SURPRISE, ARIZONA - MARCH 07: Pitcher Hyeon-jong Yang #68 of the Texas Rangers throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning of the MLB spring training baseball game at Surprise Stadium on March 07, 2021 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
No one really knew what to expect when the Texas Rangers signed South Korean lefty Hyeon-jong Yang to a minor-league deal this winter with an invite to spring training.
The 33-year-old southpaw, who had spent his entire professional baseball career in the KBO prior to arriving in Surprise and finishing his tenure there with a 3.