BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Park Receives a Bonus at San Antonio

Chan Ho Park received an extra bonus in San Antonio, where he is pitching for the Dodgers’ double-A club. “Nolan Ryan was down there, and Chan Ho went to see him and thought it was the greatest thing that had happened to him,” said Steve Kim, Park’s uncle and agent who lives in Los Angeles.

Kim visited Park recently and said his nephew is doing fine, but was a bit troubled that he doesn’t know when he is going to join the Dodgers again. “His pitch count has been increased, but he needs to develop confidence in his fastball and that’s one of the reasons he was sent down,” Kim said.

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The swelling in Pedro Astacio’s right hand is down and he is expected to start tonight against the Houston Astros. . . . Todd Worrell, sidelined because of a pulled muscle in his rib cage, is improving and appears to be on schedule to come off the disabled list a week from Friday.