Park Sok-min (

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: 박석민; born June 22, 1985, in

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

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) is an

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...

who plays for the

NC Dinos The NC Dinos ( ko, NC 다이노스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Changwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Since 2019, their home stadium is Changwon NC Park. NC Dinos are owned by video game developer NCSoft Corpo ...

in the

Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...

. He is nicknamed Beu-Kol-Dwae (

: 브콜돼). He bats and throws

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Professional career

After graduating from Daegu High School in 2004, Park made himself eligible for the KBO Draft and was selected by the

Samsung Lions The Samsung Lions () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Champ ...

in the first round of the draft. However, he failed to make an impact in the rookie season, serving backup infielder during the whole season. After the 2004 season, he served in the military by playing for the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps baseball team from to . In , Park returned to the Lions and became the starting

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for Samsung. In 2015, Park signed a four-year, $8.12 million, contract with the

, becoming the most expensive third baseman—breaking the 4 year, $7.28 million mark previously set by

Choi Jeong Choi Jeong (Hangul: 최정; born February 28, 1987 in Icheon, South Korea) is a third baseman who has played his whole career for the SK Wyverns (known as the SSG Landers beginning in 2021) in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throw ...

of the

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—in the KBO. On July 16, 2021, Park was suspended the remainder of the season (72 games with 70 games left) after breaking

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social distancing rules.

Characteristics

His nicknamed Beu-Kol-Dwae (

: 브콜돼), which literally translates into broccoli + pig. This nickname derives from his stocky figure and curly hair.

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1985 births 2017 World Baseball Classic players KBO League third basemen Living people Samsung Lions players South Korean baseball players Baseball players from Daegu {{Korea-baseball-infielder-stub