a leadoff hitter's injury. There's another top hitter. Park Hae-min, two hits, two RBIs and two steals, is an amazing player. in my own way

May 14, 2025

a leadoff hitter's injury. There's another top hitter. Park Hae-min, two hits, two RBIs and two steals, is an amazing player. in my own way
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th. LG Park Hae-min is cheering after hitting a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.14/



a leadoff hitter's injury. There's another top hitter. Park Hae-min, two hits, two RBIs and two steals, is an amazing player. in my own way
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th. LG Park Hae-min steals third base in the bottom of the third inning with one out and runners on second base. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.14/
a leadoff hitter's injury. There's another top hitter. Park Hae-min, two hits, two RBIs and two steals, is an amazing player. in my own way
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 14th. LG Park Hae-min steals third base in the bottom of the third inning with one out and runners on second base. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.14/
Hong Chang-ki's injury to the LG Twins was a big shock.

Hong Chang-ki, who has been on base three times in the last four years, has been LG's undisputed top hitter. As the first batter, he worked as a troubleshooter to get on base to create chances to score and hit hits that increased RBIs on chances.

The emergency light turned on for LG as he collided with a teammate during defense and suffered a knee injury. In addition, closer Jang Hyun-sik was out for about four weeks due to fine damage to his back muscles, and veteran setup man Kim Kang-ryul also went down to the second division on the 14th due to shoulder discomfort and took a rest, making LG an injured ward in a hurry.




But LG was strong. On the 14th, he scored a whopping 15 hits against the Kiwoom Heroes, winning 12-0. starter Song Seung-ki's six scoreless innings became a solid foundation, but I was actually curious about the top hitter who would fill Hong Chang-ki's gap.

However, LG had another top hitter. It's Park Hae-min. Before moving to LG, he played as a top hitter for Samsung. Although the on-base percentage is not as high as Hong Chang-ki, he shook the opponent's defense and created a chance to score when he got on base with his fast feet.

And Park Hae-min's own top hitter style led the team to victory. Park Hae-min entered the fifth batter's box and recorded two hits, two RBIs, two runs, one walk, and two steals in four at-bats.




Park Hae-min, who grounded out in front of the second base in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, came out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning, hit a heavy hit and stole second base when Moon Sung-joo was at-bat. He stole for the 10th time this season, and became the 9th player to steal double-digit bases for 12 consecutive years. When he took the batter's box in Austin with one out, he stole to the third base, shaking up Kiwoom's defense. Austin homered when he grounded out in front of the shortstop and scored the first run.

Park Hae-min, who got on base with a walk in the bottom of the fourth inning, hit a big triple when he hit the right fence from Kiwoom's third pitcher Park Joo-sung with no outs and runners on the first and third bases with a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. Both runners homered, 7-0, and scored the eighth point when Moon Sung-joo hit an infield grounder. It was actually a game-ending score. In the bottom of the seventh inning, he hit a ground ball in front of the pitcher.

a leadoff hitter's injury. There's another top hitter. Park Hae-min, two hits, two RBIs and two steals, is an amazing player. in my own way
A game between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Daegu Lions Park on the 11th. Park Hae-min, who scored during a timely hit by LG Moon Sung-joo with two outs in the top of the seventh inning, is cheering. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.11/
a leadoff hitter's injury. There's another top hitter. Park Hae-min, two hits, two RBIs and two steals, is an amazing player. in my own way
A match between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Daegu Lions Park on the 10th. LG Park Hae-min throws himself toward third base after hitting a timely hit in the top of the fifth inning with no outs and runners on first base. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.10/
a leadoff hitter's injury. There's another top hitter. Park Hae-min, two hits, two RBIs and two steals, is an amazing player. in my own way
A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 6th. LG Park Hae-min is cheering after hitting a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.06/
Park Hae-min, who led Hong Chang-ki's 12-0 victory, said after the game, `It will not be easy to fill the vacancy of the players, but I think it is a bit of a pleasant game because the players proved that all the players can bring good results if they work together.'

It could have been a burden to enter the No. 1 spot without Hong Chang-ki. Park Hae-min said, "(Hong) Chang-gi is such an amazing player that I thought it would not be easy to fill in." I think playing with the determination to play baseball in my own way rather than filling the vacancy in Changgi was a good result.

The result was a double-digit steal for 12 consecutive years. It was a steal that helped the team win, and at the same time, it was also meaningful for personal records. Park Hae-min was able to set this milestone because he was able to stay healthy without getting hurt"But we have to win the game for the record to shine, but I think this record was able to shine thanks to the players' victory. My role is to live on the field and shake the opponent's battery and score points, so I think it's the result of following him because I'm faithful to that."

The batting is improving, too. Park Hae-min, who showed sluggish performance with 2227 (20 hits in 88 times at bat) until April, has shown good batting performance of 333 (12 hits in 36 times at bat) in May. Park Hae-min said, `I'm thinking of throwing away my greed and making a lot of in-play balls, but the results are coming out well, maybe because I'm getting a little lucky," he smiled.

With the victory, LG became the sole leader again. Park Hae-min said, `Although our pace fell a little, I thought the ranking was like this because Hanwha was so good.' `The important thing is to laugh at the end. Ranking is important now, but it is more important to keep going in the end. I think if the players play their part with responsibility in their current position, they will be able to laugh at the end."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.