{
  "id": 14118786,
  "title": "KBO's Hanwha Eagles name ex-nat'l team skipper Ryu Ji-hyun as new manager",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kbos-hanwha-eagles-name-ex-natl-team-skipper-ryu-ji-hyun-as-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T04:28:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261013006600315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Hanwha Eagles have appointed former national team boss Ryu Ji-hyun as their new manager, signing him to a three-year contract worth 2 billion won. Ryu, 55, led South Korea to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic and a gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games this year. His previous managerial stint with the LG Twins from 2021 to 2022 saw the team achieve the best record in the KBO over those two years, though they were eliminated in the first and second rounds of the postseason in both years. The Eagles decided not to retain manager Kim Kyung-moon after his contract expired, and they finished ninth in the 10-team KBO last year after losing their top two starters. Ryu expressed his excitement about the opportunity and his intention to build a top contender with his coaching staff.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KBO's Hanwha Eagles name ex-nat'l team skipper Ryu Ji-hyun as new manager",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kbos-hanwha-eagles-name-ex-natl-team-skipper-ryu-ji-hyun-as-new-14119281",
        "published": "2026-10-13T04:47:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}