Byung-ho Park
| Byung-ho Park 박병호 |
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Park with the Minnesota Twins in 2016
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| Designated hitter / First baseman | |||
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Born: July 10, 1986 Buan, South Korea |
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| Professional debut | |||
| KBO: 2005, for the LG Twins | |||
| MLB: April 4, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| KBO statistics | |||
| Batting average | .283 | ||
| Home runs | 210 | ||
| Runs batted in | 604 | ||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .191 | ||
| Home runs | 12 | ||
| Runs batted in | 24 | ||
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Representing  South Korea
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| Asian Games | ||
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2014 Incheon | Team |
| 2015 WBSC Premier12 | ||
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2015 Japan/Taiwan | Team |
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| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Byeong-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Pyŏng-ho |
Byung-ho Park (Hangul: 박병호; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.p͈jʌŋ.ɦo]; born July 10, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in the Minnesota Twins organization. He previously played in the KBO League for the LG Twins and Nexen Heroes.
Park attended Sungnam High School in Seoul. Park first gained attention at the 38th President's Cup National High School Baseball Championship, where he became the first high school player to hit four home runs in four consecutive plate appearances on April 29 and May 1, 2004. In June 2004, Park led his team to win the 59th Blue Dragon Flag National High School Baseball Championship, ranked first in runs with 10.
In August 2004, Park was selected for the South Korean under-18 national team and participated in the World Junior Baseball Championship held in Taiwan. There he helped the team clinch bronze, leading the team's attack alongside future KBO League stars Kang Jung-ho and Choi Jeong.
Park has two consecutive seasons with 50 home runs (2014–2015) and home run title winners for four consecutive seasons (2012–2015).
Park was selected by the LG Twins in the first round of the 2005 KBO First-Year Player Draft. He entered the league with high expectations, converting his position from catcher to first baseman in his first season. However, Park batted a disappointing .190 with only 3 home runs and 21 RBIs in 79 games. In 2006, he batted .162 with 5 home runs, spending most of the season in the minors. After the 2006 season, Park joined the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Baseball Team to serve a two-year military service.
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