Upon graduation from high school in 1998, Park entered Korea University instead of turning pro directly.

South Korea won the silver medal, and Park was selected to the All-Star team as an outfielder.

Signed by the LG Twins, Park made his KBO League debut on April 2, 2002.

In Team Korea's second game of Round 1 against China, Park hit a RBI triple to drive in Lee Bum-Ho as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh.

[4] From 2013 and until 2017, and despite playing in his mid- to late-thirties, Park batted over .320 and reached at least 150 hits in each season, and was widely regarded as one of the best contact hitters in the KBO.