Yoo Hee-kwan explained

Yoo Hee-kwan
Position:	Starting pitcher
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Birth Date:	1 June 1986
Debutleague:	KBO
Debutdate:	May 3
Debutyear:	2009
Debutteam:	Doosan Bears
Finalleague:	KBO
Finaldate:	October 10
Finalyear:	2021
Finalteam:	Doosan Bears
Statleague:	KBO
Stat1label:	Win–loss record
Stat1value:	101–69
Stat2label:	Earned run average
Stat2value:	4.58
Stat3label:	Strikeouts
Stat3value:	777
Teams:	Doosan Bears (2009–) Sangmu Baseball Team (2011–2012)
Awards:	Korean Series (2015, 2016, 2019) Choi Dong-won Award (2015)

Yoo Hee-kwan (; born June 1, 1986, in Seoul) is a South Korean former 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 as 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.

Personal life

Yoo graduated from Chung-Ang University, where he played college baseball.^[3] In college, he was an avid basketball player as well and became close friends with future KBL MVP Award winners Oh Se-keun and Kim Sun-hyung as members of the basketball and baseball teams shared the same dormitory.^[4]

Filmography

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	Strongest Baseball	Cast Member		^[6]
Sports Golden Bell	Contestant	Chuseok Special	^[7]

Web shows

Notes and References

1. Web site: (LEAD) Bears blank Heroes to move within one win of S. Korean baseball championship . . 2019-10-25 . 2020-03-20.
2. Web site: Bears lose players, Bears top KBO, repeat-INSIDE . . December 10, 2019 . March 20, 2020.
3. News: 빠른 세상 속 느릿한 울림, 두산베어스 유희관 동문. Chung-Ang University. January 28, 2015. ko.
4. News: [런다운] 농구로 김선형 이긴 남자 유희관]. The Dong-a Ilbo. August 19, 2013. ko.
5. Web site: ko:'재벌 3세' 안보현, 백종원과 요리 과외..."저 지금 요리해유" (재벌X형사). Ahn Bo-hyun, a third-generation "chaebol" student, teaches cooking with Baek Jong-won..."I'm cooking now" (Chaebol X Detective). https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001682878. Naver. Xports News. ko. Lee. Ye-jin. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. January 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240118030451/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001682878. live.
6. Web site: 이승엽·박용택 등 레전드 총출동…예능 '최강야구' 상반기 방송. Kang. Ae-ran. Lee Seung-yeop, Park Yong-taek, etc. Legends all dispatched… 'Strongest Baseball' broadcast in the first half of the entertainment show. Yonhap News Agency. Naver. April 21, 2022. April 21, 2022. ko.
7. Web site: 허재 박세리 김병현 김동현 박태환 ‘스포츠 골든벨’ 출격 . Park. Soo-in. Heo Jae Park Se-ri Kim Byeong-hyun Kim Dong-hyun Park Tae-hwan ‘Sports Golden Bell’ scramble. Newsen. Naver. September 2, 2022. September 3, 2022. ko.
8. Web site: [공식] 유선호·강미나·유인수, '참, 잘했어요!' 캐스팅…권력 쥔 청춘 ]. Lee. Min-ji . Netflix X Kakao join hands to produce 'Zombie Bus', Lee Si-young → Noh Hong-cheol starring [Official]. Newsen. Naver. January 9, 2023. January 9, 2023. ko.