Rhee Dae-eun

Rhee Dae-eun (Hangul: 이대은, Hanja: 李帶溵; born March 23, 1989) is a South Korean pitcher who plays for the KT Wiz.

Rhee Dae-eun
KT Wiz – No. 11
Pitcher
Born: (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989
Seoul, South Korea
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: March 29, 2015, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
KBO: March 26, 2019, for the KT Wiz
NPB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record9–9
Earned run average3.97
Strikeouts108
KBO statistics
(through August 1, 2019)
Win–loss record3–2
Earned run average4.68
Strikeouts44
Teams
Rhee Dae-eun
Hangul
이대은
Hanja
李帶溵
Revised RomanizationI Daeeun
McCune–ReischauerRi Daeeun
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
2015 WBSC Premier12
2015 Tokyo Team

Career

Early years

Rhee was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 2007 out of high school. He spent seven seasons in the Cubs' minor league system, appearing in 135 games to compile a 40–37 record with a 4.08 ERA. During the time, he never pitched in the majors and only got as far as a Triple-A team.

He next spent two years with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), before pitching for the National Police Agency team of the KBO Futures League in South Korea during his mandatory military service. In the Futures League, Rhee compiled a 5–6 record in 18 appearances, posting a 3.83 ERA in 89 and 1/3 innings.[1]

KT Wiz

On September 10, 2018, Rhee was picked #1 by the KT Wiz in the 2019 KBO Draft.[1] He will play as the closer for the KT Wiz in the 2020 season.[2]

Career statistics

Year League Team W L W% GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2015NPBLotte99.5001700119.2121635111631063.841.54
Career99.5001700119.2121635111631063.841.54

References

  1. "Ex-foreign minor leaguers are top picks in the KBO draft". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  2. "kt 마무리투수는 이대은…전 마무리 김재윤과 '공생'". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-10.


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