Rhee Dae-eun


Rhee Dae-eun is a retired South Korean pitcher who last played for the KT Wiz.

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. 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, 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 innings.

KT Wiz

On September 10, 2018, Rhee was picked #1 by the KT Wiz in the 2019 KBO Draft. He played as closer for the KT Wiz in the 2019 season. 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.
Rhee announced his retirement from professional baseball in January 2022 at the age of 33.

International career

Rhee represented South Korea at the 2015 WBSC Premier12 tournament, starting against Venezuela in the group stage and Japan in the semifinals. He was included in the final roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic but did not make an appearance.

Personal life

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.