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Noah Song

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. Song played college baseball for the Navy Midshipmen, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2019. That season, he led NCAA Division I baseball in strikeouts, and in strikeouts-per-nine-innings. His fastball has been measured at 99 miles per hour (159 km/h). Song did not play professional baseball during the 2020–2022 seasons due to serving as an officer in the Navy.

Song graduated from Claremont High School in Claremont, California, in 2015. Playing baseball for the high school team, in 2015 he received a Perfect Game All-California honorable mention and was named to the All-Sierra League second team.

Undrafted out of high school, Song attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he earned an engineering degree. 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+13 innings. He was named the Patriot League rookie of the year and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.

In his sophomore season in 2017, he went 6–4 with a 3.67 ERA and 89 strikeouts over 76 innings. During the summer of 2017, Song played in the Cape Cod League for the Harwich Mariners. In his junior season of 2018, Song produced a 6–5 record with a 1.92 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 89 innings. Song once again played in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2018, this time for the Orleans Firebirds.

In his senior season of 2019, by which time his fastball velocity had increased to 95–97 mph and he added an 82–86 mph slider, Song produced an 11–1 record with a 1.44 ERA and 161 strikeouts (a new Navy record) over 94 innings. His 161 strikeouts was 3rd in NCAA Division I baseball in 2019, as did his strikeouts-per-nine-innings mark of 15.41 (the best in NCAA Division I since 2009, and 6th-best all-time in Division I history).

In his Navy career, he set school records for career wins (32), strikeouts (428), and innings pitched (334+13), and tied for the most shutouts in school history (9). During his time with Navy, Song won numerous awards and distinctions. He was a finalist for the 2019 Golden Spikes Award and 2019 Dick Howser Trophy. He was named the 2019 Patriot League Pitcher of the Year. He was named a 2019 First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, Perfect Game, NCBWA, D1Baseball, ABCA, and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

On October 10, 2019, Song was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12. In the tournament, his pitches were measured as fast as 99 mph (159 km/h). He was 0–0 with a 0.00 ERA in five relief appearances covering 5+13 innings, during which he gave up one hit and struck out six batters.

Song was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round, with the 137th overall selection, of the 2019 MLB draft. He became the highest selected MLB draft pick in Naval Academy history, and the ninth Navy graduate picked in the MLB draft. On June 6, 2019, Song signed with Boston.

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