Ex-pitcher Park Chan-ho buys into Athletics, becomes club's senior adviser
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A consortium led by former Korean pitcher Park Chan-ho has bought a stake in the Athletics, a Major League Baseball club. The investment of $70 million marks the first instance of a Korean investment into a big league team. Park will become senior adviser to the Athletics' owner, providing consultation on player development and the club's strategies in Asia.
- ▪Park Chan-ho's consortium, Team61, has signed a strategic partnership with the Athletics.
- ▪The consortium will make an investment of $70 million, with the first installment of $55 million already completed.
- ▪Park will become senior adviser to the Athletics' owner, John Fisher, providing consultation on player development and the club's strategies in Asia.
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- ▪ (LEAD) Ex-pitcher Park Chan-ho buys into Athletics, becomes club's senior adviser — Yonhap News Agency
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:07:02 GMT |
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Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Park Chan-ho speaks during a presentation in Seoul, Monday, announcing an investment by his consortium Team61 into an MLB club, the Athletics. Yonhap A consortium led by former Korean pitcher Park Chan-ho has bought a stake in a relocating Major League Baseball (MLB) club, marking the first instance of a Korean investment into a big league team.Park announced Monday his consortium, Team61, has signed a strategic partnership with the Athletics, a team previously based in Oakland, California, from 1968 to 2024. They are currently playing in another California city, West Sacramento, and will relocate to Las Vegas in 2028.Park said his consortium will make an investment of $70 million.
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