{
  "id": 5280974,
  "title": "Ex-MLB pitcher Go Woo-suk trying to put aside regrets to help old team in KBO postseason push",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-mlb-pitcher-go-woo-suk-trying-to-put-aside-regrets-to-help-old-5280974",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260903/ex-mlb-pitcher-go-woo-suk-trying-to-put-aside-regrets-to-help-old-team-in-kbo-postseason-push"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The LG Twins have welcomed back their former All-Star closer, Go Woo-suk, this week. The Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) team acquired him for the remainder of the season following his brief tenure with Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins. Go expressed his pleasure at returning to his hometown of Seoul, where he enjoyed a successful five-year stint from 2017-2023, establishing himself as the club's premier closer and tallying 139 saves. Upon signing with the Twins in January 2024, Go failed to make an impact in the MLB, subsequently moving to the Miami Marlins, Detroit Tigers, and pitching sparingly in 2025 and early 2026. However, his return to the LG Twins appears to be a promising opportunity to help the team secure a postseason berth.",
  "summary": "What's old is new again for the LG Twins, as they welcomed back their former All-Star closer Go Woo-suk this week. Go hit free agency earlier this week after a brief stint with the Minnesota Twins in Major League Baseball (MLB) and his old club signed him for the rest of this Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) season on Wednesday. \"I am happy to be back home again,\" Go told reporters Thursday at…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ex-MLB pitcher Go Woo-suk trying to put aside regrets to help old team in KBO postseason push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-mlb-pitcher-go-woo-suk-trying-to-put-aside-regrets-to-help-old",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:31:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-MLB pitcher Go Woo-suk trying to put aside regrets to help old team in KBO postseason push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ex-mlb-pitcher-go-woo-suk-trying-to-put-aside-regrets-to-help-old-5282807",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:27:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}