Song Ji-man
{{short description|South Korean baseball player}}
{{family name hatnote|Song||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Song Ji-man
| team =
|number=25
|position=Outfielder
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1973|3|2}}
|debutleague=KBO
|debutyear=1996
|debutdate=April 13
|debutteam=Hanwha Eagles
|finalleague=KBO
|finalyear=2013
|finalteam=Nexen Heroes
|statyear=
|statleague=KBO
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.282
|stat2label=Hits
|stat2value=1,870
|stat3label=Home runs
|stat3value=311
|stat4label=RBI
|stat4value=1,030
|teams=
- Hanwha Eagles ({{baseball year|1996}}–{{baseball year|2003}})
- Hyundai Unicorns ({{baseball year|2004}}–{{baseball year|2007}})
- Woori Heroes · Heroes · Nexen Heroes ({{baseball year|2008}}–2013)
| highlights =
- 2× KBO League Golden Glove Award winner (2000, 2002)
- 2× Korean Series champion (1999, 2004)
- 2000 KBO All-Star Game MVP
}}
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalSport | Men's baseball}}
{{MedalCompetition |World Baseball Classic}}
{{MedalBronze | 2006 San Diego | Team}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul = 송지만
|hanja = 宋志晩
|rr = Song Jiman
|mr = Song Chiman
}}
Song Ji-man ({{Korean|hangul=송지만|hanja=宋志晩}}; born March 2, 1973, in Incheon, South Korea) is a South Korean former outfielder in the Korea Baseball Organization professional baseball league. He bats and throws right-handed.
Professional career
=Hanwha Eagles=
Upon graduation from Inha University in Incheon, Song made himself eligible for the 1996 KBO Draft and was selected in the second round by the Hanwha Eagles.
In {{Baseball year|1999}}, Song joined his first 20-20 club and became a member of the Korean Series championship team. In {{baseball year|2000}}, he joined his second 20-20 club, batting a career-high .338 and having his first 30+ home run season (32), and won his first KBO League Golden Glove Award after the season.
In {{baseball year|2002}}, Song posted career-highs in home runs (38) and RBI (104), and won his second Golden Glove Award. However, Song was hampered by arm injuries during the whole {{baseball year|2003}} season, batting only .253 and hitting a career-low 9 home runs.
=Hyundai Unicorns=
After the 2003 season, Song was traded to the Hyundai Unicorns. In {{baseball year|2004}}, he smacked 22 home runs and drove in 74 runs, and led his team to their last Korean Series championship. In {{baseball year|2005}}, 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 the South Korea national baseball team. He competed in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March {{baseball year|2006}}.
= Nexen Heroes =
In the early 2000s (decade) Hyundai Group ran into financial problems, and eventually abandoned the Unicorns in {{baseball year|2007}}. The team was sold and became the Heroes. 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 the {{baseball year|2008}} 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.
In {{baseball year|2009}}, 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.
=Notable international careers=
| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|Year !style="background:#0A6EFF"|Venue !style="background:#0A6EFF"|Competition !style="background:#0A6EFF"|Team !style="background:#0A6EFF"|Individual Note |
| 2002
|{{fb|CUB}} |style="text-align:center"|Image:Silver medal icon.svg |.214 BA (6-for-28), 8 RBI |
| 2006
|{{fb|USA}} |style="text-align:center"| Image:Bronze medal icon.svg |.400 BA (2-for-5) |
See also
External links
{{baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br= |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=song--000ji-}}
- Korea Baseball Organization career statistics from [https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220250/http://www.koreabaseball.com/Record/HitterDetail1.aspx?pcode=96761 Koreabaseball.com]
{{South Korea roster 2002 Intercontinental Cup}}
{{South Korea roster 2006 World Baseball Classic}}
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Category:Kiwoom Heroes players
Category:21st-century South Korean sportsmen
Category:Hyundai Unicorns players
Category:Hanwha Eagles players
Category:KBO League designated hitters
Category:KBO League right fielders
Category:South Korean Christians
Category:Inha University alumni
Category:Baseball players from Incheon