I thought, "Will I be able to play
baseball again in a place like this?"
I never thought I'd play
in front of so many people like this.
I was touched.
Hearing the crowd's cheer as I played
filled me with emotion.
Knowing that I wouldn't be able to return
to this moment again made me sad.
Because I may not be able
to have a chance like this ever again,
I must win no matter what.
KIM SEO-HYEON
It's a fastball at 155km/h.
-Jeez.
-He can throw.
SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT
SHIN YEONG-WOO
To the left. Left fielder moves back.
Left fielder can't catch it!
-Yes!
-Let's go.
Second base runner touches third base
and runs to the home plate
KIM BEOM-SEOK
He slides in!
KIM DONG-HEON
Kim Dong-heon scores.
JEEZ, SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN!
He pushes. Between first and second bases.
Second baseman catches it
and throws it to first base. It's safe.
MOON HYUN-BHIN
PARK MYUNG-GEUN
SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT
SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT
SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT
Three batters are struck out back to back.
-He holds back on the dropping ball.
-Back!
He missed the ball!
The runner goes to third base!
He's safe! He slid head first!
A CLEAN SWEEP
LET'S GO RYU HYUN-IN!
He truly is the ace of CK Monsters.
STRIKEOUT LOOKING
SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT
SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT
Hey!
-He pulls! Toward third base!
-Run!
-Run!
-Third base runner reaches home plate.
Jeong Seong-hoon touches the home plate.
It's two RBIs.
-He bunts.
-It worked!
-Jeez.
-He can't throw it!
Good job!
That's it!
It's a ground ball.
First baseman catches it.
He slides head first.
All right.
Only one out left.
Runners are on first and second bases.
-Let's go!
-It's head-to-head!
Head-to-head!
The best pitchers.
YOON YOUNG-CHEOL
LEE SEUNG-YUOP
Throw a fastball!
What will happen?
Will today's drama be a comedy
or a tragedy for the Monsters?
I DON'T CARE WHO WINS
SEOUL
GOCHEOK SKY DOME
IT'S THE DAY WITH A REAL AUDIENCE
Hello.
THEY'RE SUPER EXCITED
Real audience.
-Hyun-in, aren't you nervous?
-Not yet.
-There will be a real audience.
-Let's see when we go in.
-When we go in?
-Yes.
I haven't played
in front of a full audience for so long.
-Hello.
-Hello.
-Hello.
-Welcome.
-Hello.
-Why are you limping?
-We haven't begun.
-I'm really not well.
Seong-hoon is sick.
Everyone is sick before the game.
I saw their videos. They're good.
Keun-woo, he throws two-seam fastballs.
He throws cutters too.
His cutters are good.
There are so many good pitchers this year.
-Hello.
-Hello.
MANAGER LEE ENTERS
-Hello.
-Hello.
HE LOOKS EXTRA SOLEMN
-Did you have a good rest?
-Yes, sir.
A Clean Sweep
has its first real audience today.
There will be at least
15,000 people here today.
The highest number of spectators
in Gocheok this year was 8,000.
It's double that number.
HIGHEST NUMBER OF CROWD
IN GOCHEOK IN 2022
Is anyone nervous?
Won-sam looks terrified.
-Go home.
-No.
INTIMIDATED…
-I'm very good.
-Are you?
When will you say you aren't good?
You're always good.
What about you, Soo-hyun?
-Are you nervous?
-No, I'm okay so far.
-Are you okay?
-Yes.
-What about Jun-h*?
-I'm excited.
-Are you?
-Yes.
What was the highest number of spectators?
One or two thousand?
-When we played Kyungnam in Lions Park.
-Was that it?
-Was it the highest number?
-Yes.
-Then…
-Manager Lee's 2,000 acquaintances?
-How's Hyun-in? Are you okay?
-I'm okay so far.
-Are you?
-Yes.
His palms are sweaty.
-They're sweaty.
-Are they?
(EMBARRASSED)
Today, we'll play
-U-18 National Baseball Team.
-Okay.
Currently, they have the best pitchers
in the U-18 National Baseball Team.
You could say they're the best ever.
So the fielders should
take that into consideration.
I'll announce the starting lineup.
Batter one,
second baseman, Jeong Keun-woo.
Yes, sir.
-Batter two, third, Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Yes, sir.
-Batter three, DH, Park Yong-taek.
-Yes, sir.
-Batter four, left fielder, Jung Eui-yoon.
-Yes, sir.
