'The Great Thief' Park Hae-min's clock runs backward! Countdown to KBO's first '13 consecutive seasons with 20 stolen bases'! '-3'

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LG Twins outfielder and national team member Park Hae-min (36), known as 'The Great Thief,' stands on the verge of an unprecedented record in KBO League history that no one has ever achieved.

According to the KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) on the 7th, with the game on the 7th approaching, Park Hae-min needs just three more stolen bases to become the first in KBO history to record 20 stolen bases in 13 consecutive seasons. Having already set the all-time longest record by achieving 20 stolen bases in 12 consecutive seasons for the first time in KBO League history last season, Park Hae-min will break his own KBO record of '13 consecutive seasons' by adding three more stolen bases this season.

He is truly the very embodiment of consistency. Park Hae-min successfully recorded his first professional stolen base on May 4, 2014, in a game against NC Dinos at Daegu Citizens Stadium while playing for the Samsung Lions, and has recorded 20 or more stolen bases every single season without missing a single one. The previous KBO record was held by Jung Geun-woo, who achieved 11 consecutive seasons (2006–2016 seasons) with 20 stolen bases while playing for Hanwha in the 2016 season, but Park Hae-min surpassed this in the 2025 season, establishing a dominant lead.

The record-making machine is already in motion. Park Hae-min added two stolen bases in a game against NC on the 5th at Changwon, bringing his career total to 476 stolen bases, surpassing the previous fourth-place holder Jung Soo-geun (formerly of Lotte, 474 stolen bases) to move into sole fourth place in the KBO all-time stolen bases category.

Among the top five all-time stolen base leaders in KBO League history, Park Hae-min is the only active player. Having claimed sole fourth place, Park Hae-min's next target is Lee Dae-hyung (formerly of KT), who holds third place with 505 stolen bases.

His pace during his prime was overwhelming. Park Hae-min won the stolen base title for four consecutive seasons from the 2015 season through the 2018 season. He recorded 30 or more stolen bases for five consecutive seasons from the 2014 season through the 2018 season, and 40 or more stolen bases for three consecutive seasons from the 2015 season through the 2017 season. In particular, in the 2015 season, he recorded a personal single-season record of 60 stolen bases, dominating the league, and from the 2014 season through the 2025 season, he never missed a spot in the top 10 of the stolen base category in any season.

It is quite curious to see how far Park Hae-min's feet, which make the aging curve irrelevant, will change the history of the KBO League.

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