Phillies make splash in international market with Korean pitcher originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Philadelphia Phillies have been one of the more notable teams when it comes to producing pitching talent over the last few years. This season has seen the rise of Andrew Painter, who was selected by the Phillies with the 13th pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, as he finally broke into the major league level, striking out eight batters in his debut in late March.Some could even point to Mick Abel, who made his major league debut with Philadelphia last season, going blow-for-blow with eventual Cy Young award winner Paul Skenes in that outing, fanning nine batters to get the win. While Abel was later dealt to the Twins in exchange for Jhoan Duran, he was still a product of the Phillies farm system.While there lies another top pitching prospect in Gage Wood, who was recently promoted to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils, it appears that Philadelphia just took a big swing on another pitching prospect, Chan-Min Park.Who is Chan-Min Park?Signed & sealed Welcome to the Phillies family, Chan-Min Park!We have signed Korean RHP prospect Chan-Min Park as part of our 2026 International Signing Class. pic.twitter.com/MZAGqfO0Ua Phillies Player Development (@PhilsPlayerDev) May 23, 2026On Saturday, the Phillies announced the signing of Park as part of their international signing class. According to Over Slots Joe Doyle, the Korean ace has four pitches in his arsenal, with his top speed in April reaching up to 94 miles per hour. While these numbers arent groundbreaking by any means, given that Park is only 17 years old, there is more than enough time to grow and improve his presence on the mound.In a report by The Athletics Charlotte Varnes, Philadelphias front office isnt certain on where their recently announced prospect will begin his time in the farm system, with their academy in the Dominican Republic or Clearwater both being choices.The organization is unsure where Park will start. The Phillies Dominican Republic academy or their Clearwater, Fla., complex are options, Varnes writes.More MLB news:Braves predicted to trade Bryce Elder for Lars NootbaarJacob DeGrom is only 149 strikeouts from 2,000 for his careerThree ways Pirates' Paul Skenes could lose NL Cy Young AwardGiancarlo Stanton has an absurd 2-for-4 streak going on for YankeesMets didnt want to trade Brett Baty while White Sox didnt want Mark Vientos in Luis Robert Jr. tradeHow Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto is connected to Rockies' Tomoyuki SuganoRed Sox never close on Astros Isaac Paredes tradeShohei Ohtani deemed more valuable than Aaron Judge in recent ESPN discussion piece