South Korean baseball player
Baseball player
Song Seung-jun
(
Korean
:
송승준
;
Hanja
:
宋勝準
; born June 29, 1980 in
Busan
,
South Korea
) is a South Korean former
professional baseball
player. A
pitcher
, Song played for the
Lotte Giants
in the
Korea Baseball Organization
. Prior to playing for Lotte, Song played
minor league baseball
in the United States from 1999 through 2006. He bats and throws right-handed. Song's bread-and-butter pitch is a
forkball
.
[1]
Amateur career
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Song attended Kyungnam High School in
Busan
,
South Korea
. In September 1998, he was selected for the South Korean national junior team, and participated in the 3rd Asian Junior Baseball Championship in
Osaka
, Japan, along with
Baek Cha-Seung
,
Lee Jong-Wook
and
Lee Jin-Young
. He helped lead the baseball team to the Korean national high school championship in 1998.
[2]
[3]
Notable international careers
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Year
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Venue
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Competition
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Team
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Individual Note
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1998
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Japan
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Asian Junior Baseball Championship
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Professional career
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Minor League Baseball
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Though Song was the first overall selection in the
Korea Baseball Organization
(KBO) amateur draft,
[4]
Song signed with the
Boston Red Sox
of
Major League Baseball
as an amateur
free agent
in February 1999, receiving a $800,000
signing bonus
.
[3]
He started his professional career in the
Rookie-level
Gulf Coast League
(GCL) with the
GCL Red Sox
that season.
[5]
He pitched for the
Lowell Spinners
of the
Class A-Short Season
New York?Pennsylvania League
in 2000.
[6]
In 2001, Song began the season with the
Augusta GreenJackets
of the
Class A
South Atlantic League
(SAL), earning the victory in the SAL All-Star Game.
[7]
He received a promotion to the
Sarasota Red Sox
of the
Class A-Advanced
Florida State League
on his 21st birthday.
[8]
He finished the season with a 1.90
earned run average
, finishing second in
minor league baseball
behind
Josh Beckett
, and 135
strikeouts
in 138
innings pitched
.
[3]
He was named Minor League Player of the Year by
Baseball America
. He also competed in the 2001
All-Star Futures Game
as a member of World Team.
[3]
Prior to the 2002 season, Song was rated as the 60th-best prospect in baseball by
Baseball America
.
[9]
In 2002, he played for the
Trenton Thunder
of the
Class AA
Eastern League
, and competed in the 2002 All-Star Futures Game.
[10]
That season, the
Boston Red Sox
traded Song to the
Montreal Expos
with
Sun-Woo Kim
for
Cliff Floyd
.
[3]
In April 2003, while pitching for the
Harrisburg Senators
, the Expos' Class AA affiliate in the Eastern League, Song threw a
no-hitter
.
[11]
[12]
He was selected again as a member of World Team for the 2003 All-Star Futures Game.
[13]
This made Song the first three-time participant in the All-Star Futures Game.
[14]
Later that year, the Expos attempted to trade Song and
Josh McKinley
to the
Texas Rangers
for
Juan Gonzalez
, but Gonzalez used a no-trade clause in his contract to block the deal.
[15]
In 2004, the Expos optioned Song to the
Edmonton Trappers
of the
Class AAA
Pacific Coast League
.
[16]
[17]
After the 2004 season, the
Toronto Blue Jays
claimed Song off of
waivers
.
[16]
In 2005, he pitched for the
San Francisco Giants
organization. In 2006, he pitched for the
Wichita Wranglers
, the
Kansas City Royals
' Class AA affiliate, in the
Texas League
.
[18]
He appeared in the Texas League All-Star Game.
[19]
KBO League
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Song transferred to the
Lotte Giants
of the KBO, who signed him to one-year contract for $300,000 in March 2007.
[14]
Song led the Giants in wins in 2010, and was selected to start the first game of the playoffs.
