The Minnesota Twins have won the bidding for negotiating rights to slugger Byung Ho Park.

The Twins won those rights with a $12.85 million bid, according to sources. That's the second-largest bid ever paid to negotiate with an Asian position player, behind the $13 million the Seattle Mariners paid for Ichiro Suzuki.

Ho Park, a 29-year-old first baseman, has hit a total of 105 home runs over the past two seasons.

Per Major League rules, the Twins have a 30-day exclusive negotiating period to sign Park to a contract.