-Batter five, center, Lee Taek-keun.
-Yes, sir.
-Batter six, shortstop, Ryu Hyun-in.
-Yes, sir.
-Batter seven, first, Lee Hong-ku.
-Yes, sir.
-Batter eight, right fielder, Kim Moon-h*.
-Yes, sir.
-Batter nine, catcher, Yoon Jun-h*.
-Yes, sir.
Today's starting pitcher is Yoo Hee-kwan.
Yes, sir.
Our opponent consists
of the best high school players,
but I believe in our experience.
Please show how strong
your power, skills,
and mentality are to them in today's game.
They're called the best U-18
National Baseball Team ever.
I hope you show them
what you're made of with the result.
Okay. Let's do a cheer.
TIME FOR A CHEER
Standing like this makes me nervous.
-I'm really nervous.
-Standing like this.
We're playing in front of a big crowd
after a long hiatus.
Please relax.
Today, I want us to show the fans that
we're different.
All right. Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Monsters!
-Monsters!
-Let's go!
-Yes!
You should repeat
sitting down and getting up.
NATIONAL YOUTH BASEBALL TEAM
U-18 NATIONAL BASEBALL TEAM
COMMANDING AND PROUD
Okay. One more.
GETTING READY TO BATTLE
Only the best players in Korea are here.
So I believe
we're stronger than the Monsters.
I think I'm going to beat everyone.
KIM SEO-HYEON
I'm going to win this time,
so please be more prepared next time.
THE NATIONAL TEAM IS HOT AND READY
Ready! Hey!
-Okay!
-Good!
It's good.
Twenty to nothing.
I hope they don't cry
after they lose today.
The winning rate is five to five.
We'll try to win.
MANAGER CHOI JAE-h*
30 MINUTES BEFORE THE GAME
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GATHERED
IN THE PLAZA
THEY TAKE PICTURES
IN FRONT OF THE MONSTERS' SIGN
TAKING PICTURES WITH THE MASCOTS!
A LONG LINE AROUND GOCHEOK SKY DOME
ENDLESS ADMISSION LINES
EVERY ENTRANCE IS FULL OF PEOPLE
SPECTATORS ENTER
THIS WAS FILMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE
WITH COVID-19 GUIDELINES
-Monsters, let's go!
-Monsters, let's go!
Monsters, let's go!
Ryu Hyun-in!
COUNTLESS FANS ARE HERE
FOR THE MONSTERS
-Go, Jeong Keun-woo!
-Go, Jeong Keun-woo!
-Go, Ryu Hyun-in!
-Go, Ryu Hyun-in!
CROWDED
THE INFIELD STANDS
AND THE OUTFIELD STANDS ARE FULL
"YOU'VE BECOME THE ACE"
WITTY BANNERS!
YOON YOUNG-CHEOL'S UNIFORM
FOR NEXT YEAR
THE CROWD LOOKS EXCITED
TO WATCH THE CK MONSTERS PLAY
CUTE FACE PAINTING
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL SCOUTS
ARE HERE TOO!
I haven't felt this in so long.
Right. I'm more than excited.
Seong-hoon. I never thought…
I never thought I could play
in front of this many people.
-Wouldn't this be our last time?
-It would be, right?
You never know. We might play U-23.
I feel like we're playing real baseball.
I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE PLAYING REAL BASEBALL!
Seriously.
This is fun.
-KBO is really fun.
-I think it will be.
-Of course. It's fun.
-I'm having fun already.
HYUN-IN: I'M HAVING FUN ALREADY
I'm not nervous. I'm having fun.
Don't get too excited when you throw
in front of the spectators.
You could get hurt.
Eui-yoon.
I jumped and got a calf cramp.
YONG-TAEK IS LIMPING
THE MONSTERS ARE WARMING UP
GASP!
YONG-TAEK GOT A CALF CRAMP
-Yong-taek is injured.
-How?
He got a calf cramp.
-He will get better before the game.
-Yong-taek.
What?
EVERYONE IS AN EMERGENCY
-In the back.
-It'll be too tight.
FIRST AID TREATMENT
-Is Yong-taek injured badly?
-Yes.
-Really?
-He was limping.
IT'S HARD FOR HIM TO WALK
Why did he get excited and jump?
He got excited while warming up.
He jumped because there were spectators.
Yong-taek injured his calf
while warming up.
(DEVASTATED…)
This is driving me crazy.
How are you?
-Wait. Let me try to swing.
-I taped his calf hard.
