All posts tagged "Park Byung-ho"

  • Minnesota Twins' Byung Ho Park, center, of South Korea, high-fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a grand slam in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte, Fla., Sunday, March 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
    Park Byung-ho hits slam for 1st spring HR

    PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Korean slugger Byung Ho Park hit a grand slam for his first spring training homer, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday. Park hit a towering shot...

    • Posted March 6, 2016
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  • South Korean slugger Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins gets a congratulatory hand clasp from team manager Paul Molitor after picking up his first preseason hit and RBI against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 3, 2016 (local time). Park had gone hitless, striking out three times, a day earlier. (Yonhap)
    Twins’ Park Byung-ho picks up first hit, RBI in preseason

    Minnesota Twins’ Park Byung-ho picked up his first preseason hit and RBI in Florida on Thursday. Park singled home a run in the bottom of the second inning against the Boston Red Sox starter Rick Porcello. It was...

    • Posted March 4, 2016
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  • Minnesota Twins' Byung Ho Park, of South Korea, walks off the field after striking out swinging in the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers, Fla., Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
    Twins’ Park Byung-ho gets rude awakening, suffers 3-strikeout debut

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Korean slugger Park Byung-ho’s Minnesota Twins debut did not go as planned, to put it mildly. He struck out all three times on just 11 pitches Wednesday in Florida. The 29-year-old power...

    • Posted March 2, 2016
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  • Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer (7) stands with teammate Byung Ho Park, of South Korea, during a spring training baseball workout in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
    Korean slugger Park Byung-ho adjusting to life in America

    The 29-year-old says he has found a lot of things he likes off the field – namely American food and driving conditions. He is scheduled to make his Twins debut as the DH against the Boston Red Sox...

    • Posted March 1, 2016
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  • Park Byung-ho puts on the Minnesota Twins uniform at a press conference in the Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel, Thursday. (Yonhap)
    Twins hope to hit it out of the Park this year

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Minnesota Twins take their annual winter caravan around the region, each stop is met with positive energy, even in a year with modest or low expectations for success. A glimpse of the...

    • Posted February 25, 2016
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  • Clockwise from top left: Oh Seung-hwan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Lee Dae-ho of the Seattle Mariners, Park Byung-ho of the Minnesota Twins and Kim Hyun-soo of the Baltimore Orioles will try to win major league jobs for the first time this spring training. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean stars looking to win big league jobs at spring training

    By Yoo Jee-ho (Yonhap) — Four South Koreans with All-Star resumes in Asia will look to win their first Major League Baseball (MLB) jobs as spring training gets underway. The 30 big league clubs have different reporting...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • Park Byung-ho puts on the Minnesota Twins uniform at a press conference in the Grand Hilton Seoul Hotel, Thursday. (Yonhap)
    Twins’ Park hopes Korean fans will start the day watching his game

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Given the time difference between the United States and South Korea, Major League Baseball (MLB) games are televised or streamed in the morning hours for fans here. And Park Byung-ho, who recently signed with...

    • Posted January 8, 2016
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