Every 20 years, LG's steal king was born? Kim Jae-bak in 1985 → Park Yong-taek in 2005 → Park Hae-min in 25. I don't want to miss the steal king who came into Park Hae-min's hands in July

Jul 15, 2025

The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Park Hae-min hit a triple in front of left field, and when Stone missed the ball, he rushed home and scored. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/

The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. In the bottom of the second inning, Park Hae-min is succeeding in stealing second base in Shin Min-jae's at-bat with one out and a runner on first base. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/

A game between LG and NC at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. LG Park Hae-min, who stole second base in the bottom of the seventh inning, succeeded in stealing second base. With this steal, Park Hae-min succeeded in stealing 20 times for 12 consecutive years. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.17/

Will Park Hae-min be able to do the 20-year cycle 'LG steal king'.

The LG Twins are a little unfamiliar with the title of the steal king. Except for Lee Dae-dae, I can't think of a person from LG who can be called 'Daedo (盜)'. Still, LG had a steal king title holder in addition to Lee Dae-hyung. During the MBC Blue Dragon era, LG's predecessor, former coach Kim Jae-bak was the steal king with 50 stolen bases in 1985, and 20 years later in 2005, LG legend Park Yong-taek won the steal king title with 43.

Lee Dae-hyung became the steal king for four consecutive years from 2007 to 2010, recording the most consecutive steal king tie with Jung Soo-geun (1998-2001) and Park Hae-min (2015-2018).

Since Lee Dae-hyung, LG has not had a steal king. Shin Min-jae recorded 37 in 2023, ranking second after Doosan's Jung Soo-bin (39).

Park Hae-min, who came to LG in 2022, is fast on his feet, but he has been away from the steal king since the steal king for four consecutive years in 2018. Park Hae-min, who remained second to Hanwha Shim Woo-joon (KT, 35 at the time) with 34 in 2020 when he was in Samsung, failed to compete for first place, falling to third place in 2021. Last year, it exceeded 40 steals for the first time in seven years after 40 in 2017 with 43 but remained in fourth place.

He is again trying to win his fifth title this year and his first stolen base since moving to LG. In the last three consecutive games of the first half against the Kiwoom Heroes, he added four stolen bases and finished the first half with 29 first. He is four behind Jung Joon-jae (25) of SSG Landers, who is ranked second. He also set a new record of 20 steals for 12 consecutive years since 2014.

Park Hae-min, who made 9 out of 11 successful attempts by April and started with a good success rate of 81.8%, has had a lower success rate of 8 out of 12 successful attempts in May (66.7 percent success rate) and only 7 out of 11 attempts in June (63.6 percent success rate), but he has made all 5 attempts in July and has a 100% success rate. The season's success rate is 74.4 percent.

If Park Hae-min becomes the steal king this time, he will set a rare record of LG's steal king for the first time in 15 years since Lee Dae-hyung in 2010 and another LG player becoming the steal king for the first time in 20 years following 1985 and 2005. It is also significant to Park Hae-min. He will be the fifth steal king of his career since 2018 and the first steal king after moving to LG. Becoming LG's fourth stealer in his career.

Regarding the No. 1 steal, Park Hae-min said, `These days, the success rate has increased, so I see it positively. The focus is on increasing the success rate rather than the number, but coach Jung Soo-sung and coach Song Ji-man seem to be preparing well because they analyzed their power well before the game. Thank you to the coaches."

In the game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 12th, Park Hae-min is happy after hitting a hit in the bottom of the 6th inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.12/

The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. He is welcomed after Park Hae-min hit a ball in front of left field in the bottom of the seventh inning, and when Stone missed the ball, he rushed home and scored. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/

The Kiwoom-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 9th. Park Hae-min runs home when Shin Min-jae hits with one out and third base in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.9/

He did not hide his feelings for the stolen base king. "I don't want to miss the steal king who got my hands on me. I want to do it while increasing the success ratePark Hae-min " remembers saying, "I want Dae-hyung (Lee) to be the steal king." I want to take care of my physical strength, focus well, and get on base a lot, and bring the title of steal king"

It is natural that there are more chances to steal bases only when you overcome the hot summer and get on base a lot. He has recently been hearing more words 'Iron' than 'Dolu Wang'. This is because Jeon Kyung-gi has been playing since the match against KIA in Gwangju on October 13, 2021. A total of 533 consecutive games have been played until the first half of the year.

When asked why he could continue to participate in the game, Park Hae-min said, `There are a lot of people who ask, but I don't know if it's hard because I think it's natural to go out every game, and I think I think I'm passing by thinking that because I've been doing it every year.' "If you think it's as hard as you want to lie down and sleep when you're lying down, it's infinitely hard," he said. "Going to 144 games, running, stealing, and playing well…". I think it's my job to do what I can do." said the importance of being mindful.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.