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KBO's representative steel king Park Hae-min (36, LG Twins) told his junior Kim Do-young (23, KIA Tigers) the secret to his long run.
Park Hae-min met with reporters at Incheon International Airport before leaving the 2026 LG Spring Camp on the 22nd and said, "I talked with (Kim) Do-young because I had the opportunity to get together in one room."
The story was recently made public through Kim Do-young on his way back to the national team. Park Hae-min and Kim Do-young trained together at the KBO Saipan camp in preparation for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC). On her way home on the 20th, Kim Do-young said, "I learned so much from my seniors. The most memorable thing was Park Hae-min, who interpreted it in the situation where I was placed."
The situation Kim Do-young said means injury in the 2025 season. Kim Do-young suffered a left hamstring injury from the opening game and returned to the first team in about a month. I hurt my right hamstring a month after my return. He was a little more cautious in his second return, but after three games in the first team, he felt pain in his left hamstring and was eventually out for the season.
Park Hae-min, on the other hand, is a steel king representing the KBO. Since his full-time debut in 2014, he has played eight games in all 144 games over the past 12 years. Even after moving to LG at the age of 32, he has not missed a single game in four years, and continues to play in as many as 589 consecutive games.
What was the special advice that the steel king gave to his troubled junior. Park Hae-min said, "I think you have to think first and react when you move your body. But (Kim) Do-young seemed to react to her body first. It was sliding that gave an example. I have to recognize it with my head that I'm sliding, so my body is ready and there is no difficulty," he explained.
"Doyoung reacts first and hits it with her body, so her body has a lot of load. In addition, there must be a preheating operation from 1 to 10 to accelerate when running. He has to go from 1 to 10 in turn, but DOYOUNG raises it from 0 to 100 as soon as he feels like an infield hit. In a metaphor, if a car accelerates quickly, it consumes a lot of engines. I wanted them to think that it would accelerate by raising it slowly," he added.
Slowly accelerating the acceleration didn't mean I couldn't use my speed. Park Hae-min has already won five stolen bases, including 60 steals in a season. Kim Do-young is also a player with speed and quickness recognized by Major League Baseball. Park Hae-min can take care of his speed and health at the same time It's what I said.
Kim Do-young said, "For sure, I thought there was a reason why Park Hae-min went on a business trip for nearly 600 consecutive games. I certainly had something to learn in that regard. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you so much," he said.
Park Hae-min, who heard this remark, rather said, "(Kim) Do-young seems to have accepted it well. I also thank you so much for saying such a good thing," he said with a smile.
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