Gone! Watch Byung Ho Park's first grand slam with the Twins

The Twins' rookie came to bat in the first inning of Sunday's spring training game -- and the ball went very high and very deep.

March 7, 2016 at 12:32PM
Minnesota Twins' Byung Ho Park, center, of South Korea, high-fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a grand slam in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte, Fla., Sunday, March 6, 2016.
Minnesota Twins' Byung Ho Park, center, of South Korea, high-fives teammates in the dugout after hitting a grand slam in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte, Fla., Sunday, March 6, 2016. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This is what Twins fans are hoping to see starting next month in when the home runs count for real.

Byung Ho Park came to bat with the bases-loaded in the first inning against Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi, who had a 3.35 ERA in 28 starts for the Rays in 2015. Two walks and an error had loaded the bases.

On the third pitch to Park, here's what happened:

After the game, he talked about the home run with La Velle E. Neal III. Here's that video.

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