Yang Jie is a maternal nephew of professional basketball legend Yang Dong-geun, head coach of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, and was born in 2002 to his mother and American father, an older sister of Yang.

Yang Jae-yi, who grew up in the U.S., joined the independent baseball team Hwaseong City Coreyo in July this year after returning home, and participated in the 2025 KBO Rookie Draft Tryout held at LG Champions Park in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province on the 19th of last month to show off her skills to scouts from 10 teams.

At the time, Yang Jae-yi said, "My uncle said that he had to come to Korea before it is too late to achieve his dream of becoming a professional baseball player," adding, "If he can achieve his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, he can fulfill his military duty (by giving up dual citizenship)."

However, the barriers to professional baseball were high.

The 10 teams have not selected a single player who plays for independent teams, including Yang Jae-yi.

The second generation of professional fielders also suffered one after another.

Dongwon University right-hander Cha Yoo-min, the son of LG Twins general manager Cha Myung-seok, and Gangneung Yeongdong University infielder Jung Sang-hoon, the son of Hanwha Eagles coach Chung Kyung-bae, were also not selected.

A total of 1,197 people participated in this year's rookie draft, including 840

prospective high school graduates, 286 prospective college graduates, 56 early draft applicants, and 15 other players, including overseas flax and professionals, and only 110 of them were selected.

In other words, only 0.09% of the total was called. 안전놀이터

Meanwhile, players with the same name as famous players were also noticeable in the rookie draft on the day.

Kiwoom picked Daegu High School infielder Yang Hyeon-jong as the 51st overall pick in the 6th round, Lotte Giants picked Gyeongnam High School pitcher Kim Tae-kyun as the 94th overall pick in the 10th round, and KT Wiz picked Chungam High School pitcher Park Gun-woo as the 19th overall pick in the 2nd round.

KIA Tigers drew attention by calling out pitcher Kim Tae-hyung, who has the same name as Lotte Giants head coach, as the fifth overall pick in the first round.