Former Twins Slugger Announces Immediate Retirement From Baseball
Summary
Byung-Ho Park, a Korean baseball player, announced his retirement from professional baseball. He played briefly for the Minnesota Twins in the MLB but had a successful career in Korea's KBO, hitting 418 home runs.Key Facts
- Byung-Ho Park is a Korean baseball player who announced his immediate retirement.
- Park played briefly in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins.
- In the 2015 season, he hit 53 home runs in Korea, which led to his MLB contract.
- He signed a four-year, $12 million deal with the Twins in December 2015.
- During his first MLB season, Park hit 12 home runs but struggled with a .191 batting average.
- He returned to Korea after 2017 and continued his career in the KBO for eight more seasons.
- Park is fourth on the KBO's all-time home run list with 418 home runs.
- He won the KBO Most Valuable Player award twice.
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