page_title: Chan Ho Park
section_title: 2010: New York Yankees & Pittsburgh Pirates
hierarchical_section_title: Chan Ho Park / Professional career / 2010: New York Yankees & Pittsburgh Pirates
caption_attribution_description: English: Magazine cover of KoreAm from January 2010; Chan Ho Park
context_page_description: Chan Ho Park is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball, the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. Park was the first South Korea-born player in MLB history. He has the most career wins of any Asia-born pitcher in history, having passed Hideo Nomo for that distinction in 2010. During his playing days, Park stood 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 210 pounds.
context_section_description: On February 28, 2010, Park signed a one-year contract worth $1.2 million with $300,000 incentives with the New York Yankees. Chan Ho Park decided to play for the Yankees after rejecting an offer of around $3 million per year from the Philadelphia Phillies.
  Park got off to a poor start in 2010. In a widely circulated YouTube clip, he blamed his poor performance in one April appearance on a case of diarrhea. After struggling with a 5.60 ERA., Park was designated for assignment on July 31, 2010. On August 4, 2010, Park was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  On October 1, Park recorded a record for most wins by an Asian born pitcher in MLB history, tossing three scoreless innings for his 124th career victory. He passed Hideo Nomo for the most ever by an Asian-born pitcher. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
caption: On the cover of KoreAm, January 2010
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