Gwak Been

{{short description|South Korean baseball player (born 1999)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Gwak Been

|image=Gwak Been 2023.jpg

|width=

|position=Pitcher

|team=Doosan Bears

|number=47

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1999|5|28}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea

|debutleague=KBO

|debutdate=March 24

|debutyear=2018

|debutteam=Doosan Bears

|statyear=2024 season

|statleague=KBO

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=42–33

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.98

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=520

|teams=

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's baseball}}

{{MedalCountry | {{bb|KOR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | U-18 Baseball World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver | 2017 Thunder Bay | Team}}

}}

Gwak Been ({{korean|hangul=곽빈}}; born May 28, 1999) is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He graduated from Baemyung High School and was selected by the Bears as the first pick in the 2018 draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.koreabaseball.com/Record/Player/PitcherDetail/Basic.aspx?playerId=68220|title=KBO 홈페이지 Player info|last=스포츠투아이|website=KBO|language=ko|access-date=10 April 2018}}

Career

Gwak made 23 starts for Doosan in 2023, compiling a 12-7 record and 2.90 ERA with 106 strikeouts across {{fraction|127|1|3}} innings pitched.{{Cite web|title=(Asiad) S. Korean pitcher Gwak Been sidelined with back spasms|url=https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20231003000800315|access-date=January 31, 2025|website=m-en.yna.co.kr|language=en}}

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