Chan Ho Park (Korean: 박찬호; born June 30, 1973) is a former South Korean professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball, Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball and Hanwha Eagles of Korea Baseball Organization. He was the first South Korean-born player in major league history. Park is the Asian-born pitcher with most career wins, 124. He passed Hideo Nomo for the most ever by an Asian-born pitcher in 2010. He is 6'1" (185 cm) tall and weighs 210 lbs (95 kg).
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