| Song Ji-man | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1973-03-02)March 2, 1973 (age 52) | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| KBO debut | |
| April 13, 1996, for the Hanwha Eagles | |
| Last KBO appearance | |
| 2013, for the Nexen Heroes | |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Hits | 1,870 |
| Home runs | 311 |
| RBI | 1,030 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's baseball | ||
| World Baseball Classic | ||
 | 2006 San Diego | Team |
| Song Ji-man | |
| Hangul | 송지만 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 宋志晩 |
| Revised Romanization | Song Jiman |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Chiman |
Song Ji-man (Korean: 송지만;Hanja: 宋志晩; born March 2, 1973, inIncheon,South Korea) is a South Korean formeroutfielder in theKorea Baseball Organization professional baseball league. He bats and throws right-handed.
Upon graduation fromInha University inIncheon, Song made himself eligible for the 1996 KBO Draft and was selected in the second round by theHanwha Eagles.
In1999, Song joined his first20-20 club and became a member of theKorean Series championship team. In2000, he joined his second 20-20 club, batting a career-high .338 and having his first 30+ home run season (32), and won his firstKBO League Golden Glove Award after the season.
In2002, Song posted career-highs inhome runs (38) andRBI (104), and won his second Golden Glove Award. However, Song was hampered by arm injuries during the whole2003 season, batting only .253 and hitting a career-low 9 home runs.
After the 2003 season, Song was traded to theHyundai Unicorns. In2004, he smacked 22 home runs and drove in 74 runs, and led his team to their last Korean Series championship. In2005, Song had another solid season with the Unicorns, batting a respectable .271 and amassing 24 home runs and 74 RBI. After the 2005 season, he was selected as a member of theSouth Korea national baseball team. He competed in theinaugural World Baseball Classic in March2006.
In the early 2000s (decade)Hyundai Group ran into financial problems, and eventually abandoned the Unicorns in2007. The team was sold and became theHeroes. During a series of "fire sales" for the Unicorns' best players and franchises in the 2007 offseason, the Heroes kept attempting to trade Song for another big deal. However, prior to the2008 season, Song announced that he would stay with the Heroes, accepting the 60% salary cut offered by the team. In 2008, Song batted .280, accumulating 13 home runs and 62 RBI. On April 20, 2008, he hit his 250th home run, which at that point was good for ninth-place in KBO history.In2009, Song had an offensively productive season again, batting .289 and posting 22 home runs and 67 RBI. On May 19, 2009, he made the 1700th hit of his career, which at that point was the fifth-highest total in KBO history.
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Cuba | Intercontinental Cup |  | .214 BA (6-for-28), 8 RBI |
| 2006 |  United States | World Baseball Classic |  | .400 BA (2-for-5) |