I'm going to play.
-Play.
-Yes.
-We have no alternative.
-Okay. I'll play.
SIGHING…
Even if you can bat only once…
What was he thinking?
When the spectators came in,
I got excited.
I was really happy.
So I overdid it when I warmed up.
I jumped a little too.
When I jumped a bit high and I landed,
I heard my calf muscle rip.
A lot of my fans came here
to see me play baseball after I retired.
This is nonsense.
I have to hang in there as long as I can.
I'LL HANG IN THERE AS LONG AS I CAN
I want to sit out after batting once.
You can't do that
because your fans are here to see you.
Why isn't Commentator Kim here yet?
-Isn't he here yet?
-No.
-He was here earlier.
-I see.
He went to the bathroom.
I'll call him.
-Is he not here yet?
-No.
Isn't this his phone?
He left it here.
You don't think he fell, do you?
I've been sitting here for 20 minutes.
He's very late.
I'll look for him. You have to start
broadcasting when the game begins.
-Okay.
-Even if he isn't here.
Did something happen to him?
He'd never be late like this.
VERY NERVOUS
Wait. I should focus on mine.
What? What's going on?
THE GAME IS EVENTFUL
EVEN BEFORE IT STARTS
Manager Lee, these are the VVIP seats
worth three million won.
We can look at the players
right in front of us.
You're very optimistic, aren't you?
YOU'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC!
Jeez, most players would…
I'm fine. I'm not bothered at all.
-He doesn't care, not even 0,1 percent.
-I don't.
Interestingly, we win.
I just want our team to win.
Wait. Rumor has it that
someone on that team predicted 20 to 0.
Pardon? Did you say 20 to 0?
They won't tell me who said 20 to 0.
They're crazy.
That's nonsense.
-Tell them.
-Won-sam.
How dare you say that nonsense?
(FURIOUS EYES)
-Hey.
-That's nonsense.
You can't say that
in a three million-won seat.
It's a three million-won seat.
Don't listen to that.
Shut your ears, all right?
-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.
You're too excited now.
Focus from now on.
-Concentrate, okay?
-Yes, sir.
Don't listen to that.
If you don't focus,
you won't be able to see my signs.
I'll tell you to bunt or steal a base.
It'll be complicated, so concentrate.
-Okay?
-Yes, sir!
When you're batting, don't be nervous.
-Okay?
-Yes, sir!
Let's go.
It'll be fun.
-I'm not nervous. I think it'll be fun.
-I think so.
THE NATIONAL TEAM'S AMBITION
(HE STILL ISN'T HERE)
-Hello?
-Did you find him?
LISTENING CAREFULLY
-You didn't find him yet?
-What?
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
We'll start broadcasting
when the game begins.
Let us know when you find Commentator Kim.
Okay.
Where did he go?
He doesn't usually do this.
Usually he stays here
because he doesn't want to walk around.
It looks like something happened.
It doesn't make sense.
He doesn't have
high blood pressure, does he?
Did he faint on the toilet
because of over-straining?
That's all I can think of. I'm not joking.
Did he go to the bathroom?
He came here, right?
-Yes, he came.
-Then…
We ate together.
This can't be happening.
Exactly. I'll just start first.
I have no choice.
Jeez, I'm sweating.
MISSING
Hello, everyone. You're watching
A Clean Sweep. It's CK Monsters
versus U-18 National Team.
Commentator Kim Sun-woo is here.
Hello. Yes, hello.
Commentator Kim isn't feeling well today.
But I believe he'll make good comments.
Gocheok Sky Dome.
We're having spectators
in the stadium for the first time.
People bought tickets
to watch the game here.
Over 16,000 people
are here in Gocheok Sky Dome.
Will U-18 National Team
overcome the pressure today?
Players like
Yoon Young-cheol, Shin Yeong-woo,
Kim Beom-seok, and Kim Dong-heon
have already been on A Clean Sweep.
These great
high school players are playing.
I look forward to their play today.
Let's go.
GO, MONSTERS!
CHEERING!
A LITTLE NERVOUS
-Jeez.
-I'm getting excited.
I'm getting excited.
This is no joke.
THERE ARE 16,000 PEOPLE IN ONE PLACE
"Jeez! Hyun-in! Awesome batting!"
"Hit a home run!"
There's a foreigner. There.
A FAN FROM OVERSEAS!
-Here we go.
-I'm getting goosebumps.
But I'm not nervous.
I just got goosebumps.
It's nice. I'm happy.