[20]
Between 2008 and 2011, Song won at least 12 games a year for the Giants. In 2012, he was named a starter in the KBO All-Star Game,
[21]
as the fans voted for ten Giants as starters.
[22]
In 2016, he grade down in 1st major in Lotte. Because of his Fascia rupture, his doctor said that he will need to cure of two weeks.
[23]
International career
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Song was named to the preliminary roster for the
2008 Beijing Olympic Games
in July 2007,
[14]
and made the final 24-man roster in July 2008, his first major international competition.
[24]
Song started two games at the Olympics. On August 14, he pitched six scoreless innings against the
Chinese national baseball team
, giving up only two hits while striking out nine. On August 19, Song pitched
6
+
1
⁄
3
innings against
Cuban national baseball team
, allowing three runs and five hits to earn the win for South Korea.
[25]
Notable international careers
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Year
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Venue
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Competition
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Team
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Individual Note
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2008
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China
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Olympic Games
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1-0; 2.19 ERA (2 G, 12.1 IP, 3 ER, 12 K)
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Filmography
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Television show
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See also
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References
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a2017001 (Yonhap).
"After horrendous 2016, right-hander enjoying renaissance,"
The Korea Herald
(May 11, 2017).
- ^
Whiteside, Larry (1999-02-03).
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. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com
. Retrieved
2012-08-28
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"Baseball America Online ? Trade Central"
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. Retrieved
2012-08-28
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Bangor Daily News
via Google News Archive Search
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Beaton, Rod (1999-06-15).
"Majors tap South Korea for talent Young arms deal with new culture, troubles on field"
. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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"P-Mets open in Lowell tonight with Joey Cole on the mound"
.
Berkshire Eagle, The
. 2000-06-20.
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The Madison Courier
via Google News Archive Search
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Hohler, Bob (2001-07-01).
"Top Prospect Song Moving Up Charts"
. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com
. Retrieved
2012-08-28
.
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"All-Time Top 100 Prospects"
. Baseball America
. Retrieved
August 28,
2012
.
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Stephanie Storm.
"Article | Eastern League News"
. Milb.com
. Retrieved
2012-08-28
.
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"Philadelphia Inquirer: Search Results"
. 2003-04-29.
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"Leave 'em in, take 'em out, leave 'em in ... ? MLB ? ESPN"
. Sports.espn.go.com. 2003-04-29
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Jonathan Mayo.
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. Mlb.mlb.com
. Retrieved
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"Korean Baseball Team Adds New Arms for Beijing Qualifiers"
.
The Korea Times
. 2007-08-28
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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"Star Telegram: Search Results"
. 2003-06-25.
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"NewsLibrary.com ? newspaper archive, clipping service ? newspapers and other news sources"
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. Retrieved
2012-08-29
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"Wichita Eagle: Search Results"
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Capital, The (2006-06-06).
"Local sports notes"
. CJOnline.com
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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"Bears, Giants face off in first-round playoff today"
.
The Korea Times
. 2010-09-28
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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"Lotte Giants Team Named All Star Starters"
. Busan Haps
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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"All-Giants Game"
.
The Korea Times
. 10 July 2012
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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Kwon, Ki boem.
"송승준, 筋膜破裂 2週 治療 診斷…1軍 엔트리 抹消"
.
2016-04-16
. Retrieved
2016-04-16
.
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"Olympic Team Finalizes Roster"
.
The Korea Times
. 2008-07-14
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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"Korea Roughs Up Cuba, Stays Unbeaten"
.
The Korea Times
. 2008-08-19
. Retrieved
2012-08-29
.
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Kang Ae-ran (April 21, 2022).
"이승엽·박용택 等 레전드 總出動…藝能 '最强野球' 上半期 放送"
[Lee Seung-yeop, Park Yong-taek, etc. Legends all dispatched… 'Strongest Baseball' broadcast in the first half of the entertainment show] (in Korean).
Yonhap News Agency
. Retrieved
April 21,
2022
– via
Naver
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