Jae-yeong Wee

Jae-yeong Wee (위재영)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

• School Inha University
• High School Dongsan High School

• Born May 21, 1972 in Incheon South Korea

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Biographical Information

Jae-yeong Wee pitched in the Korea Baseball Organization for 12 years

Wee represented South Korea in the 1988 World Junior Championship, 1993 Asian Championship and 1994 Asian Games. The Pacific Dolphins selected him in the first round of the 1995 KBO draft, and he was 13-10 with a 3.60 ERA in his first season. He was 6th in wins, tied with Ki-bum Kim, Jin-woo Song and Min-chul Chung. The Dolphins became the Hyundai Unicorns the next season, and Wee was the first starter for the team. He improved to 12-7 with a 2.72 ERA in 1996, ranking 10th in wins (6 behind Dae-sung Koo and Hyung-kwang Joo), 8th in strikeouts (between Myung-hwan Park and Min-tae Chung) and 7th in ERA (between Kang-chul Lee and Yong-soo Kim). In the 1996 Korean Series, Wee allowed 2 homers, to Hyeon-woo Hong and Jae-yong Park, and got the loss. He then got another loss in Game 3, and the Haitai Tigers beat the Unicorns in 6 games.

The Incheon native was 5-8 with a 3.24 ERA in 1997, then he went 13-8 with a 3.23 ERA in 1998. Wee was selected into the 1998 KBO All-Star Game, and he was 7th in wins (tied with Hyun-wook Kim). In the 1998 Korean Series, he had a 3.68 ERA in 7 1/3 innings, and the Unicorns beat the LG Twins and won their first title. Wee slumped to 6-8 with a 4.10 ERA in 1999, then the Unicorns turned him into a closer. He notched 39 saves with a 2.09 ERA in 54 games, tying Myeong-seok Cha for 7th in appearances and ranking 2nd in saves (3 behind Pil-jung Jin). In the 2000 Korean Series, he notched a save with a 2.45 ERA in 4 games, and he won his second title.

Wee suffered from a waist injury in 2001, and he only pitched 37 games with a 1.82 ERA and 22 saves. He was 2nd in saves, one behind Jin. Wee returned to the rotation in 2002, but he only went 5-10 with a 4.59 ERA. He was 10th in losses, tied with Myung-hwan Park, Sang-Hoon Lee and Soo-kyung Kim. Wee struggled again as his ERA was 6.23 in 4 games in 2003, then he pitched 10 games with a 4.71 ERA in 2004. The Unicorns then released him, and the SK Wyverns picked him up. Wee came back in 2005, and he notched 6 saves and 12 holds with a 1.89 ERA in 57 games. He tied Myong-ju Cha for 7th in holds. Wee's ERA rose to 4.91 in 29 games in 2006, and he announced his retirement after spending the entire 2007 season in the minor league. He coached Dongsan High School from 2019 to 2021.

Overall, Wee was 68-64 with a 3.27 ERA, collected 71 saves and 15 holds in 350 appearances, struck out 856 and pitched 1,122 2/3 innings in 12 seasons in the KBO.

Sources

• Namu wiki