- Park Yong-taik
Infobox KBO player
bgcolor1=#000000
bgcolor2=red
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Yongtaik PARK
position=Outfielder
team=LG Twins
number=33
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|4|21
debutyear=2002
debutdate=April 2
debutteam=LG Twins
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.283
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=81
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=363
teams=
*LG Twins (2002–present)Park Yong-Taik (
Hangul : 박용택,Hanja : 朴龍澤) (bornApr 21 ,1979 inSeoul ,South Korea ) is an outfielder who plays for theLG Twins in Korean professional baseball league.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 inHavana ,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 theSouth 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 theAsian Baseball Championship inTaiwan . The team eventually won the silver medal, and Park was selected to the All-Star team.Notable international careers
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 inAnaheim ,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.
Notable international careers
References
* [http://www.koreabaseball.com/record/player.asp?player_id=72133 Profile and stats on the KBO official website]
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