This kind of stance has prompted the Yankees' officials to once again strengthen security measures at the stadium for the game day, for fear that the sardine-packed journalists would gobble Lin Guanglai up alive.
On social media, spearheaded by Major League Baseball's official channels, multiple tags, including #RoadTo74 and #LinMania, have exploded in popularity, surpassing all political news of the season and topping the regional topic list on X platform;
On YouTube, various baseball bloggers are creating over ten to twenty videos a day on this topic, covering Lin Guanglai's journey to his performance this season, offering a plethora of diverse content.
By six in the morning on the day of the game, East 161 Street outside Yankee Stadium was already clogged with broadcasting trucks, showcasing the media's attention, which even events like the World Series or the Super Bowl seldom receive on such a scale.
