Rhee Dae-eun
| Rhee Dae-eun | |||||||||||||||
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| KT Wiz – No. 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: 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 record | 9–9 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.97 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 108 | ||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through October 23, 2021) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 7-8 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.31 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 96 | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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| Rhee Dae-eun | |
| Hangul | 이대은 |
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| Hanja | 李帶溵 |
| Revised Romanization | I Dae-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Taeŭn |
Rhee Dae-eun (Korean: 이대은; Hanja: 李帶溵; born March 23, 1989) is a retired South Korean pitcher who last played for the KT Wiz.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]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. Rhee was promoted as high as Triple-A Iowa in 2014, but was never called up to the major leagues.
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+1⁄3 innings.[1]
KT Wiz
[edit]On September 10, 2018, Rhee was picked #1 by the KT Wiz in the 2019 KBO Draft.[1] He played as closer for the KT Wiz in the 2019 season.[2] In three years with KT, Rhee appeared in 95 games, 83 as a relief pitcher. He compiled a 7-8 record with a 4.31 ERA and 17 saves. [3]
Rhee announced his retirement from professional baseball in January 2022 at the age of 33.[4]
International Career
[edit]Rhee represented South Korea at the 2015 WBSC Premier12 tournament, starting against Venezuela in the group stage [5] and Japan in the semifinals. [6] He was included in the final roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic but did not make an appearance.
Personal life
[edit]He married rapper and Unpretty Rapstar winner Truedy on December 5, 2021, after three years of dating. The wedding was originally scheduled to take place in December of 2020, but was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Television show
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant (Family Photo) Episode 337 | |
| 2022 | Strongest Baseball | Participant | [8] |
| Our Cha Cha Cha | Cast Member | [9] | |
| 2023 | Golf Match Swing Star | Contestant | [10] |
| Couple Athlete's Village | Cast Member | [11] |
Career statistics
[edit]| Year | League | Team | W | L | W% | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NPB | Lotte | 9 | 9 | .500 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 119.2 | 121 | 63 | 51 | 11 | 63 | 106 | 3.84 | 1.54 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.20 | 2.00 | ||
| NPB Career | 9 | 9 | .500 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 | 127 | 68 | 55 | 12 | 68 | 108 | 3.97 | 1.56 | ||
| 2019 | KBO | KT Wiz | 4 | 2 | .667 | - | - | - | 86 | 89 | 48 | 39 | 10 | 39 | 59 | 4.08 | 1.49 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | .000 | - | - | - | 29.1 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5.83 | 1.67 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | .600 | - | - | - | 31 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 3.48 | 1.23 | ||
| KBO Career | 7 | 8 | .467 | 146.1 | 152 | 86 | 70 | 18 | 63 | 96 | 4.31 | 1.47 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ex-foreign minor leaguers are top picks in the KBO draft". Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "kt 마무리투수는 이대은…전 마무리 김재윤과 '공생'". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ https://mykbostats.com/players/1857-Rhee-Daeeun-KT-Wiz
- ^ https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2022/01/14/IMO7SEA7PAKARE5TH4AGC5GDQE/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20151115234901/http://wbsc.org/assets/box_scores/13.htm
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20151121211934/http://statistics.wbsc.org/36.htm
- ^ Jang Soo-jeong (November 20, 2021). "래퍼 트루디·야구선수 이대은, 4년 공개 열애 끝 12월 결혼" [Rapper Truedy and baseball player Lee Dae-eun get married in December after four years of public dating] (in Korean). Dailyan. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Ho-young (June 21, 2022). "'최강야구' 은퇴한 이대은 합류…경기 방향은?" [Retired Lee Dae-eun joins 'Strongest Baseball'... What is the game direction?] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim Myung-mi (July 20, 2022). "우리들의 차차차' 8월15일 첫방, 홍서범♥조갑경→안현모♥라이머까지" [Our Cha Cha Cha’ first aired on August 15th, Hong Seo-beom ♥ Jo Gap-kyung → Ahn Hyun-mo ♥ Rhymer] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Baek Seung-hoon (December 12, 2022). "세븐·솔비·박기량, 新 골프 예능 '스윙스타' 출연" [Se7en, Solbi, and Park Gi-ryang appear in the new golf entertainment 'Swing Star] (in Korean). iMBC. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Shin Eun-joo (January 26, 2023). "사랑꾼' 전진, 류이서와 탁구 치다가 분노 폭발 ('부부선수촌')" [Lovers' Jun Jin explodes in anger while playing table tennis with Ryu Yi Seo ('Couple Athlete's Village')] (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Naver.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Minor League Baseball
- Career statistics and player information from Nippon Professional Baseball
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