▁about ▁to ▁deliver ▁their ▁first ▁child . ▁A ▁very ▁thorough ▁medical ▁exam ination ▁revealed ▁that ▁Park ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁con gen ital ▁defect ▁called ▁Me ck el ' s ▁di vert icul um . ▁Park ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁surg ery ▁and ▁only ▁six ▁days ▁later ▁his ▁wife ▁delivered ▁a ▁health y ▁baby ▁daughter ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁hospital . ▁ ▁The ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁post - season ▁and ▁Park ▁joined ▁the ▁post - season ▁ro ster . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Park ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁post - season ▁appearance ▁in ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁Division ▁Series ▁against ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁as ▁a ▁rel ie ver . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁career - high ▁season ▁batt ing ▁average ▁of ▁. 2 6 8 ▁from ▁ 4 1 ▁at ▁b ats . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁& ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁On ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Y on h ap ▁news ▁ag ency ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News ▁reported ▁that ▁Park ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year , ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁and ▁would ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁M ets ' ▁spring ▁training ▁facility ▁in ▁Port ▁St . ▁Luc ie , ▁Florida ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁a ▁starting ▁rotation ▁spot . ▁The ▁M ets ▁sent ▁him ▁down ▁to ▁Tri ple - A ▁New ▁Orleans ▁following ▁his ▁poor ▁spring ▁performance . ▁On