MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have won the bidding for negotiating rights to Byung Ho Park, a 29-year-old first baseman who totaled 105 home runs over the past two seasons in the hitter-friendly Korea Baseball Organization.

The notice from Park’s team, the Nexen Heroes, that Minnesota’s bid was the highest was announced Monday by Major League Baseball. The posting fee was not disclosed by either MLB or the Twins, who said they wouldn’t comment on the process “out of respect” for Park and the Heroes. But according to multiple reports, the amount was $12.85 million.

Per KBO rules, the Twins have a 30-day exclusive negotiating period to sign Park to a contract. In the interim, Park will remain under control of the Heroes. If for some reason a deal isn’t reached, the Twins would get their bid money back.

Park has a career .951 on-base-plus-slugging percentage in nine professional seasons in the KBO. The 6-foot-1, 194-pound Park batted .343 in 2015 with 53 home runs and 146 RBIs in 140 games with 161 strikeouts.

His best fit with the Twins will probably be as a designated hitter, with Joe Mauer and the $69 million over three years remaining on his contract entrenched at first base. That leaves a logjam at third base with arbitration-eligible incumbent Trevor Plouffe, assuming he isn’t traded, and young slugger Miguel Sano, who hit 18 home runs in 80 games this season.