{
  "id": 16265884,
  "title": "American aces to face each other in KBO postseason series opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/american-aces-to-face-each-other-in-kbo-postseason-series-opener-16265884",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T02:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261024/american-aces-to-face-each-other-in-kbo-postseason-series-opener"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series opener will see American aces Chris Paddack of the Samsung Lions face off against James Naile of the Kia Tigers. The Lions announced Paddack as their starter for Game 1, which will take place on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Daegu. The Tigers have responded by selecting Naile to lead their team in the best-of-five second round. Victory in this match will propel the winning team to the Korean Series, where the regular-season champs KT Wiz await. The Lions earned a direct path to this stage following their second-best regular season record of 83-58-3, while the Tigers, with a 79-63-2 finish, secured a bye to the first round. There, they dismantled the 2025 Korean Series champions, the LG Twins, in a sweep. Historically, in the 35 previous instances where this round was played in a best-of-five format, the first game victor went on to claim the series in 27 of those cases, or approximately 77 percent of the time. Prior to joining the Lions in July, Paddack compiled a 7-3 record with a 2.95 ERA across 13 starts. He has fallen short of the Tigers' pitching staff in terms of ERA.",
  "summary": "The Samsung Lions will send their American right-hander Chris Paddack to begin their Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason Sunday. The Lions on Saturday announced Paddack as their starter for Game 1 of the best-of-five second round against the Kia Tigers. First pitch is 2 p.m. Sunday at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu. The Tigers said they will counter with their…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "American aces to face each other in KBO postseason series opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/american-aces-to-face-each-other-in-kbo-postseason-series-opener",
        "published": "2026-10-24T01:25:28.000Z"
      }
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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."
}