{
  "id": 713753,
  "title": "Baseball transaction foiled due to league's oversight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/baseball-transaction-foiled-due-to-leagues-oversight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260813/baseball-transaction-foiled-due-to-leagues-oversight"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has apologized to the Korean professional baseball league after their oversight prevented a club from acquiring a minor league pitcher. The attempt by the LG Twins to sign Ulsan Whales pitcher Akitake Okada was thwarted earlier on Wednesday. The Twins were seeking to replace Australian pitcher Lachlan Wells, who had been struggling with his performance and shoulder issues. This would have been the first midseason signing by a Whales player, as the team has no affiliation with any KBO club. The KBO granted the Twins permission for the move, but due to an oversight, the transaction could not be completed.",
  "summary": "The Korean professional baseball league has offered a mea culpa after its oversight prevented a club from acquiring a minor league pitcher. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) apologized to both the LG Twins of the KBO and the Ulsan Whales of the developmental Futures League late Wednesday, after the Twins' attempt to acquire Whales pitcher Akitake Okada fell through earlier in the day. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Baseball transaction foiled due to league's oversight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/baseball-transaction-foiled-due-to-leagues-oversight",
        "published": "2026-08-12T23:16:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Baseball transaction foiled due to league's oversight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/baseball-transaction-foiled-due-to-leagues-oversight-714622",
        "published": "2026-08-13T00:37:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}