{
  "id": 213221,
  "title": "(LEAD) Baseball league cancels remaining games for this week, pushes back first pitch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/lead-baseball-league-cancels-remaining-games-for-this-week-pushes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T09:09:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260806009351315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South Korean professional baseball league, led by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), has canceled all remaining games for the current week due to a severe heat wave. The decision was made during an emergency executive board meeting with representatives from the clubs and the players' association. The KBO had previously canceled all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, leaving the fate of the Friday-Sunday weekend series uncertain. In response to the heat wave, the league announced that all weekday and weekend games would now start at 7 p.m., with weekday games resuming their usual 6:30 p.m. start time. The KBO also introduced cooling breaks after the third and seventh innings, as well as brief intermissions after the ninth inning if games extend into extra innings. Despite some teams expressing concerns about the cancellation, the majority agreed that fan and player safety should be the top priority.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean professional baseball league on Thurs...",
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        "title": "Baseball league cancels remaining games for this week, pushes back first pitch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/baseball-league-cancels-remaining-games-for-this-week-pushes-back",
        "published": "2026-08-06T08:31:13.000Z"
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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."
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