All-weather infielders with high double play success rate passed by Sangmu → enlistment in December, but unfortunately...

Aug 14, 2025

The KBO League KT Wiz and Samsung Lions match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. Samsung's Yang Do-geun is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the seventh inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.26/

Samsung Lions all-weather infielders Yang Yang-geun and right-hander Hwang Dong-jae will join the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu) after the season.

The South Korean military athletic unit confirmed the successful candidates of the Sangmu baseball team on the 14th and notified the players individually.

Samsung Yang Yang-geun, Hwang Dong-jae, Hanwha left-hander Kim Ki-joong, outfielder Lee Sang-hyuk, SSG right-hander Choi Hyun-suk, sidearm Park Sung-bin, NC Dinos right-hander Kim Min-kyu, infielder Kim Se-hoon, KT Wiz outfielder Kim Byung-joon, Doosan Bears left-hander Park Ji-ho, infielder Yeo Dong-gun, Kiwoom Heroes infielder Ko Young-woo, left-hander Yoon Seok-won, and LG Twins catcher Kim Sung-woo received the certificate of business management. None of the players from the Lotte Giants and KIA Tigers passed.

The successful players will enter the Army Training Center in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province on Dec. 15 and serve as Sangmu players for a year and a half.

KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 23rd. Samsung's Hwang Dong-jae, who is pitching as a starter. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, reporter song@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/

Hanwha Kim Ki-joong is pitching hard in a game between Hanwha and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 18th. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.18/

Yang Yang-geun is an all-weather infielder this season and has been revitalizing the Samsung infield.

Samsung manager Park Jin-man said, `We have to play a stable defense in any position. In particular, he praises the high success rate of double plays due to his strong shoulders.

Although he has been slowing down recently, he is also batting with a batting average of 0.275 in 93 games. He also has excellent defense and baserunning skills. After serving in the military, Samsung's infielders are expected to enter the competition for generational change.

Hwang Dong-jae, who also played in baseball last fall, will also join Sangmu after completing his military service, promising to play as the main player on the Samsung mound. Hwang Dong-jae, who joined Samsung with the first nomination in 2020 after graduating from Gyeongbuk High School, uses a high RBI fastball and breaking ball in a confident 1m91, 97kg body. He is a pitcher with great potential to become a large pitcher if he overcomes the occasional shaking control problem.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.