Twins prevail in bidding for Korean slugger Park

The Minnesota Twins won the bidding rights to Korean slugger Byung Ho Park for a $12.85 million posting fee, as Daniel Kim of Daum and Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported.

The posting system provides the fee to Park’s KBO team, the Nexen Heroes. The Twins will now work on a contract with Park and they must agree to terms within 30 days or he’ll stay in Korea and the Twins won’t have to pay the $12.85M.

Park, 29, is a first baseman who has shown major power in Korean Baseball Organization. Last season, in 140 games, he hit .343/.436/.714 with 35 doubles, 53 homers and 146 RBI.

An unknown team has won Byung Ho Park's negotiating rights. The Twins have won Byung Ho Park’s negotiating rights. (YouTube screen grab)

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