"It will come out as a result of hard work and preparation during the winter"...Park Hae-min of LG who sweated a lot during the off-season

"It will come out as a result of hard work and preparation during the winter"...Park Hae-min of LG who sweated a lot during the off-season

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"I think hard work and preparation during the winter will now come out as a result."

Park Hae-min (LG Twins) predicted his performance this season.

Park Hae-min, who joined the Samsung Lions as a reported player in 2012, is a right-handed and left-handed outfield resource. He has been wearing LG's pin stripe uniform since 2022, and has played as a team representing the KBO League until last year, posting a batting average of 0.285 (1,574 hits in 5,531 at-bats), 57 homers and 578 RBIs, and 411 steals in 1,528 games.스포츠토토

However, he failed to smile during the 2024 season. He played in 144 games, but only posted a batting average of 0.263 (127 hits in 482 times at bat) with 56 RBIs and 43 steals.

The desperate Park Hae-min sweated during the off-season. However, exhibition games that were held until recently did not produce as many results as he tried. He played in nine games, but only posted a batting average of 0.200 (four hits in 20 at-bats) and three RBIs.

Nevertheless, he didn't care. "We didn't get the results at the trial game, though. I thought we should get the results at the exhibition game because we had a bad performance last year," Park said after the media day of the 2025 KBO League at Lotte Hotel World in southern Seoul on Tuesday. "We had a bad performance last year, but we didn't get the results. Thanks to the preparation in winter, we got a lot better and better. I had a good feeling at spring camp and practice games, but I got a little disappointed at the exhibition games. I think we prepared well."

"In the end, what we prepared is not important, but the time has come to show it as a result. I think hard work and preparation during the winter will now come out as a result," he nodded.

There are many new foreign pitchers in the KBO League this season, including Cody Ponce (Hanwha Eagles), Cole Irvin (Doosan Bears), Logan Allen and Riley Thompson (NC Dinos).

"Overall, I think I've improved a bit. My standard has improved a lot. When I asked (other players) about players we had never played before, they said there were a lot of good pitchers," Park said. "We have to prepare well at bat for those areas as well. Our team is very good at preparing for the game, so we have to adapt and overcome it."

After being designated by LG as the 27th overall in the second and third rounds in 2016, he posted a batting average of 0.313 (770 hits in 2,463 times at bat), 16 homers, 280 RBIs, and 83 steals (OPS) in 715 games until last year, and suffered somewhat during the exhibition games. He played in nine games, but only posted a batting average of 0.192 (five hits in 26 times at bat). However, his teammate Park Hae-min did not worry at all.

Park Hae-min said, "You can see it after the opening. The Devil's Whisper we know will return. We will have him throw seven to eight balls from the first inning and get on base."

Meanwhile, Hong Chang-ki, who attended the event with Park Hae-min, was selected as the most demanding hitter by other team players.

Hong Chang-ki said, "I felt good that other team players thought so. I thought of making the players a little tired when I was playing, but it felt good."

LG aims to secure its first win with Yoni Chirinos as its starting pitcher in the opening game against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Tuesday. Lotte announced Charlie Barnes as its starting pitcher.

Hong Chang-ki said, "Bahnze is such a good pitcher, so we have to prepare well. Then we can win the opening game. I think it would be best to get (Bahnze) off in the early innings."