Lin Guanglai certainly knew that Hosokawa Kei was deliberately provoking him, but now with their team leading in score and his personal performance being quite outstanding, he was happy to jump into the pit Hosokawa had dug for him: "Don't worry, senpai, I never forget my own words—I'll rely on your guidance for this next at-bat too!"
The 18-year-old Lin Guanglai and the 33-year-old Hosokawa Kei, this SoftBank starting pitcher-catcher duo with a 15-year age gap bumped fists, then walked towards their respective positions on the field.
"So—it's the top of the fourth inning, Lin is facing Jones once again. Last time, he gave up the game's only walk. What will be the outcome of this at-bat?"
As a Major League level power hitter, Andrew Jones's ability to chase fastballs is indisputably strong, often easily able to lock onto a pitcher's fastball and send it out of the park effortlessly.
