[Official] Song Seong-moon recalled to MLB after 10 days → to start at No. 9 and second base! Faces Lee Jung-hoo

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San Diego Padres' Song Seong-moon (30) has stepped onto the major league stage once again.

On the 6th (Korea time), Song Seong-moon was named in the starting lineup as the No. 9 hitter and second baseman for the road game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, as part of the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season.

This comes after starting second baseman Jake Cronenworth was placed on the 7th-day injured list due to a concussion. MLB.com, the official MLB website, reported, "It is unclear when Cronenworth began experiencing concussion symptoms. He struggled this season with a batting average of 0.144 and an OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) of 0.468."

This is his recall to the majors just 10 days after being sent down to the Triple-A team El Paso Chihuahuas on the 28th of last month. At that time, Song Seong-moon fulfilled his dream of making his major league debut as the 27th player on the team during a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks and in Mexico.

This was made possible by utilizing the special overseas tour roster rule, which allows teams to expand their major league rosters from 26 to 27 players for series played outside the United States. He entered the game as a pinch runner in the bottom of the 8th inning with two outs and a runner on second base on April 27, was immediately replaced in the top of the 8th inning, and then was sent down to Triple-A the next day, leaving behind a sense of regret.

However, this time he is expected to be guaranteed sufficient at-bat opportunities. It is unknown when Cronenworth's concussion symptoms will subside. MLB.com also emphasized, "This is Song Seong-moon's first opportunity to play as a regular in the majors. Recently, he has recorded consecutive hits in eight Triple-A games, and on the 4th, he hit his first home run. Song Seong-moon is expected to serve as a backup at second base, shortstop, and third base."

On this day, San Diego lined up with Jackson Merrill (center field), Manny Machado (third base), Miguel Andujar (designated hitter), Gavin Sheets (first base), Fernando Tatis Jr. (right field), Xander Bogaerts (shortstop), Nick Castellanos (left field), Luis Campusano (catcher), and Song Seong-moon (second base). The starting pitcher was Walker Buehler.

Coincidentally, the opposing team is San Francisco, where Lee Jung-hoo (28), a former teammate from the Kiwoom Heroes days, plays. San Francisco lined up with Lee Jung-hoo (right field), Casey Schmidt (second base), Rafah El Devers (first base), Elliott Ramos (left field), Bryce Eldridge (designated hitter), Matt Chapman (third base), Willy Adames (shortstop), Drew Gilbert (center field), and Jesus Rodriguez (catcher), setting up a matchup between two Korean major leaguers.

The pitcher Song Seong-moon will face is San Francisco's ace Logan Webb. Webb, a right-handed pitcher who finished second in the National League Cy Young Award voting in 2023, has been somewhat underperforming this season with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in 7 games, an ERA of 4.30, and 38 strikeouts in 44 innings.

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