"It started like a god"

Professional baseball LG Twins center fielder Park Hae-min led the team to victory with his defense. On the 27th, Park Hae-min made three spectacular defensive plays during the game against Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium.

Manager Youm Kyoung-youb praised on the 28th at Jamsil Stadium while reviewing the previous day's game that the scene where Park Hae-min caught a sliding catch on a line drive was the most difficult catch compared to catching a double off the fence.

Park Hae-min, during the game against Hanwha on the 27th, ran to catch a double off the bat of Lee Jin-young just before the fence after one out in the second inning. Pitcher Lee Im-chan-kyu raised his arms on the mound and sent applause toward Park Hae-min.

In the third inning, the lead-off hitter Choi Jae-hun's line drive hit was caught with a sliding catch as Park Hae-min dashed forward. In the 8th inning, leading 2-1, Park Hae-min caught a hit ball hit by Florial near the center fence and received applause from LG fans.

When the story of Park Hae-min's defensive play arose on the 28th at Jamsil Stadium, Manager Youm said, "I thought he wouldn't catch it, but catching Choi Jae-hun's ball was really hard. When it came to Choi Jae-hun's hit, he started out almost like a god. As soon as it hit."

The game situation was also crucial. Choi Jae-hun's hit almost became a lead-off single. Manager Youm explained, "Since it was a no-out strike, if it had been a hit, it would have been the timing for the flow to move to the top of the order. Hae-min broke that flow well."

Coincidentally, after catching Choi Jae-hun's hit, Park Hae-min faced a crisis by allowing a double to Hwang Young-mook down the right field line.

Manager Youm said, "It's actually not easy to exclude Hae-min from the lineup at Jamsil. When we go to a smaller ballpark, we think about excluding him, so we're also considering Min-jae. When it comes to defense, Won-young can cover well enough, but in hitting, he's still lacking. So this season, when Hae-min takes a break (when injured), we're thinking about what preparations we need to make for that."

Manager Youm has recently been trying to make Shin Min-jae a dual position player in center field. He said, "From the game aspect, what Hae-min catches stands out. There are many catches that don't stand out. He catches one in two games, so initially the pitchers feel a huge difference with and without Hae-min. The pitchers like having Hae-min standing in center field."

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