BRADENTON, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies prospect Noah Song pitched an ideal inning Wednesday evening for Class A Clearwater in his first recreation since becoming a member of the group in February from the U.S. Navy.

The 26-year-old Song reported to main league spring coaching on Feb. 23 after the Navy granted his switch from energetic responsibility to the reserves. The right-hander, who final pitched in an expert recreation on Aug. 29, 2019, for Class A Lowell, was shut down on March 11 on account of decrease again tightness.

Entering within the backside of the sixth inning of a Florida State League recreation at Bradenton, a Pittsburgh affiliate, Song bought a pair of fly balls earlier than hanging out Alexander Mojica on a slider. He thew seven of 12 pitches for strikes.

In seven begins in 2019 for Lowell, a Boston affiliate, Song struck out 19 in 17 innings with a 1.06 ERA. With a fastball within the higher 90s mph, he went 11-1 with a 1.44 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 94 innings throughout his senior 12 months at Navy.

Song was taken by the Phillies from Boston within the winter assembly draft for unprotected minor league gamers in December. He was chosen by the Red Sox within the fourth spherical of the 2019 beginner draft when Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski headed Boston’s baseball operations.

Song had been a flight officer coaching on a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in northeast Florida earlier than returning to baseball.

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