Yang Eui-ji

Yang Eui-ji (Korean: 양의지; born June 5, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball catcher currently playing for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.^[1] He has won the KBO League Golden Glove Award nine times; three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016, and six consecutive years from 2018 to 2023. Yang won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award in 2016 and 2020.^[2]

Yang Eui-ji
Yang with his 2015 Golden Glove Award
Doosan Bears – No. 25
Catcher
Born: (1987-06-05) June 5, 1987 (age 37) Gwangju, South Korea
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
2007, for the Doosan Bears
KBO statistics (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.307
Hits	1,815
Home runs	262
Runs batted in	1,106
Teams
Doosan Bears (2007) Korean Police Baseball Team (2008–2009) Doosan Bears (2010–2018) NC Dinos (2019–2022) Doosan Bears (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× Korean Series MVP (2016, 2020) KBO Rookie of the Year (2010) KBO batting title (2019) KBO RBI leader (2021) 9× KBO Golden Glove Award (2014–2016, 2018–2023)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  South Korea 2015 WBSC Premier12 2015 Tokyo Team

Yang Eui-ji
Hangul	양의지
Hanja	梁義智
Revised Romanization	Yang Uiji
McCune–Reischauer	Yang Ŭiji

In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

Professional career

He graduated from Gwangju Jinheung High School and joined the Doosan Bears in the second draft in 2006 (59th in the 8th round). He joined the Police Baseball Team immediately after the 2007 season and was discharged from the Police Baseball Team in 2009.^[3]

Yang won the KBO League Rookie of the Year Award in 2010 on the strength of his 20 home runs and 68 RBI.

Yang left the Bears after the 2018 season, signing as a free agent with the NC Dinos. He led the league in hitting in 2019 with a .354 batting average.

After the 2022 season, Yang returned to the Bears as a free agent on a four-year contract.^[4]

International career

Yang represented South Korea at the 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2017 World Baseball Classic, and 2018 Asian Games.^[5] He also represented the team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.^[6]