Chapter 832 – Episode 818. Toward a New Record! (3)

-Choi Joo-tae: Maengho, thank you. Just do it like it was yesterday. When I go to Korea, I’ll try some beef.

-Me: Hey, senior. You don’t have much time left in your major league career, so you need to save it. I’ll shoot haha

-Choi Joo-tae: When I went to Korea and met him, I fell behind.

-Me : yes?!?!? Why me?

Help your rival team win, help your hometown junior achieve a home run record, raise your prayers, and save your wallet. I did everything, but I was very embarrassed when I suddenly received a death threat.

‘What? Is there a problem with everything I’ve done?’

However, unfortunately, the question of why senior Joo-tae threatened me with death was not resolved. Seeing as there was no reply, it seemed like training had taken place.

-Me: Fighting! See you in the playoffs!

After telling senior Joo-tae to cheer up, I also went outside to train.

“It’s Ji!”

“Ji! Please give me an autograph!”

‘Anyway, this guy’s popularity.’

When I went out to the stadium, all the fans who had gathered to watch the training were shouting my name. There were more people gathered in the stands than during the usual training session, and of course they were looking forward to today’s 74th home run, a new major league home run record.

As I was signing autographs for the fans who came to the stadium with high expectations, it was already time to start training. As I finished training as usual and returned to the locker room, I received a call from Joo-tae on my cell phone.

-Choi Joo-tae: If you lose today, I’m really going to kill you haha. Do well.

-Me: Yes! Senior, please make sure to come to the game today! You haven’t been able to play in several games lately, fighting!

I once again sent a message of support to Joo-tae’s contact, and when I checked to see if there were any other calls, I received a call from my girls informing me that they had arrived at the stadium.

‘Did you say you would sit in the outfield today?’

Except for Hyuna, who is busy training, I heard that everyone, including Soyoung, who has been in Tampa Bay since yesterday, older sister Hyejin, and pregnant Jia came to the stadium today to watch my 74th home run game. Everyone was in the outfield in case they caught my home run ball. I heard you sat down.

The children were decided to be looked after by a babysitter hired by Soyoung during the day, and by Hyuna at night.

For reference, Hojin and Hayun start kindergarten in September? I went to the same place, and although my English wasn’t perfect, probably because I went to an English kindergarten before coming to the U.S., I seemed to be adapting pretty well. Well, maybe because it was an expensive place, the care was solid.

‘It’s definitely expensive. That’s it. Should I check where I sat? I said I sat on the left side of the wall.’

Although I was a hitter who hit a lot of home runs both by pushing and centering, the percentage of home runs hitting the left field fence was quite high, so I guess I decided to sit in the left field seats.

‘Would you like to check where you are sitting?’

As soon as I got to the dugout, I turned my gaze to the left fence and checked where my girls were sitting.

‘Is that one person at the end, Hyejin? There’s one person in the middle, that looks like Soyoung… And one person near the electronic display board. Then I guess that’s it.’

It looks a little cute that they all sat apart to catch a home run. To be honest, no matter how good my eyes were, I couldn’t see the face of the person sitting in the outfield, but did it feel like something was right?

‘Then I will definitely have to pull it today.’

Well, since the win was confirmed anyway, I had been pulling it since yesterday, but seeing that cute face made me want to pull it even more.

‘Because it’s Gonzalez, anything will work out.’

And today’s starter was a player who didn’t mind hitting like that.

Tampa Bay’s starter today is Manuel Gonzalez, a left-hander who throws 95-6 mph. He was a young left-handed fastball starter whom Tampa Bay valued quite a bit. Like most fastball pitchers, his power when scratched was devastating, but he was a player who rarely got scratched.

I’ve played against Tampa Bay 2–3 times, and except for one time at the beginning of the season, most of the time we didn’t even go 4 innings.

Well, of course, a guy who couldn’t even get enough innings couldn’t have had good ball control.

‘Mr. Rossby, that kid’s pitch isn’t very good, so just tell me the pitch type today.’

‘Okay.’

The game went into the game after all preparations were completed to record the 74th home run.

“Base on balls!”

-Wooooo!!!!

When a straight walk occurred in the first at-bat, boos poured in even though it was Tampa Bay’s home.

“Now, calm down. Calm down!”

