{
  "id": 19119782,
  "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-19119782",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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": "The Korea national baseball team manager, Choi Won-ho, expressed his desire for young players to gain valuable experience at the upcoming international tournament in Tokyo. On Monday, Choi led his team to the Japanese capital for the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), set to take place from Thursday to Sunday at Tokyo Dome.\n\nParticipating nations include Japan, Australia, and Taiwan, making it a competitive field for the Korean team. The tournament's schedule features Korea opening against Australia at noon on Thursday, followed by a match against Japan at 7 p.m. on Friday. Korea will then face Taiwan at 7 p.m. on Saturday.\n\nAfter the round-robin stage, the two teams with the lowest standings will compete in the third-place match at 11 a.m. on Sunday, while the top two teams will battle it out for the championship at 7 p.m. on the same day. The APBC is exclusively for players aged 24 or younger, with each team allowed to bring up to three players aged between 24 and 29 or those with no more than three years of professional experience.\n\nFor the Korean team, the majority of players are under the age limit, with KBO players born on or after January 1, 2002 forming the core of the roster. Any over-age players must have met specific criteria regarding eligibility.",
  "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…",
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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."
}