Hanoi Capitals Baseball

Former Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher, Mr. Chan Ho Park, who won 124 games in MLB, more than any other Asian pitcher in MLB, visited the Hanoi Capitals Training Center in mid-June to give a talk and clinic with the Hanoi Capitals players.  Mr. Chan Ho Park was visiting through a program of the Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund, whose delegation was lead by Mr. Choi of Korea EximBank.  Mr. Park is the EDCF Goodwill Ambassador.

Mr. Chan Ho Park was the first South Korean baseball player in MLB.  He had a long MLB career of 17 years, and pitched in the 2001 MLB All-Star Game and struck out over 1,700 batters.

Notably, Mr. Park shared important life lessons on never giving up, overcoming fear, focusing, and helping others.  Below are some pictures of Mr. Park's baseball clinic in Hanoi with members of Vietnam's 16U Colt Baseball team that has qualified for the 16U Colt World Series in Indiana, USA in August, and younger Capitals players. 

Korea is one of Vietnam's biggest investors and has strong cooperation in cultures and sports.  The Hanoi baseball community thanks Mr. Park and EDCF for their time and effort to help the youth teams here.  Mr. Park also donated several gloves and catcher's gear to the Capitals program.

Below - Chan Ho Park with 16U Captain Nhu Ngoc Quoc Thinh (jersey in Pony Hall of Fame for first HR for VN in international competition) and Nguyen Tong Hai (member of Michigan state champion teams in football and baseball)

Chan Ho Park instructs the players on focus, overcoming fear, never giving up and helping others.

Chan Ho Park as an L.A. Dodger All-Star Pitcher