Hyun-Suk Jang: A Prospect to Get to Know

Dodgers prospect Hyun-Suk Jang

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Korean high school prodigy, Hyun-Suk Jang. Jang’s official press conference and signing was held August 14, 2023 in Seoul Korea, 5 days after agreeing to an international signing bonus of $900,000.

Insiders stated that Jang could have been the No.1 pick in the KBO draft, but after a lot of thought he chose to follow his dream of playing the MLB. Jang has stated that the big-league hitter he would like to face in the future, is Shohei Ohtani. With the Dodgers big off-season signings, it looks like Jang will someday be a teammate of Ohtani and be mentored by Yamamoto.

Jang went to Masan Yongma High School in South Korea and consider to be the best high school pitcher. In high school he had a devasting fastball that topped out at 90 mph and sharp slider. Jang held an ERA of 1.85, struck out 102 batters in 68 ⅓ innings and was the youngest player to be selected to the Korean International Team.

Since leaving high school and working with G.O.A.T pitching, Jang features a 97-mph fastball and a collection of pitches that includes a curveball, changeup, slider and sweeper.

I’m looking forward to getting more content on Jang in Spring Training this coming March. I will also be traveling to Arizona once the Dodgers start their summer league camp to follow his progress. As for his first professional debut, that could be in 2025 with the Dodgers Single A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.