I gestured to those fans to calm their anger with my hand.

Why?

Even if it were me, it was clear that if I met a batter like me on the mound, my spine would go numb, and I would not be able to throw properly.

Is this something that can’t be helped?

To be honest, I didn’t filter it to avoid it, I just threw the ball like this because I was scared, but it was really harsh for the pitcher to get booed, so I had to appease him because he was more lenient when it came to things like this.

“How can I do something like that because I’m scared! Calm down! Calm down!”

Well, it was inevitable that my voice was so loud that even the mound could be heard.

As I glance toward the mound, I see the pitcher’s face turning red as he looks at me. It seemed that the feeling of shame came after the feeling of fear.

‘That’s it, you have to do what you have to do. Let’s go, shall we? Mr. Rossby.’

And I decided to teach that guy a lesson that he shouldn’t be afraid of my bat.

“Safe!”

“Safe!”

So before we knew it, the situation was safe and on third base.

Perfect!

“Out!”

And I was able to easily get home thanks to a sacrifice fly by Soto, who came in as the second hitter in place of Judge, who was rested today.

Unfortunately, Verdugo and Stanton hit in a three-ball situation against a shaky pitcher, and only one point could be scored in the top of the first inning.

‘It’s really just a home run swing… Well, it doesn’t matter.’

In the top of the second inning, I thought today would be a scrappy day because he made a three-and-out inning, but in the top of the third inning, Kelnick’s hit and Volpi’s home run put me in a situation where there were no base runners and no outs.

‘Then shall I help you one more time?’

Not being able to strike out of fear was not something I wanted to do, so I aimed the bat towards the fence where my girls were to encourage him.

-Waaaaa!!!!!!!

Then, thunderous cheers filled the stadium.

The audience also recognized the predicted home run, which boasted a 100% success rate excluding walks.

‘Maybe this will give you some courage, right?’

The emotion that overcame fear was, of course, anger. When I got angry, little kids would get over the fear of getting hit by me and throw a ball at me.

“Strike!”

And he, too, seemed to have forgotten his fear through anger and threw the ball into the strike zone from the first pitch. However, he must have lost his composure due to his anger, so the ball he threw was concentrated in the center. I heard he’s a promising pitcher that Tampa Bay loves, but does he still look young?

‘Then, let’s go. Mr. Rossby.’

‘It’s a slider.’

‘Okay.’

So he chooses a slider as his second ball. Usually, the slider that a left-handed pitcher throws to a right-handed hitter is either a backdoor slider aimed at the outside zone or an inside swing.

I felt like the first pitch was slightly toward my body, so I focused on the body side of the two and waited for his pitch.

‘The equipment is not very good, but it will come out similar.’

Even if I was wrong anyway, I had no hesitation because I could just take a strike.

‘It’s coming!’

And lucky for the guy, he threw the ball the way he wanted. Considering that most of the balls thrown today were thrown away from the catcher’s mitt, this situation was perfect luck for him!

… But, unfortunately, the ball was thrown just as he wanted and flew exactly where I expected.

Ta – Aak!

-Waaaaa!!!!!!!

“It’s obvious, it’s obvious.”

A batted ball that disappears far, far away with my words.

But unfortunately, the batting ball disappeared towards the second floor of the outfield, so it was far from where my girls were.

‘Ha, sit on top. I sat down, knowing my strength.’

Although I was a little disappointed about that, I had to do what I had to do, so I ran slowly, made fists except for the thumbs, and pointed to the number on my back with the thumbs of both hands.

Among the fans in Korea, there were those who misunderstood that I wore the number 74 because I liked vaginal ejaculation, but the meaning of this number was my birthday and my goal of achieving a new major league home run record.

-Waaaaa!!!!!!!

The stadium, which was excited by the new home run record, is once again excited by the ceremony of pointing out the jersey number.

“… “I really achieved it.”

“Soto, if you work hard, you can do it like me.”

If someone knew my situation, they would ask what kind of effort it is for a bastard to hit a pitch after being told a pitch by a ghost, but this new home run record was the result of my efforts, so I had no shame whatsoever.

If I had given up baseball due to Lee Ki-cheol’s bad behavior in high school, this wouldn’t have happened.

