"Oh, my God!' Song Sung-moon opens the season on the injured list, "Aftermath of side injury, go through rehabilitation game → Will be able to return soon"

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San Diego Padres infielder Song Sung-moon (30) will mark the 2026 season, his first major league season on the injured list (IL).

Reporter AJ Casabel, a reporter for the Major League's official website MLB.com , said on his SNS on the 23rd (Korea time), "Song Sung-moon played in the Triple-A game today. He is scheduled to play in the spring camp on the 24th. However, he will be on the injured list early in the season due to the aftereffects of a side injury. However, when the Triple-A season begins, he will play in a rehabilitation game and will be able to return to the Major League soon.

Fortunately, the degree of injury does not appear to be serious. The club is expected to start Song Sung-moon's rehabilitation game as soon as the Triple-A regular season opens. If there is no recurrence of any pain in the rehab process, it is expected that he will be able to return to the Major League Baseball roster shortly after the start of the season

Song Sung-moon has been evaluated as the best third baseman in the KBO League over the past two years. In particular, he dominated the league by spending his career high season in the 2025 season. He also won the Golden Glove in the third baseman category with an outstanding performance of 0.315 (181 hits in 574 at-bats) with 26 home runs and 90 RBIs with an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.917 in 144 games. In recognition of his skills, he has succeeded in entering the Major League by signing a four-year contract worth 15 million dollars (about 22.5 billion won) with San Diego.

When he joined San Diego, he had high expectations for his "super utility" resources that could play all infield positions and outfield, but his injury was hampered. During domestic batting training, he suffered from being excluded from the final entry of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) due to an injury to his right internal oblique muscle. Fortunately, Song Sung-moon, who joined the exhibition game with a rapid recovery, reported his first hit in the third game, and in the game against the Seattle Mariners on the 6th, Masugil even operated a home run to finish preheating.

However, he was replaced once again complaining of side pain during the game, and eventually failed to play in the opening game. He recorded a batting average of 0.250 (four hits in 16 at-bats) and one homerun and one RBI in seven games in the spring camp. As expectations were high, the failure to join the opening roster is regrettable for him. However, expectations are still high that Song Sung-moon will be a great help to the team's batting lineup.

However, from Song Sung-moon's point of view, it seems more important to return to perfect physical condition and show the prowess of San Diego's "KBO's best hitter" on the major league stage, rather than regretting his elimination from the opening entry.

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