{
  "id": 19116406,
  "title": "Korea manager hoping to see players grow at int'l baseball tournament in Tokyo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/korea-manager-hoping-to-see-players-grow-at-intl-baseball-tournament",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261109/korea-manager-hoping-to-see-players-grow-at-intl-baseball-tournament-in-tokyo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea's baseball manager Choi Won-ho is optimistic about the international tournament his team will participate in Tokyo this week. The National Team Manager expressed his desire for young players to learn from the experience during the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC). The championship will take place at Tokyo Dome from Thursday to Sunday and feature teams from Japan, Australia, and Taiwan.\n\nKorea will kick off the tournament against Australia at noon on Thursday and will later face Japan at 7 p.m. on Friday. Their final match against Taiwan is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday. Following round-robin play, the bottom two teams will compete for the third-place match at 11 a.m. on Sunday, while the top two nations will battle it out for the championship at 7 p.m. on Sunday.\n\nThe APBC is designed for players aged 24 or younger, with each team allowed to bring up to three players aged between 24 and 29 or those with less than three years of professional experience. Korea's team is primarily composed of players from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), born on or after January 1, 2002. The remaining players must have been born later than this date.",
  "summary": "As Korea gears up for its final international baseball tournament of the year in Tokyo this week, national team manager Choi Won-ho said Monday he wanted young players to use the event as a learning experience. Choi led his team to the Japanese capital Monday afternoon for the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), which will run from Thursday to Sunday at Tokyo Dome. Japan, Australia…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "800 Rally in Tokyo to demand North Korea abductees’ immediate return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/800-rally-in-tokyo-to-demand-north-korea-abductees-immediate-return",
        "published": "2026-11-08T11:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea manager hoping to see players grow at int'l baseball tournament in Tokyo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/s-korea-manager-hoping-to-see-players-grow-at-intl-baseball",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:26:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}