FORT MYERS, Fla. -- As a youngster trying to justify himself as a first-round pick of his hometown LG Twins in Seoul, ByungHo Park would often take batting practice until his hands bled, according to reporters who covered him in South Korea.
Park had to compete with several other players for playing time on the LG Twins, the equivalent of the Yankees in Korea. But it didn't pan out for Park, who never hit higher than .218 or hit more than nine homers in five years with LG. It wasn't until a trade to the small-market Nexen Heroes that Park really took off.