Park Hyun-june
Park Hyun-june is a South Korean pitcher. He previously played for the SK Wyverns and the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Amateur career
In, Park enrolled in Kyung Hee University after graduation from Jeonju High School. Park started to garner attention in when he pitched a no-hitter against Wonkwang University in the group round of the college national championship on September 12.In, as a senior at Kyung Hee University, Park led his team to win the college national championship and earned MVP honors, tossing a two-run complete game victory in the final and posting a 3–0 record and a 0.87 ERA through the tournament. In July 2008, Park was selected for the South Korean collegiate national baseball team to complete in the World University Baseball Championship as a starter in the Czech Republic, when he was one of the most disappointing pitchers on the team. He racked up a win against Chinese Taipei in the round-robin phase, which assured South Korea a spot in the semifinals. However, he finished the tournament with a 6.61 ERA and 15 runs allowed in 16.1 innings.
Professional career
SK Wyverns
Park was drafted by the SK Wyverns in the second round of the amateur draft. In the 2009 season, Park appeared in just 14 games as a setup man and posted a 5.82 ERA in 17 innings. After the season, Park was called up to the South Korean national baseball team and competed in the Baseball World Cup, where he was 1–0 with a 1.80 ERA appearing in 4 games as a relief pitcher.Park was selected for the 26-man roster of the Wyverns' first team at the start of the season. However, he was relegated to the minor league after posting an ERA of 12.50 as a relief pitcher.
LG Twins
On July 28, 2010, Park was traded to the LG Twins. The Twins immediately moved Park from bullpen to the starting rotation of the Twins' first team, where he emerged as one of the Twins' reliable starters for the next season racking up 2 wins with a 5.76 ERA in 9 games as a starter. After the 2010 season, Park was selected for the South Korean national baseball team to compete in the Intercontinental Cup held in Taichung. He hurled a complete game to lead South Korea to an 8-1 win over Japan in Round 2 of the competition.2011 is largely considered to be Park's breakout season, in which he pitched to a 13–10 record and a 4.18 ERA.