In July 1998, as a sophomore, Park was selected for the South Korean national team again, and participated in the 1998 Baseball World Cup.
[1] South Korea eventually claimed the silver medal two times in a row, and Park led the team attack alongside cleanup hitter Choi Hee-Seop, going 17-for-41 (.415) with 10 runs.
In November, Park was called up to the South Korean national team for the 1998 Asian Games, which included professional players for the first time ever.
In September 1999, Park was selected by the South Korean national team to compete in the 1999 Asian Baseball Championship.
Team Korea won their two consecutive Asian Championship, and Park served as a backup center fielder to Lee Byung-Kyu in the tournament.
In November, Park competed for the South Korea national baseball team, which exclusively consisted of college players, in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup.
[3] Signed by the Samsung Lions after graduation from college in 2001, Park made his KBO debut on April 5, 2001, against the Hanwha Eagles.
On May 27, 2019, Park abruptly retired from professional baseball after getting caught driving under the influence of alcohol in the city of Daegu.