If you do it like Changgi, it collapses, but Park Hae-min becomes Hong Chang-gi. Swing just once. Four walks for the first time in 14 years since his debut. How did this happen
Jun 04, 2025
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The LG Twins should fill the void of Hong Chang-ki, who is unable to play in the regular season due to a knee injury. Park Hae-min and Moon Sung-joo, who played as top hitters for the Samsung Lions, were alternately put in the first man, but even though the hit survived, they were sluggish once. Recently, Park Hae-min has entered the No. 1 spot again.
Director Yeom gave the same advice to Park Hae-min and Moon Sung-joo, who were in charge of the first man. Just because he was the first hitter, he didn't pick out the ball like Hong Chang-ki, but he told him to play baseball in his own style. Hong Chang-ki has been LG's top hitter for six years. He has been crowned on-base king three times, reaching a career on-base percentage of 0.428. The reason for the high on-base percentage was due to excellent pioneering eyes. He also had a hit, but he drew a good walk. As Hong Chang-ki has been a top hitter for a long time, there may have been a perception that the No. 1 hitter should definitely pick a good walk. That's why if the first batter comes, it can happen to see the ball that would have been hit in the past.
Director Yeom said, `If you do it like Hong Chang-ki, it can collapse. "You have to play your own baseball regardless of your batting order," he said. "Our team has been playing aggressive baseball since the first pitch, but the on-base percentage was also good. He said that because he hits actively, he can increase the on-base percentage.
But a strange day came to Park Hae-min. He garnered four walks in an away game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 3rd. Park Hae-min, who was a top hitter on the day, failed to hit once in five at-bats with four walks and one sacrifice bunt.
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In the top of the first inning, he started with a walk on base in a full-count match against Mok Ji-hoon. As all the balls were concentrated on the lower side of the body, Park Hae-min walked out without hitting six balls at all. He also walked his second at-bat in the top of the second inning with two outs and a runner on the first base. This time, all four balls came low. In the second pitch, first baseman Shin Min-jae succeeded in stealing the second base, and two balls came lower with two outs and a walk.
He turned his bat for the first time in the top of the fourth inning with two outs and a runner on first base. I swung the first slider, but it was a swing and miss strike. Since then, three balls have come in consecutively, followed by a low strike on the fifth pitch and a low ball on the body once again on the sixth pitch. After that, Kim Hyun-soo scored with a three-run shot.
In the top of the fifth inning, he made a sacrifice bunt with runners on the first and second bases with no outs. However, as the pitcher's throw to the first base became a bad pitch, he advanced to the second base and later scored again with Moon Sung-joo's hit.
In the top of the sixth inning, he met with Han Jae-seung, but this time he stood still and walked. This time, all four balls came high, and Park Hae-min stood still and walked straight to get on base.
In the top of the eighth inning, he was replaced by pinch-hitter Choi Won-young in his sixth at-bat, ending the day's game.
On this day, a total of 22 balls came to Park Hae-min, of which 17 were balls, and only once Park Hae-min swung them. Three rookie strikes, and one sacrifice bunt. Strangely, it was a day when Park Hae-min did not get a ball worth hitting.
This is the first time Park Hae-min has had four walks in a game since his debut. There were a total of 11 walks, including nine when he was in Samsung and two when he was in LG, and it was the first time he had four walks.
Hong Chang-ki, who gets a lot of walks, also had four in a game, which was a rare record only three times in his career.
I didn't try to imitate Hong Chang-ki, but it was Park Hae-min, who accidentally came out as a top hitter, walked four, and scored two times.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
