Why was Song Sung-mun back with the Padres on Sunday?

He had been sent down to the minors six days earlier and was recalled from Triple-A El Paso before the game. The Padres also reinstated Samad Taylor from the injured list and placed Luis Rengifo and Gavin Sheets on the injured list.

What are Song Sung-mun and Kim Ha-seong doing this season in MLB?

Song is batting.198 with one home run, 16 RBIs and 13 steals in 63 games. Kim Ha-seong went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the Braves’ 3-2 win over the Rockies, and he is batting.081 with seven hits in 86 at-bats in an injury-plagued season.

Song Sung-mun marks MLB return with RBI for Padres

Q: How did Song Sung-mun perform in his return to the San Diego Padres lineup against the Tampa Bay Rays?

Song went 0-for-2 with an RBI, a walk and a steal after being called up from Triple-A El Paso just before the game. He started at third base and batted ninth in the Padres’ 5-4 loss.

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Summary

Song Sung-mun marked his return to the majors with an RBI as the San Diego Padres lost 5-4 to the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sunday. Called up from Triple-A El Paso just before the game, he started at third base and batted ninth. He also drew an intentional walk and completed a double steal for his 13th steal of the season. Kim Ha-seong went 0-for-3 in the Atlanta Braves’ 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.

Key Facts

Song was sent down to Triple-A El Paso six days before being called back up by the Padres.
His RBI came on a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning, scoring Taylor from third.
Song was intentionally walked in the top of the ninth and then stole second alongside Xander Bogaerts for his 13th steal of the season.
He is batting.198 in his first MLB season with one home run, 16 RBIs and 13 steals in 63 games.

By Yonhap

Published Aug 31, 2026 9:52 am KST

Song Sung-mun of the San Diego Padres runs to first base on a sacrifice bunt during a Major League Baseball regular-season game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Petco Park in San Diego, Aug. 10. AP-Yonhap

Song Sung-mun of the San Diego Padres has marked his return to the majors by collecting an RBI.

The Korean infielder went 0-for-2 with an RBI, a walk and a steal in the Padres' 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sunday (local time).

Song was called up from Triple-A El Paso just before the game and got the start at third base while batting ninth, six days after he had been sent down to the minors.

The Padres brought back Song and also reinstated outfielder Samad Taylor from the injured list (IL), while placing two position players, Luis Rengifo and Gavin Sheets, on the IL.

Song lined out to center in the top of the third inning and grounded out to shortstop Taylor Walls in the fifth inning.

Then in the top seventh, with the Padres up 2-1, Song hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Taylor from third to give his team a two-run lead.

Song was walked intentionally in the top ninth and then pulled off a double steal with Xander Bogaerts for his 13th steal of the season.

The Padres gave up two runs in the bottom ninth to send the game to extra innings. They scored a go-ahead run in the top 11th, but then the Rays walked them off with two runs in the bottom half of that inning.

Song is batting .198 in his first Major League Baseball (MLB) season with one home run, 16 RBIs and 13 steals in 63 games.

Elsewhere in MLB, Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his team's 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Truist Park in Atlanta.

The Korean shortstop is now batting .081, with only seven hits in 86 at-bats in an injury-plagued season.

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