前职业投手Chan Ho Park成为首位购买美国职棒大联盟球队股份的韩国人,通过投资集团Team61向奥克兰运动家队投入7000万美元[1]。其中5500万美元已承诺,1500万美元待MLB批准[1]。Park将在球队老板John Fisher麾下担任高级顾问[1]。
投资集团Team61还包括演员Ken Jeong和Daniel Dae Kim[1]。运动家队正为2028年迁至拉斯维加斯做准备,计划在当地建设一座投资20亿美元、容纳3.3万人的穹顶体育馆[1]。Park职业生涯在1994年至2010年间投了17个赛季,战绩为124胜98负[1]。此前,Mark Cuban旗下的Harbinger Sports Group也宣布购买运动家队少数股权,已筹集超过4.6亿美元[1]。
Former professional pitcher Chan Ho Park has become the first Korean to purchase an ownership stake in a Major League Baseball franchise, joining an investment group led by Team61 in the Oakland Athletics [1]. Park and fellow investors, including actors Ken Jeong and Daniel Dae Kim, are committing $70 million to the team, with $55 million already pledged and an additional $15 million pending MLB approval [1].
Park will serve as a senior advisor to Athletics owner John Fisher as the organization prepares for its relocation to Las Vegas in 2028 [1]. The Athletics plan to construct a $2 billion domed stadium with a capacity of 33,000 in the Nevada city [1]. Park spent 17 seasons in professional baseball from 1994 to 2010, compiling a career record of 124 wins and 98 losses [1].