He was considered one of the top defensive shortstops (along with Park Jin-man) in the KBO League.
There Park led the attack alongside Choo Shin-soo and Jeong Keun-woo.
After the end of the 2008 season, he won his first Golden Glove Award at shortstop.
He was expected to serve as backup to another defensive wizard, Park Jin-man, for Team Korea.
Appearing in all nine games for South Korea, Park Ki-hyuk struggled at the plate, going just 3-for-26 with 3 walks, but he filled Park Jin-man's void at shortstop perfectly, making numerous acrobatic defensive plays in the field.