{
  "id": 18654349,
  "title": "Wiz manager demands more from star slugger with team trailing in Korean Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/wiz-manager-demands-more-from-star-slugger-with-team-trailing-in-18654349",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261107/wiz-manager-demands-more-from-star-slugger-with-team-trailing-in-korean-series"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Daegu — In response to the KT Wiz's 2-1 deficit against the Samsung Lions in the best-of-seven Korean Series, manager Lee Kang-chul urged his star player Ahn Hyun-min to perform better on Saturday. With the series at three games apiece, Ahn has a dismal batting average of just 2-for-13, coupled with four strikeouts and two walks. The 2025 Rookie of the Year, who hit 22 home runs and drove in 80 runs last season, managed to hit 14 homers in 94 games this year, despite several injuries. Both years, Ahn maintained an on-base percentage above .440, including his career-high .448 in the 2025 season. However, his .267 on-base percentage during the ongoing Korean Series is causing concern for the Wiz, particularly as he bats ahead of Sam Hilliard, the team's regular-season RBI leader with 139, who has contributed three RBIs in the ongoing series. Hilliard is in superb form, but Lee emphasized the need for Ahn to improve his on-base percentage to create more RBI opportunities for Hilliard.",
  "summary": "DAEGU — With his KT Wiz trailing the Samsung Lions 2-1 in the best-of-seven Korean Series, manager Lee Kang-chul on Saturday demanded more from his All-Star slugger Ahn Hyun-min. After three games, Ahn is just 2-for-13 with four strikeouts and two walks at the plate. He won the 2025 Rookie of the Year award in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) after hitting 22 homers and driving in 80 runs.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Wiz star Hilliard taking advantage of rubber ball training during Korean Series",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/wiz-star-hilliard-taking-advantage-of-rubber-ball-training-during",
        "published": "2026-11-07T00:33:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}