Rhee Dae-eun (

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: 이대은,

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: 李帶溵; born March 23, 1989) is a South Korean

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

who plays for the KT Wiz.

Career

Early years

Rhee was signed by the

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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

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. 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

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(NPB), before pitching for the National Police Agency team of the

KBO Futures League KBO Futures League () or Korea Baseball Futures League is South Korea's second level of baseball, below the KBO League. It serves as a farm league with the purpose to develop professional players on-demand to play in the KBO League. The 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 innings.

KT Wiz

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

Personal life

He will be marrying rapper Trudy on December 5. The wedding was originally scheduled to take place in December of last year. But it was postponed once due to the spread of COVID-19.

Filmography

Television show

Career statistics

References

External links

Career statistics and player information
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1989 births Living people South Korean expatriate baseball players in the United States South Korean expatriate baseball players in Japan Chiba Lotte Marines players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Seoul 2015 WBSC Premier12 players Iowa Cubs players Daytona Cubs players Tennessee Smokies players Boise Hawks players Peoria Chiefs players Arizona League Cubs players 2017 World Baseball Classic players {{SouthKorea-baseball-pitcher-stub