Chan Ho Park Chan Ho Park Chan Ho Park ((; ; born June 30, 1973) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He was the first South Korean-born player in major league history. Park has the most career wins, 124, of any Asian-born pitcher in history. He passed Hideo Nomo for the most ever by an Asian-born pitcher
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