{
  "id": 12589994,
  "title": "KBO postseason to begin Oct. 14",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kbo-postseason-to-begin-oct-14-12589994",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261007/kbo-postseason-to-begin-oct-14"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on Wednesday that the postseason will commence next Wednesday, with a potential duration of up to four weeks. The wild card round will take place next Wednesday, featuring the fourth-place and fifth-place teams from the regular season. The superior-seeded team only needs to secure a win or a tie in two attempts to progress to the subsequent round. Conversely, the inferior-seeded team must emerge victorious in two consecutive games to advance to the following phase. The introduction of the wild card round in 2015 has witnessed only one instance where a fifth-place team triumphed over a fourth-place team — the 2024 KT Wiz defeating the Doosan Bears. Following the wild card round, the initial round will be a best-of-five series, where the No. 3 team in the regular season earns a bye and awaits the wild card winner. The Kia Tigers, the LG Twins, and the Doosan Bears are contending for the final three postseason positions. The victor of this series will proceed to face the No. 2 team from the regular season in the subsequent best-of-five round, also known as the second round.",
  "summary": "The Korean baseball postseason will begin next week for a run that could last as long as four weeks, the league office announced Wednesday. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the postseason will begin with the wild card round next Wednesday between the fourth-place team and the fifth-place team in the regular season. The higher-seeded team only needs a win or a tie in two attempts to…",
  "key_points": [
    "KBO postseason begins Oct. 14",
    "Wild card round starts next Wednesday",
    "Series includes Kia Tigers, LG Twins, Doosan Bears"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "KBO postseason to begin Oct. 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kbo-postseason-to-begin-oct-14",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:28:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KBO postseason to begin Oct. 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kbo-postseason-to-begin-oct-14-12593695",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:42:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}