Park Min-woo (; born February 6, 1993, in
Seoul
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) is a South Korean baseball
second baseman
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for the
NC Dinos
The NC Dinos () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Changwon. They are a member of the KBO League. Since 2019, their home stadium is Changwon NC Park. NC Dinos are owned by video game developer NCSoft Corporation.
History
On ...
in the
Korea Baseball Organization
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.
Professional career
NC Dinos
In 2014, he batted .298 and scored 87 runs in 118 games, and ranked second in the league with 50 steals. He claimed the KBO League Rookie of the Year Award.
In 2015, he batted .304, 46 steals and scored 111 runs in 141 games.
In 2016, he batted .343, 20 steals and scored 84 runs in 121 games.
On July 16, 2021, Park was suspended the remainder of the season (72 games with 70 games left) after breaking
COVID-19
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social distancing rules.
International career
He represented
South Korea
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at the
2018 Asian Games
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.
References
External links
Koreabaseball.com profile
Min-Woo Park Baseball-Reference
1993 births
Living people
Baseball players at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in baseball
KBO League second basemen
KBO League Rookie of the Year Award winners
NC Dinos players
21st-century South Korean sportsmen
Baseball players from Seoul
South Korean Buddhists
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