Education
Park attended Sungnam High School in Seoul.
Park attended Sungnam High School in Seoul.
He previously played in the KBO League for the LG Twins and Nexen Heroes. Park stands 6 feet 1 inch (185 m) tall and weighs 236 pounds (107 kg). He bats and throws right-handed.
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 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.
Notable international careers
KBO League
Two consecutive seasons with 50 home runs.(2014~2015)
Home run title winners for three consecutive seasons.(2013~2015)
= LG Twins 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 of Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Baseball Team to serve a two-year military service. Although he came back to the Twins after being discharged from the military duty in early 2009, Park continued to hit below the Mendoza line (218 in 2009 and 188 in 2010), mostly serving as the backup to first baseman Lee Taek-keun.
= Nexen Heroes On July 31, 2011, Park was traded to the Nexen Heroes along with Shim Soo-chang for Kim Seong-hyun and Song Sin-yeong.
In 2012, Park hit 31 home runs with 105 RBIs, and led the league in slugging percentage (561). Park showed improved performances in the 2013 season.
He hit 37 home runs, slugging percentage (602), 117 RBIs and scored 91 runs in 2013. He also played all 128 regular season games as the team"s starting first baseman and cleanup hitter.
In the last semi-playoff game against the Doosan Bears, Park hit a three run home run against Doosan Bears pitcher Dustin Nippert to even up the score from 0-3 to 3-3 with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning.
During the 2014 season, he batted.303 with 52 homers and 146 RBIs in 124 games with Nexen in the KBO. Major League Baseball
= Minnesota Twins On December 1, 2015, Park signed a four year, $12 million contract with the Twins.