Before the game officially began, Lin Guanglai, having finished his warm-ups, walked to the open space near home plate and started chatting with acquaintances from the Dodgers' side — today's starting pitcher for the Dodgers is Yamamoto Yuusen. This "Reiwa Era Ace" showed no signs of nervousness as he faced Lin Guanglai, who was determined to break the record; he simply smiled as Lin Guanglai walked towards him step by step.
"Yuusen, I didn't expect you to be the starter today — you better watch out, because tonight I'm not holding back!" Lin Guanglai, after greeting Yamamoto Yuusen with a hug, challenged this younger brother, who was hailed by the Japanese media as the "second coming of Lin Guanglai."
Yamamoto Yuusen happily accepted the challenge: "What a coincidence, Guanglai, today I will also try my best to stop you from hitting your 74th home run..." but he quickly added, "Of course, if you do break the record, I will congratulate you."
