined the Kia Tigers on a four-year-deal worth 10.3 billion won ($8.7 million), the club announced Friday.

2021.12.24

Na Sung-bum, left, and Yang Hyeon-jong [KIA TIGERS; YONHAP]

Na Sung-bum joins Tigers as Yang Hyeon-jong delays again

The Kia Tigers on Thursday signed All-Star outfielder Na Sung-bum to a KBO record-tying contract, just a day after they again failed to finalize a deal to bring back former franchise star and fan favorite Yang Hyeon-jong.

2021.12.23

Yang Hyeon-jong arrives at Incheon International Airport on Oct. 5. [YONHAP]

Tigers again fail to agree contract terms with Yang Hyeon-jong

Yang Hyeon-jong's highly-anticipated return to the Kia Tigers is still up in the air, with the club reporting Wednesday that the two parties had still not agreed on his new contract after five rounds of negotiations.

2021.12.23

Contract talks delay Yang's prodigal son return to Gwangju

After an attempt to break the majors, Yang Hyeon-jong was expected to quickly ease back into life with the Tigers. But that homecoming isn't going smoothly, with reports Wednesday that the two parties are struggling to agree contract terms.

2021.12.15

Yang Hyeon-jong looks set to rejoin the Kia Tigers

Yang Hyeon-jong looks set to rejoin the Kia Tigers after his short-lived U.S. career ended in free agency at the end of the season.

2021.10.14