| Park Byung-Ho | |
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| NEXEN Heroes — No. 52 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: July 10, 1986 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| KBO: 2005 for the LG Twins | |
| KBO statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Batting average | .207 |
| Home runs | 37 |
| RBI | 112 |
| Teams | |
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Park Byung-Ho (Hangul: 박병호, Hanja: 朴炳鎬) (born July 10, 1986 in Buan, Jeollabuk-do) is a South Korean first baseman for the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
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Park attended Sungnam High School in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. 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 June 2004, Park led his team to win the 59th Blue Dragon Flag National High School Baseball Championship, ranked first in runs with 10.
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 to clinch bronze, leading team attack alongside future KBO league stars Kang Jung-Ho and Choi Jeong.
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chinese Taipei | World Junior Baseball Championship |
Park was selected by the LG Twins in the first round of the 2005 KBO Draft. He entered the league with high expectation, 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 Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Baseball Team to serve two-year military service.
In 2009, Park came back to the Twins after being discharged from the military duty, but mostly served as the backup to first baseman Lee Taek-Keun, still hitting under the Mendoza line (.218 in 2009 and .188 in 2010).
On July 31, 2011, Park was traded to the Nexen Heroes along with Shim Soo-Chang for Kim Seong-Hyun and Song Shin-Young.
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