{
  "id": 17528832,
  "title": "Lions manager tells players to have fun in do-or-die KBO postseason game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/lions-manager-tells-players-to-have-fun-in-do-or-die-kbo-postseason-17528832",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T04:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261101/lions-manager-tells-players-to-have-fun-in-do-or-die-kbo-postseason-game"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man cautioned his team against overthinking during their crucial KBO postseason matchup against the Kia Tigers on Sunday. The manager, who typically refrains from lengthy pep talks, reiterated the importance of having fun and playing with energy before the game in Daegu. Park emphasized that the Lions were already performing well, so he avoided giving them any additional messages that might cause them to overthink on the field. The series is tied at two games each, and the Lions had a chance to win the decisive fourth game on Friday in Gwangju but squandered a 2-1 lead due to a fielding error by third baseman Kim Young-woong, who scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Tigers took a 4-2 victory. Despite the error, Park expressed no concerns about his players' performance.",
  "summary": "Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man tries not to give too many pep talks before big games, lest his players start getting inside their own heads. Ahead of a win-or-go-home South Korean baseball postseason game Sunday against the Kia Tigers, Park saved a simple message. \"I always tell them to have fun and play with energy,\" Park said in his pregame media availability at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lions manager tells players to have fun in do-or-die KBO postseason game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/lions-manager-tells-players-to-have-fun-in-do-or-die-kbo-postseason",
        "published": "2026-11-01T03:50:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}