Yang Joon-Hyuk
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Yang Joon-Hyuk (born May 26, 1969 in Daegu
, South Korea
) was a Korea Professional Baseball outfielder
for the Samsung Lions
, and is also known by the nickname "Yangshin" (양신, 梁神), or "God, Yang". He bats and throws left-handed. He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.
As of April 2011, he is a member of Happy Sunday
's Qualifying Men.
Daegu
Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
) was a Korea Professional Baseball outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
for the Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium...
, and is also known by the nickname "Yangshin" (양신, 梁神), or "God, Yang". He bats and throws left-handed. He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.
As of April 2011, he is a member of Happy Sunday
Happy Sunday
Happy Sunday is a Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC's Sunday Sunday Night and SBS's Good Sunday line-up. Although it has been broadcast since 2003, its line-up of shows has frequently changed, with a complete revamp occurring in Spring of 2007...
's Qualifying Men.