Byung-ho Park

Byung-ho Park
박병호
Park with the Samsung Lions in 2025
Samsung Lions – No. 59
Designated hitter / First baseman
Born: (1986-07-10) July 10, 1986
Seoul, South Korea
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
KBO: April 2, 2005, for the LG Twins
MLB: April 4, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
KBO statistics
(through August 3, 2025)
Batting average.273
Home runs418
Runs batted in1,244
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average.191
Home runs12
Runs batted in24
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • KBO MVP (2012, 2013)
  • KBO Golden Glove Award (2012–14, 2018–19, 2022)
  • 6× KBO home run leader (2012–15, 2019, 2022)
  • 4× KBO RBI leader (2012–15)
  • 2× KBO slugging percentage leader (2012, 2013)
  • KBO All-Star Game MVP (2014)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Team
2015 WBSC Premier12
2015 Japan/Taiwan Team
Byung-ho Park
Hangul
박병호
Hanja
朴炳鎬
RRBak Byeongho
MRPak Pyŏngho

Byungho Park (Korean박병호; Hanja朴炳鎬; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.p͈jʌŋ.ɦo]; born July 10, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He previously played for the LG Twins, Kiwoom Heroes, and KT Wiz, and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). In the KBO, Park had two consecutive seasons with 50 home runs (2014–2015) and was the home run title winner for four consecutive seasons (2012–2015). He holds the KBO record for runs batted in during a single season, with 146 RBI in 2015.