{
  "id": 17532214,
  "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-17532214",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T04:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 instructed his team to enjoy themselves and maintain energy during their crucial postseason matchup against the Kia Tigers. He emphasized the importance of not succumbing to intimidation in high-stakes games. Park also cautioned against overthinking, stating that the players were already performing well and that simpler instructions would be more effective. The series is tied 2-2, with the Lions having a chance to clinch victory in Game 4, which took place on Friday in Gwangju. However, they squandered a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning, when the Tigers exploited a fielding blunder by Lions third baseman Kim Young-woong to score three times and secure a 4-2 triumph. Despite the error, Park expressed no reservations about addressing his team with a straightforward message.",
  "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}