{
  "id": 19624266,
  "title": "S. Korea falls to Australia to open regional baseball tournament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/s-korea-falls-to-australia-to-open-regional-baseball-tournament-19624266",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T08:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261112/s-korea-falls-to-australia-to-open-regional-baseball-tournament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the inaugural match of the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) held at Tokyo Dome, South Korea experienced a disappointing start as they fell to Australia by a narrow margin of 7-8. Despite a valiant effort, South Korea managed to pull away to a 6-4 lead, only to concede four runs in the final two innings, effectively sealing their defeat. This marks the third edition of the tournament, with Japan and Taiwan also participating. Japan has claimed victory in the first two editions, with South Korea finishing as the runner-up on both occasions. The APBC is exclusively for players aged 24 years or younger, or those with no more than three years of professional experience. Teams are allowed up to three players within the 24-29 age bracket. South Korea, predominantly composed of young talents from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), will face Japan next on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by a match against Taiwan on Saturday at the same time. Subsequent rounds will determine the third-place team on Sunday at 11 a.m. and the final match involving the top two nations on Sunday at 7 p.m. Australia capitalized on the first inning, opening the scoring and setting the stage for a closely contested match.",
  "summary": "Korea lost to Australia 7-8 in its first game of a regional baseball tournament in Tokyo on Thursday as its comeback effort went for naught. Korea rallied from a 4-0 deficit to take a 6-4 lead, only to give up four runs over the final two innings in the teams' first game of the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) at Tokyo Dome. This is the third edition of the tournament, which also…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea falls to Australia to open regional baseball tournament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/s-korea-falls-to-australia-to-open-regional-baseball-tournament",
        "published": "2026-11-12T06:58:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}