Park Hae-min (35) of the LG Twins made a flying start at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. In the tight race between pitchers, Park showed stellar defense and defense in leading the opening three consecutive wins. After the game, Park's top and bottom of the uniform were left with marks on the grass in the outfield, not dirt.
LG defeated the Hanwha Eagles 5-0 at home on Saturday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. Tense pitching was staged until the very end of the game. Starting pitchers of both teams, LG Elijah Hernandez (seven innings) and Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin (six innings) pitched scoreless innings. 먹튀검증
LG's victory on this day has a solid defense hidden.
Park Hae-min, who started as center fielder for the eighth batter, quickly chased leadoff batter Kim Tae-yeon's hit to left-center field in the top of the sixth inning when the score was 0-0, and threw himself at the right timing to catch the ball. Hernandez bowed down to Park on the mound and expressed his gratitude.
With his team leading 1-0, Park again threw a short hit by Hanwha's Kwon Kwang-min at the top of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first base. The audience was full of cheers and sighs.
After the game, Park said, "I thought I could catch both. In the eighth inning, I was in a situation of two outs and one base, so I played a bit of back defense to prevent long balls, but I feel good because I think I cut the flow of the opponent team well because I got a good defense."
LG also hit straight balls with first baseman Austin and third baseman Moon Bo-kyung. Captain Park Hae-min said, "I focused more on both teams' ace pitchers when they were playing defense."
Park is good at defense and baserunning by using fast feet. As a four-time stealer, Park aims to steal 20 bases for the 12th consecutive year. He has also been recognized as the best in Korea in defense capability. It has won the Real Glove Outfielder Award, which players choose themselves, for the third consecutive year under the auspices of the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association.
However, Park had no hits in four times at bat on the day. His batting average for this season was .300 (three hits in 10 times at bat). "I don't think I had an interview without a hit. I think it was a meaningful game because I could show a little bit that baseball is not all about offense," Park said with a smile.
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