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  "id": 4803722,
  "title": "Ex-MLB player Choi Ji-man says young prospects deserve attention at KBO draft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ex-mlb-player-choi-ji-man-says-young-prospects-deserve-attention-at-4803722",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T06:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260901/ex-mlb-player-choi-ji-man-says-young-prospects-deserve-attention-at-kbo-draft"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former major leaguer Choi Ji-man said Tuesday he does not want to steal young prospects' thunder at the upcoming draft for the top Korean league, insisting student-athletes deserve to take center stage. Regardless of his wishes, Choi is expected to be the hottest name at the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) draft on Sept. 21. The 35-year-old with 525 Major League Baseball (MLB) games under his…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ex-MLB player Choi Ji-man says young prospects deserve attention at KBO draft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ex-mlb-player-choi-ji-man-says-young-prospects-deserve-attention-at-4804356",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:25:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-MLB player Choi Ji-man says young prospects deserve attention at KBO draft",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ex-mlb-player-choi-ji-man-says-young-prospects-deserve-attention-at",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:37:02.000Z"
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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."
}