A day after bolstering their rotation with a reunion with Michael King, the Padres addressed their offense by signing South Korean star Sung Mun Song to a three-year deal, according to multiple reports.
Francys Romero of BeisbolFR reported that the deal will guarantee Song about $13 million.
The Padres have not yet confirmed either Song’s or King’s agreement.
Song, 29, is a .283/.347/.431 hitter across parts of nine seasons in the Korean Baseball Organization. In 2024, the left-handed-hitting Song paired 19 homers and 21 steals with a .340/.409/.518 batting line across 142 games for Kiwoom Heroes, the team that employed former Padre Ha-Seong Kim for his final two years in Korea.
Song followed that up with 26 homers, 25 steals and a .315/.387/.530 batting line in 2025. The heroes posted him last month; his 30-day signing window was set to close Sunday.
Song played 548 games at third base, 194 games at second base and 85 games at first base in Korea.
How he’ll fit in with the Padres remains to be seen, though scouts have typically viewed Song as a notch below Kim, who broke with the Padres in 2023, winning a Gold Glove and hitting 17 home runs. Kim topped out at 30 home runs in his final year in South Korea.
This story will be updated.