{
  "id": 1615554,
  "title": "Baseball league adjusts starting times for games amid cooler conditions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/baseball-league-adjusts-starting-times-for-games-amid-cooler",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260818/baseball-league-adjusts-starting-times-for-games-amid-cooler-conditions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korean baseball league has announced adjustments to its starting times for games due to cooling conditions. As severe heat shows signs of diminishing across the nation, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has set new schedules for games to commence. Starting from next Tuesday, weekday games will resume at 6:30 p.m., while weekend games will return to their previous 6 p.m. first pitch time. For games scheduled after August, concluding the July-August summer season, weekend games will begin at 5 p.m., with weekday games retaining their initial 6:30 p.m. start. The decision to adjust starting times was made on August 6, when the KBO opted to push back all game times to 7 p.m. in response to a record-breaking heat wave. In addition, every game from August 5 to 9 was canceled due to safety concerns for spectators and athletes, leading the season to recommence last Tuesday. The KBO has indicated that these starting times could be further delayed by up to 7:30 p.m., contingent upon weather conditions. Prior to the heat wave, the league had implemented cooling breaks after the third and seventh innings during this extreme weather event. As of Tuesday, these breaks will only occur under similar circumstances.",
  "summary": "The Korean baseball league announced Tuesday starting times for its games will move back to the previous slots with severe heat showing signs of abating nationwide. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said starting next Tuesday, weekday games will begin at 6:30 p.m. again and weekend games will go back to 6 p.m. first pitch. For games scheduled after August — hence the end of the July-August…",
  "key_points": [
    "Korean Baseball Organization adjusts game start times due to cooling conditions.",
    "Weekday games start at 6:30 p.m., weekend games at 6 p.m. from next Tuesday.",
    "Weekend games begin at 5 p.m. after August, weekday games at 6:30 p.m."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Baseball league adjusts starting times for games amid cooler conditions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/baseball-league-adjusts-starting-times-for-games-amid-cooler-1617872",
        "published": "2026-08-18T02:43:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Baseball league adjusts starting times for games amid cooler conditions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/baseball-league-adjusts-starting-times-for-games-amid-cooler-1617360",
        "published": "2026-08-18T03:02:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}