{
  "id": 8005171,
  "title": "(Asiad) Nat'l baseball team squeezes past minor league club in scrimmage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/asiad-natl-baseball-team-squeezes-past-minor-league-club-in-scrimmage",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:17:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260917011400315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- In a scrimmage at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, South Korea's national baseball team narrowly avoided defeat against a minor league club, the military Sangmu. Managed by Ryu Ji-hyun, the national squad triumphed 7-6 in an eight-inning game, with all eight pitchers from the team contributing. The national team, comprised of players from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), faced off against the second-tier Sangmu, which plays in the Futures League. Ryu Ji-hyun's strategic decision to deploy eight pitchers, each delivering around 30 pitches, paid dividends. However, two left-handed pitchers, Oh Won-seok and Bae Chan-seung, struggled, giving up multiple hits and runs. Despite trailing 6-3 in the eighth inning, with runners on first and second to simulate an extra-inning scenario, South Korea rallied to score four runs, driven by hits from Park Jun-soon and Kim Gun-hee. The national team is set to depart for Nagoya on Friday, beginning their Asian Games campaign with a 6:30 p.m. match against Chinese Taipei, considered the primary obstacle to South Korea's pursuit of its fifth consecutive gold medal.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The Asian Games-bound national baseball team...",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea's national baseball team defeats minor league club Sangmu 7-6 in scrimmage.",
    "Ryu Ji-hyun's strategic use of eight pitchers leads to victory.",
    "Team set to compete in Asian Games, aiming for fifth consecutive gold medal."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nat'l baseball team squeezes past minor league club in scrimmage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/natl-baseball-team-squeezes-past-minor-league-club-in-scrimmage",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}