▁to ▁be ▁let ▁go ▁by ▁the ▁D od gers ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁team . ▁After ▁pitch ing ▁with ▁no ▁health ▁issues ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁National ▁team , ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁final ized ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Despite ▁being ▁considered ▁a ▁long ▁shot ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁st arter ' s ▁role , ▁Park ▁pitch ed ▁very ▁well , ▁but ▁was ▁ultimately ▁passed ▁over ▁for ▁right - hand er ▁Est eb an ▁Lo a iza . ▁He ▁was ▁eventually ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁a ▁fat igu ed ▁and ▁de ple ted ▁pitch ing ▁staff ▁three ▁games ▁later , ▁the ▁D od gers ▁purchased ▁Park ' s ▁minor ▁league ▁contract ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Park ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁start ▁as ▁a ▁D od ger ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁against ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Ang els ▁of ▁Ana heim . ▁He ▁allowed ▁two ▁runs ▁( one ▁earned ▁run ) ▁in ▁four ▁inn ings ▁with ▁no ▁decision . ▁This ▁game ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁historic ▁one ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ML B ▁history , ▁all ▁three ▁D od gers ▁pitch ers ▁who ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁this ▁game ▁( P ark , ▁Hong - Ch ih ▁Ku o , ▁and ▁Tak ashi ▁S ait