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  "id": 453677,
  "title": "KT Wiz slugger Hilliard voted KBO's top player for July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/kt-wiz-slugger-hilliard-voted-kbos-top-player-for-july-453677",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T09:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260810/kt-wiz-slugger-hilliard-voted-kbos-top-player-for-july"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sam Hilliard, an outfielder for KT Wiz, has been named the KBO's Player of the Month for July. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced that Hilliard won the award with 22 out of 35 votes from media and 70,702 out of 428,888 votes from fans, totaling 39.67 points. Samsung Lions outfielder Kim Ji-chan was the runner-up with 29.48 points. Hilliard had an impressive month, hitting nine home runs, 26 RBIs, and boasting a .365/.413/.743 batting line in 19 games. He led the KBO in home runs, RBIs, and slugging percentage for the month, ranking third in runs scored with 17. Hilliard is the first foreign hitter for the Wiz to win the monthly award since Mel Rojas Jr. in June 2020. Hilliard will receive 3 million won ($2,115) in prize money and a trophy.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "KT Wiz slugger Hilliard voted KBO's top player for July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/kt-wiz-slugger-hilliard-voted-kbos-top-player-for-july-454926",
        "published": "2026-08-10T08:24:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KT Wiz slugger Hilliard voted KBO's top player for July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/kt-wiz-slugger-hilliard-voted-kbos-top-player-for-july",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:17:03.000Z"
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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."
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