I wanted to play baseball somehow, so I tried to throw a batting ball, and thanks to that, I was able to follow him to the national team as a batting ball pitcher and meet Mr. Rossby.

In addition, even while he was unable to compete, he did not neglect exercise, and even after meeting Mr. Rossby, he continued to exercise to lift Hyuna lightly.

So this home run is the result of my efforts!

I patted the shoulder of Soto, who was looking at me in bewilderment when I told him to try harder, and then headed toward the dugout.

“You crazy bastard! Hand this over?”

“Ji! “What is a notice home run?”

“Congratulations! Ji! Let’s get to 80 home runs!”

“Ahh! Because I got it! Stop! Stop hitting me! It hurts! Fuck!”

And after enduring the outpouring of congratulatory words and baptism of palms, I sat down,

Ta – Aak!

A cheerful hitting sound was heard from inside the ground again. Even Soto hit a home run, and three batters hit a home run in a row.

“Look. Soto. “You just have to work hard.”

Haha. “This guy is hilarious.”

“Well, I hear a lot of people say it’s fun.”

Just like that, when I saw Soto smiling as the dugout left, I thought that we wouldn’t lose today’s game.

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[Quaaaaah! Let’s go! After the notice home run! Ji Maeng-ho hits his 74th home run, a new major league record!! And he is just one step away from achieving the world home run record that he will achieve in 2025! Ji Maeng-ho writes a new history in the Major League! This player’s nationality is South Korea!!!!]

[Wow, Ji Maeng-ho. He is truly a great player. Actually, I have been watching Ji Maeng-ho since he debuted, and I felt that this player was different, right? But he set a new home run record in the major leagues… I really feel like crying!]

┗Sssss!!!!!

┗Sssss! Sssss! Sssss! Sssss! Sssss! Sssss! Sssss! Sssss!

┗Gukka bastards who say that if they go major, they won’t be able to communicate with fierce protectors, they will be destroyed haha

┗ㅋㅋㅋWhere are all the Ilbong Tani dogs who criticized their team for winning when they hit a home run in a match?ㅋㅋㅋ

┗┗Let’s stop… Ohtani and Ji Meng-ho are both top players. Let’s respect each other and enjoy Maeng Tani’s play. We live in the era of Maeng Thani

┗Wow, you really got over this haha. Hitting a home run and pointing out your uniform number is a bitch haha

┗┗I reflect on myself for swearing that I was 74 loyal. ㄹㅇ I’m hitting 74 lol.

┗┗But if you have a fierce personality, you really like cum, so I guess it’s a 74? To be honest, Ji Maeng-ho, I’ll name this bastard 100 times and give him 100 more. Isn’t he this kind of bastard?

┗┗ㄹㅇㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

┗Wow, the fierce god of home runs tastes like mulberry kkkk

┗Jumo Shatta Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

┗Just memorize it. Baseball = Ji Maeng-ho

┗In the history of carbon-based life forms, goat Ji Maeng-hoㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

┗┗It’s just a goat in the history of substances made of elements haha

┗Wow, this kid is going to break his own record and set a new home run record in the major leagues

┗┗How many home runs do you have?

┗┗75 items

┗┗Wow, you hit 75 in Korea, but you hit 74 in the majors?

┗┗Honestly, in Korea, there were a lot of intentional throws and the number of games was small, so it was inevitable. Anyone who knows how to watch baseball at least would have passed. ㅇㅇ

┗What’s even more frustrating about this guy is that he hit number 74 while maintaining 40% lol Is this a distant monster?

┗┗ㄹㅇ 40% is a bit harsh haha

┗┗I thought I couldn’t hit .400 because it broke in July-August, but this bastard is a bastard lol

┗But it’s boring to watch this from all at-bats. The pitcher gave a walk, so the crowd booed and went crazy, but Maeng Ho-sin motioned for them to calm down. Then, in the next at-bat, he hit a preview home run and hit a home run right away.

┗┗This kid is so star-struck haha

┗┗ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋYou crazy bastard

┗Let’s go to the fierce home run king!!!!!!!!

┗┗What does fierce tiger, fierce tiger, fierce tiger king, let’s go?

┗┗Isn’t it a fierce tiger, a fierce tiger?

┗┗Where can you label a fierce tiger as an outcast? LOL