{
  "id": 18674842,
  "title": "Young pitchers help put Lions on brink of Korean Series title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/young-pitchers-help-put-lions-on-brink-of-korean-series-title",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261107/young-pitchers-help-put-lions-on-brink-of-korean-series-title"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DAEGU — Young pitcher Jang Chan-hee, just 19 years old, played a crucial role in Samsung Lions' pursuit of their first Korean Series title in over a decade. In Game 4 of the series, Jang held the KT Wiz to a run over four solid innings, contributing to a 10-5 victory for the Lions at Daegu Samsung Lions Park. With this performance, Jang became the second youngest pitcher to start a Korean Series game, at 19 years, one month, and two days old. His manager, Park Jin-man, had expressed confidence in Jang's ability to maintain the energy and fearlessness he demonstrated throughout the regular season. However, Jang faced challenges in the early innings, giving up a solo home run to Jang Jin-hyuk in his ninth pitch. Despite this, he walked the next batter and maintained a 6-1 lead as his team batted around and pressured starter Logan Allen.",
  "summary": "DAEGU — At the tender age of 19, Samsung Lions starter Jang Chan-hee helped put his team on the verge of their first Korean Series title in a dozen years Saturday with a better-than-expected performance. Jang held the KT Wiz to a run on two hits in four rock solid innings, as the Lions prevailed 10-5 in Game 4 of the Korean Series at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu. The…",
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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."
}