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Batting average
  
.249

Role
  
Baseball Player

Home runs
  
314

Height
  
1.78 m

RBI
  
995

Weight
  
88 kg

Name
  
Park Kyung-oan


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Park Kyung-oan (born July 11, 1972 in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a former South Korean baseball catcher and former Olympic bronze medalist.

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1991–1997

Park started out his career as a member of the Ssangbangwool Raiders.

1998–2002

Park was then traded to the Hyundai Unicorns, where he played for the next 5 seasons. It was there where he had his arguably best season of his career, hitting 0.282 and 40 home runs in one season.

2009

Park represented the Korean national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, leading his team to second place. A four-time Golden Glove winner, Park is considered by many to be one of the best catchers in Korean baseball history.

2010

In his 2010 season, Park became the first catcher in Korean baseball history to accomplish 300 career home runs.

2013

Since 2013, Park has worked as a General 2nd Manager for the SK Wyverns.

Awards

  • 1996 Golden Glove
  • 1998 Golden Glove
  • 2000 Golden Glove
  • 2000 KBO MVP
  • 2007 Golden Glove
  • References

    Park Kyung-oan Wikipedia


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