omo ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁ever ▁by ▁an ▁Asian - born ▁pitch er . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁O rix ▁Buff alo es ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Park ▁signed ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁O rix ▁Buff alo es ▁of ▁N ipp on ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Han wh a ▁E ag les ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Park ▁signed ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Han wh a ▁E ag les ▁of ▁Korea ▁Baseball ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Park ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁guarantee ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁$ 3 5 . 5 k ▁( <0xE2> <0x82> <0xA9> 4 0 ▁million ) ▁of ▁his ▁sal ary ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁amateur ▁baseball ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁His ▁contract ▁bonus ▁has ▁potential ▁ear nings ▁at ▁up ▁to ▁$ 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( <0xE2> <0x82> <0xA9> 6 0 0 ▁million ) ▁in ▁which ▁Park ▁would ▁don ate ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁this ▁sal ary ▁to ▁fund ▁efforts ▁to ▁build ▁amateur ▁baseball ▁with ▁youth ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Park ▁posted ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 - 1 0 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 0 6 ▁E RA