Claim: Liu Boyang (born 18 January 1997) started his professional baseball career in July 2017 when he was promoted to Beijing Renhe's second team squad and on 25 September 2017, he made his senior debut in a 3–3 home draw against Meizhou Hakka, coming on as a substitute for Yi Teng in the 74th minute.
Evidence: He started his professional football career in July 2016 when he was promoted to Beijing Renhe's first team squad.