Samsung Lions right-hander Yang Chang-sup recorded his first career complete-game shutout in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) league.
Yang started for Samsung in an away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Sunday in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League regular season, throwing nine innings of one-hit, scoreless ball with no walks and six strikeouts.
Samsung cruised to a 10-0 victory, giving Yang his first complete-game shutout in the eight years since he entered the pros in 2018. It marked the 143rd shutout without a walk or hit batter in KBO history.
It was the first complete-game shutout by a Samsung pitcher since teammate Ariel Jurado's outing against KT in Suwon on July 26, 2025, and the first by a Korean player on the Samsung roster in six years, following Choi Ji-myung (formerly known as Choi Chae-heung), who achieved the feat against the LG Twins on September 13, 2020.
Yang shut down Lotte's lineup with a fastball topping out at 150 kilometers per hour, mixed with sliders, curveballs and changeups. His efficiency stood out, as he closed out the game in just 102 pitches through nine innings. Most impressive was that he did not allow a single walk or hit batter. Aside from a hit by Jang Doo-sung in the bottom of the third, he did not let a single runner reach base.
Samsung's offense responded with a barrage of hits. In the top of the first, Kim Ji-chan singled and Koo Ja-wook followed with a two-run home run to seize early momentum. In the second, Ryu Ji-hyuk reached on an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lee Jae-hyun to extend the lead to 3-0. Samsung added three runs in the seventh on a string of hits and scored four more in the eighth to seal the 10-0 victory.
Bouncing back from the previous day's loss, Samsung defended its top spot in the standings with a season record of 28 wins, one tie and 18 losses. Lotte was held in check throughout the game, unable to mount any meaningful resistance against Yang.
