Yang Eui-ji

Yang Eui-ji (; born June 5, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball catcher currently playing for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. 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.

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). At the time of the draft, he was not a highly touted prospect.

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.

On May 19, 2026, he became the twenty-first player in KBO history to record 2,000 hits.

International career Yang represented South Korea at the 2015 WBSC Premier12, 2017 World Baseball Classic, and 2018 Asian Games. He also represented the team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.