{
  "id": 18094191,
  "title": "Wiz pitcher Allen taking role changes in stride: 'I am ready to do whatever team needs'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/wiz-pitcher-allen-taking-role-changes-in-stride-i-am-ready-to-do-18094191",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261104/wiz-pitcher-allen-taking-role-changes-in-stride-i-am-ready-to-do-whatever-team-needs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KT Wiz pitcher Logan Allen has been versatile throughout the Korea Baseball Organization's regular season, serving as both a starting pitcher and long reliever. As the team faced challenges against Samsung Lions' left-handed pitching in the Korean Series, Allen was tasked with long relief, a role he readily embraced. After an initial struggle in Tuesday night's game, Allen has been reassigned to the starting rotation and is set to pitch in Game 4 of the best-of-seven series, scheduled for Saturday. Allen, an American player, expressed no hesitation about his continuous role shifts, stating he has experience in both positions and feels comfortable performing either role. He emphasized that he has never experienced arm issues and can recover quickly, allowing him to pitch whenever the team requires him.",
  "summary": "SUWON — KT Wiz pitcher Logan Allen spent the entire Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular season as a starting pitcher. Then for the Korean Series that started this week, with the team lacking left-handed bullpen arms against the left-heavy lineup of their opponent, Samsung Lions, Allen was asked to pitch in long relief. And after a shaky appearance out of the bullpen Tuesday night, as the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Wiz pitcher Allen taking role changes in stride: 'I am ready to do whatever team needs'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/wiz-pitcher-allen-taking-role-changes-in-stride-i-am-ready-to-do",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:30:49.000Z"
      }
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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."
}