Yang Hyun-jong took office as the 13th chairman of the Korea Professional Baseball Association, but he did not intend to step down

Dec 01, 2024

The 2024 Real Glove Awards were held at Grand Hyatt Seoul in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 1st. Yang Hyun-jong, chairman of the 13th Korea Professional Baseball Players Association, is giving a greeting. Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.12.01/

The 2024 Real Glove Awards were held at Grand Hyatt Seoul in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 1st. Yang Hyeon-jong, chairman of the 13th Korea Professional Baseball Players Association, is taking a commemorative photo. Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.12.01/

Yang Hyun-jong (KIA Tigers), who took office as the 13th chairman of the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association (hereinafter referred to as the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association), expressed his ambition.

Chairman Yang Hyun-jong was decided as the 13th chairman at the regular general meeting of the Korea Professional Baseball Association held at the Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 1st. In a vote conducted online for four days from the 21st for all players from all 10 clubs, Chairman Yang Hyun-jong was chosen as the winner, receiving the most 36% of the vote. Yang Hyun-jong, who assisted Chairman Kim Hyun-soo as vice chairman in the previous 12th executive branch, will now serve as chairman leading the players' association.

Chairman Yang Hyeon-jong met with reporters after the inauguration ceremony and said, `I think there is a lot of work to be done in the future. It is burdensome and worrisome, but former chairman Kim Hyun-soo 'Make it comfortable, you don't have to feel too much pressure. He said, 'I will help you whenever you need it.'" Then "The burden is the greatest. It may be the direction that the seniors who made the players' association wanted, but the full-time executive tried to lead in the best direction. During the 11th chairman Yang Eui-ji and the 12th chairman Kim Hyun-soo, I felt a lot of things from the player's point of view. There is also pressure that I should continue that baton. I think I feel pressured because I think I should never make this position that my seniors and brothers did."

The 2024 Real Glove Awards were held at Grand Hyatt Seoul in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 1st. Former chairman Kim Hyun-soo is greeting Yang Hyeon-jong, chairman of the 13th Korea Professional Baseball Players Association. Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.12.01/

The 2024 Real Glove Awards were held at Grand Hyatt Seoul in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 1st. Former chairman Kim Hyun-soo and the 13th president of the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association Yang Hyun-jong are taking commemorative photos. Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.12.01/

The players' association has to face a flurry of pending issues. Chairman Yang Hyun-jong's first task is to supplement ABS (automatic pitching judgment system) that was implemented this year and pitch clock that is scheduled to be introduced next year. In response, Chairman Yang Hyeon-jong responded, `There are many stories about ABS or pitch clock. I talked a lot with the secretary-general because the results should come out next year right away, and the players have to adapt. I think that's the first thing that needs to be resolved.' As for the part where the players' association's executive did not participate in the discussion with the KBO earlier this month, the directors said at the time that it was desirable for us to come forward and talk to KBO officials. "I couldn't attend because of my personal schedule planned a long time ago, but if it had been announced early, I would have attended it." "If there is anything to discuss with KBO in the future, I think it is right to raise my voice while asking for understanding not only from me but also from the main players of each team." I think that way, KBO will accept it better."

On this day, Chairman Yang Hyun-jong appointed Koo Ja-wook (Samsung), Son Ah-seop (NC), Kim Kwang-hyun (SSG), and Oh Ji-hwan (LG) as vice chairmen who will form the 13th executive team together. Chairman Yang Hyun-jong recommended like-minded players. I recommended them as players who can express their opinions"It revealed the background of the appointment.

ppark@sportschosun.com

Yang Hyun-jong took office as the 13th chairman of the Korea Professional Baseball Association, but he did not intend to step down

Sports