{
  "id": 419732,
  "title": "Bae Ji-hwan returns to MLB with Brewers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/bae-ji-hwan-returns-to-mlb-with-brewers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T00:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260810/bae-ji-hwan-returns-to-mlb-with-brewers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Milwaukee Brewers have welcomed Bae Ji-hwan back to Major League Baseball on Sunday, just a day after he was let go by his Triple-A team. The South Korean player made his debut for the Brewers in a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins at American Family Field in Milwaukee. Bae went 1-for-4 at the plate, starting with a bunt single in the bottom of the seventh inning. This marked his first appearance in the majors since September 2025.",
  "summary": "Bae Ji-hwan has marked his return to the majors with a single for the Milwaukee Brewers, just days after being released by a minor league team. Bae put down a bunt single and had a sacrifice bunt in two trips to the plate for the Brewers in their 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday (local time). The Brewers signed Bae earlier in the day and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Bae Ji-hwan returns to MLB with Milwaukee Brewers.",
    "Debut with Brewers in 4-3 win over Minnesota Twins.",
    "Played 1-for-4, started with bunt single."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Bae Ji-hwan's return to the MLB with the Brewers signals a swift turnaround in his career trajectory after being released from his Triple-A team just a day earlier.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Bae Ji-hwan returns to MLB with Brewers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/bae-ji-hwan-returns-to-mlb-with-brewers",
        "published": "2026-08-09T23:28:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Bae Ji-hwan returns to MLB with Brewers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/bae-ji-hwan-returns-to-mlb-with-brewers-420518",
        "published": "2026-08-10T00:17:03.000Z"
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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."
}