Hyo-Jun Park (Pittsburgh Pirates), who was named on the opening roster (28 players) for the first time after advancing into American professional baseball, went down to the minor leagues after a short major league career.
Pittsburgh relegated Hyo-Jun Park to the minor league Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.
Hyo-Jun Park was replaced by Anthony Alford, a starting right fielder who has recovered from an injury.
Hyo-Jun Park, who entered the United States under a contract with the New York Yankees in 2015, enjoyed the joy of being included in the opening roster for the first time this year.
However, Hyo-Jun Park was not given many opportunities.
Hyo-Jun Park played only 5 games and 15 at-bats and went down to the minor leagues.
Hyo-Jun Park's big league record this year is 3 hits in 14 at-bats (batting average 0.214) and 2 RBIs.
He hit his first extra-double of the season (double) against the Chicago Cubs yesterday (22nd), but didn't avoid a minor league relegation.
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