PHILADELPHIA -- Chan Ho Park felt like a proud papa when he walked into the Dodgers' clubhouse on Saturday, the excitement radiating off his lips when he spoke about the gold medal the Korean baseball team won at the Olympics earlier that day.

"Amazing, isn't it? Amazing," said Park, the first Korean to play in the Majors. "I couldn't play, but I was dreaming that they would win, get a medal, any medal."

South Korea rolled through the Olympics with a 9-0 record, winning the country's first baseball gold medal with a 3-2 victory over favored Cuba in Beijing. The game ended dramatically, with the Koreans inducing a bases-loaded double play.

Although the contest started at 6 a.m. ET, Park said he got text messages from friends and family that kept him awake when he found out the result.

Park did not get to play for the Korean team, but he helped out by keeping in contact with the players. Besides sending good-luck text messages, he also provided general information about American and Canadian hitters and how to play certain situations.

"This is the biggest in baseball history in Korea, and it's going to start alerting baseball people about Korean baseball," Park said. "I just feel so happy for them. I heard what was happening after nine innings, the double play. ... It's unbelievable. I was wishing."

Michael Schwartz is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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