Park Yong-Taik

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Yong-Taik
LG Twins — No. 33
Outfielder
Born: April 21, 1979 (1979-04-21) (age 29)
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Korean Professional Baseball debut
April 2, 2002 for the Doosan Bears
Selected KBO Flag of South Korea statistics
(through 2007)
Batting average     .283
Home runs     81
RBI     363
Teams

Park Yong-Taik (Hangul: 박용택, Hanja: 朴龍澤) (born Apr 21, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea) is an outfielder who plays for the LG Twins in Korean professional baseball league.

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[edit] Amateur career

Park attended Huimoon High School in Seoul, South Korea. In 1996, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team that finished in the 4th place at the 1996 World Junior Baseball Championship in Havana, Cuba.

After graduation from high school, he got into Korea University instead of turning pro directly in 1998.

In his sophomore year at Korea University, he made his first appearance for the South Korea national baseball team, and competed in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup (this team was made up of only college players). In 2001, he competed in the Asian Baseball Championship in Taiwan. The team eventually won the silver medal, and Park was selected to the All-Star team.

[edit] Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Final Result Note
1996 Flag of Cuba Cuba World Junior Baseball Championship 4th place
1999 Flag of Australia Australia Intercontinental Cup 7th place
2001 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Asian Baseball Championship 2nd place All-Star outfielder

[edit] Professional career

Signed by the LG Twins, Park made his pro league debut on April 2, 2002. In the 2002 season, he hit .288 which was the highest batting average amongst the rookie players, and .300 in 2004, the first year of .300-plus batting average.

In 2006, Park was selected for the South Korean National Team, and competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Anaheim, United States.

Park has been batting 4th in the order of his team, but is well-known for a base-stealing slugger. He stole 40+ bases in his two seasons (2003 and 2005), and won the stolen base title with a career-high 43 in 2005.

[edit] Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Final Result Note
2006 Flag of the United States United States World Baseball Classic 3rd place 1st in triple


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