{
  "id": 8021166,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260917/natl-baseball-team-squeezes-past-minor-league-club-in-scrimmage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA, Japan — In a scrimmage in Seoul, Korea's national baseball team narrowly avoided defeat against a minor league club on Thursday. Managed by Ryu Ji-hyun, Korea emerged victorious with a score of 7-6 against the military club Sangmu, who play in the second-tier Futures League. The national team features stars from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Ryu Ji-hyun deployed eight of his 11 pitchers during the eight-inning game at Gocheok Sky Dome, with each hurler pitching around 30 pitches. Three starters, Gwak Been, Choi Min-seok, and So Hyeong-jun, did not take the mound. Two left-handers, Oh Won-seok and Bae Chan-seung, struggled, surrendering a total of eight runs in one inning and five hits, respectively, while allowing only one batter to reach base. Meanwhile, six other pitchers recorded perfect scores. Korea trailed 6-3 entering the eighth inning, with runners at first and second to simulate an extra-inning situation in preparation for the Asian Games. Korea scored four runs, courtesy of hits by Park Jun-soon and Kim Gun-hee, to secure the win. The national team is set to depart for Nagoya, Japan, on the upcoming day.",
  "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"
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      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}