Chi-guk Park

Chi-guk Park (박치국)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 172 lb.

• High School Jemulpo High School

• Born March 10, 1998 in Incheon South Korea

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Biographical Information

Chi-guk Park has pitched in the Korea Baseball Organization and for the South Korean national team.

The Doosan Bears took him in the second round of the 2017 KBO draft. He struggled as a rookie in 2017 (1-1, 6.75 in 21 G). He improved to 1-5 with 3 saves and a 3.63 ERA in 67 games in 2018 as Doosan made the 2018 Korean Series. He was 6th in the 2018 KBO in games pitched.

He was the youngest pitcher and second-youngest player on South Korea's squad for the 2018 Asian Games (Jung-hoo Lee was younger). He got into three games. Against Taiwan, he relieved Woo-ram Jung with a 2-1 deficit and two outs in the 8th and retired Hsiao-Yun Chen. Deok-ju Ham took over in the 9th. Relieving Ham in the 8th with a 8-3 lead over Hong Kong, he pitched two shutout innings, allowing only a Ho-Nam Leung single. Finally, against China, he replaced Pil-joon Jang with one out in the 9th and a 10-1 lead. He gave up a single to Yunqi Song but retired Jin Yang and whiffed Zhenhong Lu to end it. South Korea would take the Gold and Park would thus be exempted from military service.