CHICAGO -- Twins rookie Byung Ho Park didn't start for the second day in a row Thursday in the series finale against the White Sox, and the designated hitter has only played three games on the road trip amid an extensive slump at the plate.
Park, 29, signed with Minnesota in December after hitting 50-plus homers each of the past two seasons with the Nexen Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. He's hitting just .071 with 22 strikeouts in his past 12 games, and hit .136 with 27 strikeouts in 19 games in the month of June.