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Win-Loss
  
23-10

Name
  
Han Hyun-hee

Position
  
Pitcher

Earned run average
  
3.77

Weight
  
95 kg

Strikeouts
  
315

Height
  
1.82 m

Holds
  
75

Role
  
Baseball pitcher


Number
  
63 (Nexen Heroes / Pitcher)

Han Hyun-hee (Hangul: 한현희; born June 26, 1993) is a South Korean relief pitcher who plays for the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Professional Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.

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Amateur career

Han was born in Seoul. He attended Kyungnam High School in Busan. In May 2010 Han led his team to the national championship at the 65th Blue Dragon Flag National Championship, allowing only one earned run in 10 innings pitched as the team's closer. Han threw a no-hitter on June 9, 2011, allowing two walks and striking out 17 batters with 104 pitches against Gaesung High School in the Gyeongsang regional preliminary league for the 65th Golden Lion Flag National Championship where he racked up three consecutive complete game shutout wins with 39 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched.

In August 2011 Han was selected as a member of the South Korean U-18 national team for the Asian Junior Baseball Championship held in Yokohama, Japan. Han was summoned to close the semifinal game against Chinese Taipei in the eighth inning. He earned a win, hurling three innings and allowing one unearned run in South Korea's 4-3 victory to Chinese Taipei.

Professional career

Han made himself eligible for the 2012 KBO Draft and was selected as the second overall pick in the draft by the Nexen Heroes.

Pitching styles

As a sidearm pitcher Han combines a fastball that averages early 90 mph with a curveball and a circle changeup.

References

Han Hyun-hee Wikipedia