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The reason why Song Sung-moon (30, San Diego Padres) was replaced after one at-bat after a home run was revealed. It was an injury.
Song Sung-moon started as the seventh batter and shortstop in an away game against the Seattle Mariners in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition game held at Peoria Stadium in Arizona on the 6th (Korea time) and recorded one hit (one home run), one RBI, one strikeout, and one run in two at-bats.
Starting with Song Sung-moon's home run, San Diego, which scored 12 points in the second inning alone, scored 28 hits in long and short, winning 27-6 against Seattle.
However, Song Seong-moon's name has not been seen since the beginning of the third inning. After the game, Sammy Levitt of San Diego local media '97.3 The Fan' said on his SNS, "Song Sung-moon was replaced today because he felt a tension in his right inner oblique muscle."
Radial muscles that have been bothering him over and over again were the cause. Song Sung-moon declined to participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to the diagnosis of rupture of his internal oblique muscle (side muscle) during batting training in January. He went to the Ijima Osteopathic Center in Yokohama, Japan for quick treatment, but the reason was that he could not play for the national team in 100% condition because he was found to be rehabilitated for at least four weeks.
Since then, there have been speculations that Song Sung-moon may have been exaggerating to miss the national team as he played the opening game of the Major League exhibition game against the Cincinnati Reds on February 27. It was that the recovery was too fast after rehabilitation after an internal abdominal muscle injury.
However, after seven exhibition games, he was injured again in the same place, and he could not be seen as a exaggeration. San Diego is also reportedly keeping a close eye on Song's injury.
San Diego reporter AJ Casabel of the Major League Baseball's official website MLB.com wrote on his SNS, "Song Sung-moon felt pain in his right radiative muscle. This is the same injury he suffered in the offseason. San Diego manager Craig Starman explained, "It's a precautionary replacement."
It's a shame because it's the news of the injury that came out after showing the best scene. On the same day, Song Sung-moon hit veteran right-hander Luis Castillo (34)'s 94.9 miles per hour (about 152.7 kilometers) fastball in the top of the second inning when the score was 0-0, hitting a 430-foot (about 131 meters) superior solo shot.
Castillo is a fastball right-hander with 84 wins in the Major League, boldly putting the ball on his body from the first pitch to Song Sung-moon, but rather saved the atmosphere. Local commentators also praised Song Sung-moon's home run as a "good sign."
Since then, the batters have exploded, and batters Il-soon and Song Sung-moon have entered the batter's box again with the bases loaded with one out. It was a full-count game against right-hander Tyler Cleveland, but he struck out a foul tip on an outside sinker. In the shortstop defense, Luke Reilly's 103 mph (about 165.8 km) fast ground ball was caught well in the bottom of the first inning and was forced out to second base, showing good performance in the ball and defense.
Song Sung-moon, who reported his first home run and RBI in seven games, raised expectations with a batting average of 0.250 (four hits in 16 at-bats), one home run, one RBI, three walks and seven strikeouts, and an on-base percentage of 0.438 OPS 0.806.
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