Noah Benjamin Song (born May 28, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization, and a member of the United States Navy Selected Reserve.
[3][4] Undrafted out of high school, Song attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he earned an engineering degree.
[5] In his freshman season of 2016, initially throwing in the mid-80s, Song produced a 9–3 record with a 2.75 earned run average (ERA) and 57 strikeouts over 75+1⁄3 innings.
[25][26] Song spent his professional debut season of 2019 with the Lowell Spinners of the Low–A New York–Penn League, going 0–0 with a 1.06 ERA, a .167 batting average against, an 0.88 WHIP, and 19 strikeouts over 17 innings.
[30] On February 22, 2023, the Phillies announced that the Navy granted Song's request to change his duty status, allowing him to pursue his baseball career.
[31] In spring training, Song was shut down from throwing due to back tightness[32] and was placed on the injured list to begin the season.
[34] After rehab stints with the Double–A Reading Fightin Phils and Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Song was activated from the injured list on July 29 and subsequently designated for assignment.
[37] Song was originally accepted to the Navy pilot program in college, but had to change after being deemed too tall at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) to operate planes and helicopters in the field.
[14][6] Song was originally scheduled to report to Naval Air Station Pensacola on November 1, 2019, to start training as a naval flight officer and begin his five-year commitment to serve, until he was selected to play for the United States national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 tournament during November 2–17.
[44] In February 2023, the Navy granted Song's request, allowing him to change status from active duty to selected reserve.