Park Hae-min of LG has already reached 608 consecutive games played! Just 15 more games will allow him to surpass Lee Beom-ho, Hwang Jae-kyun, and Kim Hyung-seok, moving into second place all-time.

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He has already surpassed 600 games. Park Hae-min (36), an outfielder for the LG Twins, is continuing his streak of consecutive game appearances for the sixth year in a row.

On the 21st, Park Hae-min started as the leadoff center fielder in a home game against the Hanwha Eagles at Seoul Jamsil Stadium in the KBO League, recording 4 at-bats, 3 hits, no hits, 1 walk, and 1 run scored. He appeared in all 19 games for the team this season and has not missed a single game in 595 contests over five seasons since joining LG in 2022.

Adding the 13th games he played from the 2021 October 13 match against KIA in Gwangju during his previous tenure with the Samsung Lions brings his consecutive games played record to 608. Starting the season ranked sixth all-time in this category with 589 games, he moved up to fifth place after appearing in the match against Samsung in Daegu on the 19th, surpassing the legendary Kim In-sik (then with MBC, 606 games including 1 forfeited game).

He could climb even higher in the rankings in the near future. The next targets are fourth-place Lee Beom-ho (then with Hanwha, 615 games), followed by third-place Hwang Jae-kyun (then with Lotte, 618 games), and second-place Kim Hyung-seok (then with OB, 622 games), who are waiting for Park Hae-min. If he plays just 15 more games—meaning, assuming no games are canceled due to rain—he can reach 623 consecutive games played and take second place all-time in the May 8 match against Hanwha in Daejeon.

To surpass the all-time leader Choi Tae-won (then with Ssangbangwool-SK) with 1,009 games, he must continue playing for the next two years. If Park Hae-min plays all 144 games every year going forward, he will reach 733 games by the end of this season, 877 games next year, and 1,021 games in the 2028 season.

Even so far, this is an astonishing record. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) 2026 Record Book lists consecutive games played up to 28th place all-time (331 games), and there is no active player currently continuing the record after Park Hae-min.

Playing in even a single season is not something anyone can do. Last year, only six players appeared in all games across the 10th teams: Park Hae-min, Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha), Diaz (Samsung), Kim Ju-won (NC Dinos), Reyes (Lotte Giants), and Song Seong-mun (then with Kiwoom Heroes). In 2024, there were only five players, and in 2023, only Park Hae-min, making it an incredibly rare achievement.

Park Hae-min has already achieved this difficult feat for four consecutive seasons. For coaching staff to keep a player in the lineup, the player must not only be injury-free but also possess the necessary skills. This shows that Park Hae-min maintains his value through rigorous self-management and relentless effort. He also set a record of 448 consecutive games played from March 31, 2017, to May 22, 2020, while with Samsung, ranking 12th all-time.

As an offensive spearhead, he creates opportunities in the heart of the lineup, and his defense as the nation's top center fielder is excellent, complemented by his base-stealing ability. He possesses all three elements of offense, defense, and base running. Since he joined, LG was able to secure the championship they longed for in 2023 and 2025.

As the captain of LG, Park Hae-min is contributing to the team's high standing this season with a batting average of 0.250 (17 hits in 68 at-bats), 6 RBIs, and 4 stolen bases. Let's see how far the sprint of Park Hae-min, who has emerged as a new iron man, will continue.

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