{
  "id": 18927442,
  "title": "Lions captain Koo Ja-wook voted Korean Series MVP after playing through injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/lions-captain-koo-ja-wook-voted-korean-series-mvp-after-playing-18927442",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T12:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261108/lions-captain-koo-ja-wook-voted-korean-series-mvp-after-playing-through-injury"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Captain Koo Ja-wook of the Samsung Lions was voted the MVP of the Korean Series after leading his team to victory in the title-clinching Game 5 against the KT Wiz. Despite playing through a hamstring injury, Koo helped the Lions secure their first Korean baseball title in a decade with a 12-1 win in the decisive game. Koo batted .500/.565/.850 over the five-game series, contributing a home run, two doubles, one triple, six RBIs, and five runs scored. Although Koo missed the final stretch of the regular season due to his injury, he stepped up as a designated hitter in the postseason, playing every game. With his health improving, Koo found his form in the Korean Series, hitting a crucial homer in the series opener, which he followed with a 3-for-20 performance overall.",
  "summary": "After leading the Samsung Lions to their first Korean baseball title in a dozen years Sunday while playing through a hamstring injury, captain Koo Ja-wook was voted the MVP of the Korean Series. Koo earned 72 out of 97 votes from the media following the Lions' 12-1 victory over the KT Wiz in the title-clinching Game 5 of the Korean Series at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Wiz manager benches slumping slugger in do-or-die Korean Series game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/wiz-manager-benches-slumping-slugger-in-do-or-die-korean-series-game",
        "published": "2026-11-08T04:31:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}