{
  "id": 921720,
  "title": "Only .400 hitter in Korean baseball history dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/only-400-hitter-in-korean-baseball-history-dies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T00:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260815/only-400-hitter-in-korean-baseball-history-dies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Baek In-chun, the sole player to achieve a .400 batting average in a Korean professional baseball season, passed away on Saturday at the age of 83, according to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Baek succumbed to his condition at 6:41 a.m. Saturday, while receiving treatment for a brain hemorrhage at Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan, a city located 90 kilometers south of Seoul. He was discovered experiencing cardiac arrest in his Cheonan residence earlier on Friday and was subsequently transferred to a nearby medical facility. Medical professionals reported that Baek had stopped breathing, which prompted his friend and first-aid responders to initiate preparations for his funeral and transfer him to Dankook University Hospital for regular checkups. However, upon reaching the second hospital, Baek's heart began beating again, and he was connected to a respirator in the emergency room on Friday afternoon. Baek's family members reportedly opposed life-sustaining treatment. Despite suffering four cerebral infarctions in recent years, sources close to Baek stated that he had undergone his regular medical checkup in relatively good health.",
  "summary": "Baek In-chun, the only man to bat .400 in a Korean professional baseball season, died Saturday at the age of 83, officials said. According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Baek died at 6:41 a.m. Saturday while being treated for a brain hemorrhage at Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan, some 90 kilometers south of Seoul. He was found in cardiac arrest in his home in Cheonan early…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Only .400 hitter in S. Korean baseball history dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/only-400-hitter-in-s-korean-baseball-history-dies",
        "published": "2026-08-14T00:18:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Only .400 hitter in Korean baseball history dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/only-400-hitter-in-korean-baseball-history-dies",
        "published": "2026-08-14T01:42:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}