Yoo Hee-kwan

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In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.
Yoo Hee-kwan
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Doosan Bears – No. 29
Starting pitcher
Born: (1986-06-01) June 1, 1986 (age 35)
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
KBO debut
May 3, 2009, for the Doosan Bears
KBO statistics
(through July 17, 2019)
Win–loss record82–50
Earned run average4.43
Strikeouts679
Teams

Yoo Hee-kwan (Hangul: 유희관, Hanja: 柳熙寬) (born June 1, 1986 in Seoul) is a South Korean starting pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.[1][2] He bats and throws left-handed.

Professional career[]

Yoo started his career with the Doosan Bears in 2009 and 2010, and played sporadically out of the bullpen. He then served in military duty for 2 years and played in the military's team, the Sangmu Baseball Team. Upon returning to Doosan in 2013, he emerged has a surprisingly dominant starting pitcher, earning 10 wins and a 3.53 ERA. He consolidated his position in 2014 and 2015, winning 12 and 18 games respectively. In 2015, his 18 wins were good for second in the league, behind the NC Dinos' Eric Hacker. He was instrumental in Doosan's 2015 season Korean Series title, earning the win and game MVP honors in the decisive Game 5 against the Samsung Lions.

Pitching style[]

Yoo is known for his unconventional pitching style. Yoo has a fairly short stature for a pitcher, standing at 1.80 m, and is bulky, weighing 88 kg. Yoo is amongst the slowest hurlers in the league, as his fastball rarely tops 133 km/h (83 mph). Yoo, a left-handed pitcher, makes up for this slow delivery with excellent control, and a very efficient set of change-ups and breaking balls.

References[]

  1. ^ "(LEAD) Bears blank Heroes to move within one win of S. Korean baseball championship". Yonhap News Agency. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. ^ "Bears lose players, Bears top KBO, repeat-INSIDE". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

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