recording a 6.18 ERA and 7–9 record with 74 strikeouts. The next year, Yang recorded a 5.05 ERA with 26 strikeouts. In 2013 for the Tigers, Yang pitched to a 9–3 record and 3.10 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 104.2 innings of work. In 2014, Yang led the league with 16 wins on the season to go along with a 4.25 ERA. Yang was posted to MLB in November 2014. However, the Tigers rejected the winning bid, feeling that it was too low. (It was reported that the Minnesota Twins or the Texas Rangers were possibly the highest bidders with a bid estimated at $1.5 million, though the exact details were never disclosed.) Yang returned to the Tigers for the following season. On July 2, 2015, Yang threw a one-hit shutout against the Doosan Bears, striking out 10 and allowing two walks. On the year, he recorded a 15–6 record and a 2.44 ERA. In 2016, Yang pitched to a 10–12 record and 3.68 ERA with 146 strikeouts. Yang was named the most valuable player of the 2017 Korean Series and won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award for the 2017 KBO League season. He had pitched to a 20–6 record and 3.44 ERA with 158 strikeouts. Yang re-signed with the Tigers for the 2018 on a one-year contract. He pitched to a 13–11 record and 4.15 ERA for the Tigers in 2018. In 2019 for the Tigers, Yang pitched in 29 games on the season, pitching to a 16–8 record with a 2.29 ERA and 163 strikeouts over 184.2 innings pitched. In 2020, Yang recorded a 11–10 record and 4.70 ERA with 149 strikeouts in 172.1 innings pitched. Yang finished his tenure with the Tigers with an overall 147–95 record to go along with a 3.83 ERA and 1,673 strikeouts in 14 seasons with the club. Texas Rangers On January 30, 2021, it was announced that Yang had ended negotiations with the Tigers for a new contract in hopes of landing a major league contract in Major League Baseball (MLB). On February 12, 2021, Yang signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization that included an invitation to Spring Training. The deal also included a $1.3 million guarantee if Yang made it to MLB. On April 26, 2021, Yang was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Yang