Byung-ho Park

Byung-ho Park
Hangul	박병호
Hanja	朴炳鎬
Revised Romanization	Bak Byeong-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Pyŏng-ho

Byung-ho Park
박병호
Byung-ho Park; 박병호
	Park with the Kiwoom Heroes in 2019
KT Wiz – No. 52
	Designated hitter / First baseman
	Born: July 10, 1986; Seoul, South Korea
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	KBO: April 2, 2005, for the LG Twins
	MLB: April 4, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	June 28, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
KBO statistics ; (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.278
Home runs	362
Runs batted in	1,054
MLB statistics ; (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.191
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	24
Teams
	LG Twins (2005–2006, 2009–2011); Nexen Heroes (2011–2015); Minnesota Twins (2016); Nexen/Kiwoom Heroes (2018–2021); KT Wiz (2022–present);
Career highlights and awards
	2× KBO MVP (2012, 2013); 5× KBO Golden Glove Award (2012–14, 2018–19); 5× KBO home run leader (2012–15, 2019); 4× KBO RBI leader (2012–15); 2× KBO slugging percentage leader (2012, 2013); KBO All-Star Game MVP (2014);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing South Korea
Asian Games
2015 WBSC Premier12

Byung-ho Park (Korean: 박병호; Hanja: 朴炳鎬; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.p͈jʌŋ.ɦo]; born July 10, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the KT Wiz of the KBO League. He previously played for the LG Twins and Kiwoom Heroes, and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). In the KBO, Park had two consecutive seasons with 50 home runs (2014–2015) and was the home run title winner for four consecutive seasons (2012–2015). He holds the KBO record for runs batted in during a single season, with 146 RBI in 2015.

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