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He finished his first KBO season batting.192 with 14 hits and 7 RBIs.
朴鍾皓
He finished his first KBO season batting.192 with 14 hits and 7 RBIs.
He is a switch hitter, and throws right-handed. Upon graduation from Seongnam High School, Park made his KBO debut in 1992 with the LG Twins. After the mediocre rookie season, Park became a fixture in second base for the Twins in 1993 when he finished with a.263 batting average, 6 home runs and 33 RBIs.
In 1994, Park batted.260, hit 6 home runs, drove in 56 runs and stole a career-high 21 bases, playing in 105 games as a starting second baseman.
Prior to the 1998 season, Park was traded to the Hyundai Unicorns. In 1999, Park hit his first.300 batting average (301) in his pro career, amassing a career-high 10 home runs and 55 RBIs.
Park is the first player to win a batting title as a switch hitter in KBO history. He helped his team to clinch Korean Series title and won his first Golden Glove award at second base. In 2000, Park finished with a.340 average, becoming the first player to win a batting title as a switch hitter. After the season, he won his second Golden Glove award as well. In August, Park was part of the South of Korea national baseball team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
