{
  "id": 8019047,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260917/natl-baseball-team-squeezes-past-minor-league-club-in-scrimmage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a close scrimmage on Thursday, South Korea's national baseball team narrowly escaped defeat against a minor league club in Seoul. Coach Ryu Ji-hyun led the national team to a 7-6 victory over the military club Sangmu in an unofficial eight-inning game at Gocheok Sky Dome.\n\nThe national squad, composed of stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), faced a team from the second-tier Futures League. Manager Ryu Ji-hyun deployed eight of his 11 pitchers, with each hurler throwing around 30 pitches. However, three starting pitchers, Gwak Been, Choi Min-seok, and So Hyeong-jun, did not participate.\n\nTwo left-handers, Oh Won-seok and Bae Chan-seung, faced challenges in the game. Oh Won-seok allowed four hits and two runs in one inning, while Bae Chan-seung gave up four runs on five hits, only retiring one batter. In contrast, the remaining six pitchers managed to keep their opponents scoreless.\n\nWith the score tied at 6-6 entering the eighth inning, Korea simulated an extra-inning scenario to prepare for the Asian Games. Park Jun-soon and Kim Gun-hee helped Korea secure the victory by contributing to four runs scored in the final inning. The national team is set to depart for Nagoya shortly following the scrimmage.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA, Japan — The Asian Games-bound national baseball team narrowly avoided a loss to a minor league club in a scrimmage in Seoul on Thursday. Managed by Ryu Ji-hyun, Korea beat the military club Sangmu 7-6 in an unofficial, eight-inning game at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The national team is made up of stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Sangmu plays in the second-tier Futures…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-17T10:17:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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-8021166",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:27:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}