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    World Series champions Philadelphia sign veteran Park

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    Tue Jan 6, 2009 7:34pm EST
    Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Chan Ho Park pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning in Game 4 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Los Angeles October 13, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Blake

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - World Series champions the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a one-year $2.5 million deal with veteran South Korean pitcher Park Chan-ho, the Major League club said Tuesday.

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    "In Chan Ho, we've acquired a veteran guy who can pitch in either a starting role or as a reliever," Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in the news release.

    "He will come to spring training and be given every opportunity for a spot in the starting rotation."

    Park was 4-4 with a 3.40 ERA and two saves in 54 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season.

    The 35-year-old right-hander is 117-92 in 15 Major League seasons that has also included stints with the Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres and New York Mets.

    "I'm very happy to be a Phillie," Park told MLB.com. "It's an honor to be on a championship team. I was trying to beat them in the playoffs last year, and now I'm trying to help them win another championship."

    (Writing by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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