ies , ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es , ▁and ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ), ▁the ▁O rix ▁Buff alo es ▁of ▁N ipp on ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁( NP B ), ▁and ▁the ▁Han wh a ▁E ag les ▁of ▁the ▁K BO ▁League . ▁Park ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁South ▁Korea - born ▁player ▁in ▁ML B ▁history . ▁He ▁has ▁the ▁most ▁career ▁wins ▁of ▁any ▁Asia - born ▁pitch er ▁in ▁history ▁( 1 2 4 ), ▁having ▁passed ▁H ideo ▁N omo ▁for ▁that ▁distinction ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁playing ▁days , ▁Park ▁stood ▁ ▁tall , ▁we igh ing ▁. ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁Chan ▁Ho ▁Park ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁G ong ju , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁As ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁player ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁he ▁won ▁team ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁hon ors ▁three ▁consecutive ▁seasons ▁at ▁G ong ju ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁G ong ju , ▁South ▁Korea . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁M VP ▁at ▁four ▁national ▁prep ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁Park ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁South ▁Korea ▁national ▁baseball ▁team . ▁He ▁posted ▁a ▁ 2 . 7 6 ▁E RA ▁in ▁helping ▁South ▁Korea ▁ear n ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Asian ▁Baseball ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁competed ▁in