Park Hae-min, 36, a center fielder of the LG Twins in the professional baseball league, is a player who has strong and weak points. He boasts the fastest feet and defense capability among all players in the KBO league. Park has stole more than 20 bases every year since his debut in the pro league in 2014 and 2024. He is now in his mid-30s but ranked fourth in the league with 43 stolen bases last season.메이저놀이터

His range of defense is also among the best in the league, boasting fast feet and tremendous speed in determining batting average. There are many scenes in which other players have the ability to catch balls only by sliding, as well as the ability to quickly catch the falling ball spot, and to easily catch them with the main supporting force.
 
One disadvantage is that he is not capable of producing long balls as he is a good hitter. Moreover, his ability to draw walks is also at the average level of the league, so if his batting average does not reach the late-2030 range, his ability to produce hits will drop significantly. Park's career high of wRC+ (adjusted scoring productivity) was 109.6 in 2021 when he was with Samsung. wRC+, one of the most representative sabermetrix statistics, literally represents a batter's scoring productivity. It is regarded as the most accurate batting stat among existing batting statistics. A value of 100 is the league average, and if it exceeds 115, it is above the league average. If it falls below 100, it means it is below the league average. Park's career wRC+ is only 93.5.

Park Hae-min, who earned his first career FA qualification after the 2021 season, signed a four-year "jackpot contract" with LG worth a total of 6 billion won. Analysts said it would be "overpay" to give Park Hae-min 6 billion won, who has poor batting productivity compared to his fast-footed steal and defense capabilities. In particular, LG fans criticized Park Hae-min's poor batting performance, saying, "The cost ratio falls."
 
However, in the KBO league where "FA eat and run" is prevailing, Park is a "exemplary FA" more than anyone else. From the 2022 season to 2024 season, the first year of his transfer to LG, he has played 144 games in three consecutive seasons, keeping him in the middle of the wide-ranging Jamsil outfield. Thanks to his presence, LG pitchers can feel relieved when a hit hits a ball in the middle.
 

The home game against Hanwha at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 25th also revealed Park Hae-min's true value.
 
Starting as center fielder for the eighth batter, Park had no hits in four times at bat and struck out three. However, Park saved his team twice by banking on his "crazy defense," which is more valuable than hits.
 
In the top of the sixth inning, when the game between Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles and Hernandez of LG Elijah was neck and neck, Hernandez was hit by Kim Tae-yeon's long hit to the left-center field. However, there was no need to worry. Park Hae-min is in the midst of LG's outfield. Park ran to the center quickly and stretched out his arms, and the ball was sucked into his glove.
 

LG center fielder Park Hae-min shares joy with his teammates after catching a hit by Hanwha Kwon Kwang-min at the first base of the eighth inning of the game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins in the 2025 KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 25th. Newsis
When LG was leading 1-0, Park Hae-min had another good defense in the top of the eighth inning. With two outs and runners on the first base, LG Kim Jin-seong was hit by Hanwha pinch hitter Kwon Kwang-min. It was a hit that could be a Texas hit, but once again, Park Hae-min flew like Superman. He sprinted all the way to chase the hit and rushed forward, and threw himself away. If the ball fell out, the first baseman could have safely hit home, but Park Hae-min immediately caught the ball by diving catch. At that moment, Jamsil Stadium was in a frenzy.
 
LG, whose team atmosphere was heightened by Park Hae-min's good defense, beat Hanwha's bullpen in the eighth inning to score four runs and run 5-0 to seal the victory. Park Hae-min, who took the batter's box with two outs and runners on the second and third bases, which was already 5-0, was struck out, but he had already made enough money for his meal with two good defense.

"Today's game is a situation where ace pitchers from both teams continue to display good pitching, so I thought a small mistake can determine victory or defeat," Park said after the game. "All the players were focused, and I also focused more on defense, which led to good results." "I think it's my first time to have an interview as a coach after my debut. It's meaningful that baseball has shown that offense is not everything."