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Padres are pushing Sung-Mun Song into an uncomfortable experiment with big upside Spring training is usually where teams pretend roles are neat and orderly. Starters start, bench guys bench, and everybody nods along like t...

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Overcomes oblique injury Song is slated to make his Cactus League debut in the coming days after recovering from an oblique injury he suffered while taking batting practice in January, Kevin Acee of the Sa...

Impact Song took his first live batting practice Thursday and said through an interpreter that he's "just waiting for a green light to play in a game." After primarily playing third base in Korea, Song is slated to fill a utility role with the Padres, seeing action at shortstop, second base and left field in addition to third base.

FEBRUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Projected for utility role The Padres expect Song to be used in a utility role this season, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Inked to a four-year, $15 million contract in December, Song primarily played third base during his time with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization. However, he also has ample experience at second and first base, and the Padres will try him out in the outfield, as well. Additionally, Song will compete with Miguel Andujar for playing time at designated hitter.

FEBRUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE

A Surprise Name Is Emerging as the Padres' DH Option for 2026 The Padres’ biggest signing of the offseason came in December, when the team added Korean star Sung-Mun Song on a four-year, $15 million dea...

FEBRUARY 10 • SI.COM

Sung Mun Song is already sparking an uneasy Padres health conversation San Diego Padres fans barely got a chance to talk themselves into the Sung Mun Song signing and we’re already staring at the first buzzkill...

JANUARY 17 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Padres' Sung-mun Song signing could be the first swing of a two-part plan Let A.J. Preller cook!

DECEMBER 28, 2025 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

San Diego Padres reveal new plans for recent NPB signing | Sporting News Sung-Mun Song may play in a new position next season.

DECEMBER 27, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Sung-mun Song could be the Padres' most useful player without starting every day The San Diego Padres didn’t hand Sung-mun Song four years and $15 million because they needed a new face to sit quietly at the end of the be...

DECEMBER 24, 2025 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Padres' Sung-Mun Song contract details are deeply confusing (and we can help) The San Diego Padres finally made it official with Sung-Mun Song… and then immediately dropped a contract structure that reads like it was w...

DECEMBER 22, 2025 • FRIARSONBASE.COM

Posted by KBO team The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization posted Song for major-league teams Nov. 20, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports.

Impact The 29-year-old Song has been a late bloomer in the KBO, slashing .315/.387/.530 with 26 homers and 25 steals in 2025 after he hit .340/.409/.518 with 19 homers and 21 steals in 2024. Song is primarily a third baseman but also has significant experience at second base and first base. He will have a 30-day negotiating window that closes Dec. 21.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE