“I worked harder because I had the thought that I didn’t want to miss the opportunity myself.”
The Doosan Bears college graduate outfielder completed his military service as an active duty soldier after his debut season. Even in the army, he swung a bat and played catch every day. After he returned, he was properly prepared for his first season. To that extent, Yang Chanyeol (26) is waiting for an opportunity even more eagerly.
In the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League home game against the Hanwha Eagles held at Jamsil Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 2nd, Yang Chan-yeol started as the second batter and right fielder, scoring 2 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats, giving the team a 3-0 victory.
Although there is an evaluation that the water supply has dried up, Doosan still has many resources that are expected to grow. That’s why Chanyeol Yang is sincerely working every moment at an opportunity that doesn’t come every day.
After attending Jangchung High School and Dankook University, he wore a Doosan uniform with the 79th overall ranking in the 2nd round of the 8th round in the 2020 rookie draft. His first year performance was 0.227 batting average (5 hits in 22 at-bats) and 3 RBIs in 17 appearances. After his disappointing first season, he decided to enlist in the military right away. He enlisted as an active duty soldier, not a member of the Armed Forces Sports Corps (Sangmu), but he asked for understanding and went in with a bat and gloves and did not neglect training every day.
After returning last year, he showed potential (batting average of 0.244 in 41 games, 3 home runs and 12 RBIs) and prepared properly for this season. He had many mountains to climb. Kim Jae-hwan and Jose Rojas took turns in left field, and there was a big mountain named Jeong Su-bin in center field. There was Kim In-tae in the right field position, but he left due to an injury at the beginning of the season. Nevertheless, option 1 was not Yang Chanyeol. Rather, Jo Soo-haeng and Song Seung-hwan were given more opportunities.
He was more sincere than anyone else. He mainly played as a pinch-hitter, defense, and runner, but left a strong impression whenever he started. Starting 4 times, he reported hits in 3 games and recorded 3 hits in 2 games. 메이저놀이터
However, the match against KT Wiz on the 23rd of last month was disappointing. He was silent with no hits in 6 at-bats, but all of them bowed their heads in 4 chances to score, and Doosan drew 1-1 after 12 overtime matches. Yang Chan-yeol, who had a chance to start in four consecutive games, was put on the bench waiting again.
And the chance to get selected again. Yang Chanyeol did not repeat the same mistake. He withdrew due to a foul fly by the catcher in the first at-bat in the first inning, but as the lead batter in the fourth inning, he reported a heavy hit. The opponent even made an error and two runners dug into the home.
Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop, who had two consecutive victories, praised Yang Chan-yeol after the game, saying, “Yang Chan-yeol also scored a valuable RBI with a strong swing in a situation where additional points were needed.”