Super Catch 3 times, Captain who can't laugh when he got his team. If you can't defend, you'll lose your seat and retire
May 28, 2025
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One of the reasons why the LG Twins are in first place is the iron wall defense. There are three to four defense in a game to help pitchers. As magical things happen in which hits are out, defense time is reduced and pitchers' pitches are reduced. LG center fielder Park Hae-min is one of the scene stealers who make the best defense scenes.
In the home game against the Hanwha Eagles held in Jamsil on the 27th, Park Hae-min defended his team's 2-1 victory by catching Hanwha's hit three times.
Park Hae-min, who started as No. 8-center fielder, chased Lee Jin-young's double-base hit deep in the left-center in the top of the second inning and jumped slightly to catch it, and in the top of the third inning, he ran forward with a short hit by the leader Choi Jae-hoon and made a sliding catch. In the top of the eighth inning, when they were chased 2-1, Floral showed off his tremendous defense by rushing to catch a big hit that flew toward the fence in the middle of the field.
All of them were hits even a little later. Lee Jin-young and Floral's batting could have been a double. With Park Hae-min's defense parade, LG was able to dominate the first place by increasing the game difference with Hanwha to 3.5, with a 2-1 one-point victory.
Park Hae-min, whom I met after the game, said, `My baseball perspective is on defense"In the current situation, if you can't defend, you can lose your position even more, and in extreme terms, you can even retire. Apart from personal things, I told the team to focus on the players a little more when they play with the top team, and everyone has a lot of desire to win, so I think the concentration is a little higher in that area. "
He didn't look very bright throughout the interview.
A good defense always gets cheers and praise, but it's because it's struggling with hitting. Park Hae-min is batting .225 (36 hits in 160 at-bats) with 10 RBIs, 24 runs and 16 steals this season. In particular, the scoring batting average is low at 135.
On this day, he only grounded out in front of the shortstop with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, walked in the bottom of the fourth inning, and grounded out in front of the pitcher in the bottom of the seventh inning and remained hitless in two at-bats.
The hit seemed to pick up in early May, but it has fallen again since the middle of the year.
When Hanwha fans said they didn't like it, Park Hae-min said "I think both sides will hate it." This means that fans of the opposing team don't like it when they defend and LG fans don't like it when they attack.
"When I hear that from the other team, I feel good about it…". Anyway, I'm trying to do my best where I can because I'm not good enough, and I'm trying a lot to make up for what I'm lacking." Park Hae-min said "You can't just defend yourself. At-bats return three to four times in a game, but defense may never have a hit in a game. I think we need to recover our competitiveness at bat to some extent."
"Now it's six consecutive home games, so I'm trying to come out a little early and take a lot of practice, and I'm watching a lot of videos.", he also expressed his will.
LG is also concerned that Park Hae-min's hit is falling. Park Hae-min is essential for defensive ability, so Park Hae-min's strike must be restored. So what I thought was Shin Min-jae, a center fielder. Since it is necessary to increase the hit while managing Park Hae-min's physical strength, I am thinking of putting Shin Min-jae, who has a good range of outfield defense, in center field. If Shin Min-jae plays a role as a center fielder to some extent, it is expected to ease the burden of physical strength of Park Hae-min, which will have a positive effect on hitting.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
