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SSG Landers' Kim Min (27) has just one hold remaining to become the 7th player in KBO history to record 20 holds for three consecutive seasons.
Kim Min began his professional career as a starting pitcher after joining KT in the 2018 season. In mid-2020, Kim Min switched to a relief pitcher role and recorded his first hold of his debut on September 6 against Kiwoom at Gocheok Sky Dome.
Kim Min's substantial accumulation of holds began in the 2024 season. On June 30, 2024, during the first game of a doubleheader against Suwon Samsung, he recorded his 10th hold of the season, achieving his first two-digit total of holds, and finished the season with 21 holds, successfully breaking the 20th-hold mark for the first time in a single season.
After being traded to SSG, Kim Min demonstrated his presence by setting a new personal record for most holds in a single season (22 holds) during his first year with the team in the 2025 season.
This season, Kim Min has stably protected SSG's bullpen. On the previous day (the 16th), against Lotte at Sajik Stadium, he recorded his 19th hold of the season, leaving just one more hold to achieve 20 holds for three consecutive seasons.
If Kim Min achieves this record, he will become the 7th player in KBO history to record 20 holds for three consecutive seasons.
An Ji-man (former Samsung, 2012–2015 seasons) and Gu Seung-min (Lotte, 2020–2023 seasons) hold the longest record in this category with four consecutive seasons of 20 holds.
Following them are Ju Kwon (KT, 2019–2021 seasons), Jung Woo-young (LG, 2020–2022 seasons), Kim Jin-seong (LG, 2023–2025 seasons), and Noh Gyeong-eun (SSG, 2023–2025 seasons), who have all recorded 20 holds for three consecutive seasons.
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