Hae-soo Jin

Hae-soo Jin (진해수)
formerly known as Min-ho Jin

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 187 lb.

• High School Bukyeong High School

• Born June 26, 1986 in Busan South Korea

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Biographical Information

Hae-soo Jin pitched in the Korea Baseball Organization and for the South Korea national baseball team.

Jin was drafted by the KIA Tigers in the 7th round of the 2005 KBO draft, and he had a 11.57 ERA in 4 games in his first season. He represented Korea in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, listed as Min-ho Jin. He had a 1-0, 2.00 record in a team-high 18 innings and got the win over Italy's Alessandro Maestri. He pitched 14 games with a 6.75 ERA in 2007. Jin struggled again as his ERA was 5.06 in 24 games in 2008, then he only pitched 7 games with a 10.38 ERA in 2009. He missed the next two seasons due to military service, and he was on Korea's roster for the 2010 Intercontinental Cup. He had a 1-2-3 inning to close out their win over Hong Kong but lasted only a third of an inning in a start against Cuba, allowing a run in a loss to Norge Luis Vera.

The Busan native returned in 2012, and he had a 5.27 ERA in 56 relief outings. He then represented Korea in the 2012 Asian Championship, and he allowed a run in 2/3 of an inning against Japan in his only appearance. South Korea won Bronze in the event. Jin was then traded with Sang-hyeon Kim to the SK Wyverns for Eun-bum Song and Seung-hyeon Shin, and he notched 10 holds with a 5.55 ERA in 72 games in 2013. He was 2nd in appearances, 2 behind Myung-woo Lee. Jin led the league in games in 2014 with 15 holds, but his ERA rose to 7.16. He was then traded with Gun-uk Yeo and Hoon Im to the LG Twins for Jae-woong Shin, Eui-yoon Jung and Dong-hun Shub.

Jin had a 5.72 ERA in 39 games in 2015, then he improved to a 4.67 ERA in 75 games in 2016. He was 2nd in appearances (2 behind Jung-jin Park) and 4th in holds (tied with Jong-hyeon Won and Ji-yong Kim). Jin then led the league with 75 games pitched in 2017, and he also notched a league-leading 24 holds with a 3.93 ERA. He slumped to a 7.21 ERA in 66 appearances in 2018, and he soon bounced back as he collected 20 holds with a 3.35 ERA in 73 appearances in 2019. He was 6th in holds (tied with Jae-hwan Bae and 2nd in appearances (tied with Jin-yong Seo). Jin was still a solid reliever in 2020, and he recorded a 22 holds in 76 games with a 4.32 ERA, ranking 2nd in appearances (1 behind Kwon Ju) and 3rd in holds (tied with Jung-ho Lim).

In 2021, Jin pitched 50 games with a solid 2.44 ERA, and he also got 5 holds. He then had a 2.40 ERA and 12 holds in 62 relief outings in 2022, and he pitched 19 games with a 3.68 ERA in 2023. The Twins then traded him to the Lotte Giants for a 5th round draft pick of the 2025 KBO draft, and Jin slumped to a 6.18 ERA in 54 games in 2024. He became just the 5th player to pitch 800 games on June 18.

As of 2024, Jin was 3rd in appearances (between Taek-hyun Ryu and Woong-cheon Cho) and 3rd in holds (between Hyuk Kwon and Woo-ram Jung) in KBO history. A LOOGY for much of his career, he had totaled 601 IP in 842 games to that point.

Sources

• Namu wiki
• Defunct IBAF site
• 2010 Intercontinental Cup Final Report
• 2012 Asian Championship Final Report