They're screaming.
Didn't you get goosebumps?
Yes, a little. I'm happy.
I'M HAPPY!
TEAM KOREA IS FACED WITH THE ROAR
Gosh.
SUDDENLY THEY'RE NERVOUS
MANY FANS ARE CHEERING
FOR TEAM KOREA
Their clapping sounds thunderous.
I'm getting nervous.
I know, but we shouldn't be.
THEY'RE VERY NERVOUS
Both teams
are waiting for the game to start.
They'll say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Now the players are lining up.
BOTH TEAMS ARE LINING UP
CK Monsters and the U-18 National Team
are facing each other
for the first time today.
I want to call them our enemy,
not the opponent team.
I believe all the players
including I will play
the game with great determination.
We'll win.
We'll show you
why we're the national team.
I'm not nervous. I think it'll be fun.
We'll end the game
by the end of the seventh inning.
Today's game is like
a match between professional teams.
How will they play
against the national team?
Let's go. Cheer up.
READY TO DO A CHEER
-Korea!
-Go!
Let's go.
FULL OF CONFIDENCE
We don't know when we'll play
in front of a huge crowd like this again.
Let's do our best
to have fun and win today.
Let's go!
-CK Monsters!
-CK Monsters!
CK MONSTERS!
The Monsters
did their cheer with loud applause.
The president of
Korea Baseball Softball Association,
JTBC, and A Clean Sweep will be donating
to the advancement of amateur baseball.
The ceremony is being done
with General Manager Jang.
APPLAUSE OF GRATITUDE
The Monsters are running to the field.
There are 16,000 people applauding them.
Isn't there a ceremonial first pitch?
WHAT ABOUT A CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH?
Didn't they say
there was a ceremonial first pitch?
What?
-What is it?
-What?
BIG SMILE
Today's ceremonial first pitch
will be thrown out
by Commentator Kim Sun-woo
of A Clean Sweep.
LIVELY CHEER
TODAY HE'S NOT A COMMENTATOR
HE'S THE THROWER
OF THE CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH
It's you!
SUN-WOO'S SURPRISE APPEARANCE!
-When did you get ready?
-I didn't know.
-Why didn't you tell us?
-When did you prepare for this?
You look good.
Will he throw then? He got a uniform.
WEARING THE MONSTERS' UNIFORM!
Let's go. Give me the ball.
-This way.
-Do I give you the ball?
Where?
Batter one Kim Min-suk will be at bat.
HE'LL BE THE MOST SURPRISED
What?
Commentator Kim is wearing a uniform.
What happened?
Please take a look.
Wait.
Commentator Kim…
Manager Lee and Commentator Kim
are going to throw out
and bat the first ceremonial pitch
against the U-18 National Team.
THEY FOOLED ME
He didn't show up here.
He kept saying he had a stomachache,
so I thought he fainted in the bathroom.
The production crew knew about this!
A SUCCESSFUL PRANK!
Jeez.
Anyway, I'll continue.
THE TWO OF THEM
GO ON THE FIELD TOGETHER
AFTER 28 YEARS SINCE 1994
Manager Lee was in the second,
and Commentator Kim in the third year
of high school when they played U-18
in 1994. Commentator Kim was the only
second-year student
out of 18 players back then.
Now they're on A Clean Sweep together.
THUNDEROUS CHEERS
THE FIELD IS FULL OF CRIES
-I'm getting goosebumps.
-They're so cool.
-Goosebumps.
-They're cool.
GOOSEBUMPS
They're so cool.
-Here?
-Nobody knew.
Here?
THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING THIS
ARE MOVED
HE'S ON THE MOUND AGAIN
AFTER A 8-YEAR HIATUS
HE MISSED THE CHEER OF THE CROWD
They're so cool.
I was touched for some reason.
I got goosebumps.
I almost cried.
I was reminded of the past. I was moved.
JANG WON-SAM
2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS NATIONAL TEAM
Thank you.
KIM SUN-WOO
8 YEARS AFTER RETIREMENT
Yes.
HE HAS A HARD TIME SPEAKING
FANS CHEER FOR SUN-WOO
-I'm about to cry.
-Right?
I'm getting choked up.
When I retired,
I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye to my fans.
I get to say hi to my fans
thanks to A Clean Sweep.
I practiced a lot for this one pitch.
THOUGH IT'S ONLY ONE PITCH,
I PRACTICED A LOT
Please enjoy the game today.
I hope the U-18 National Team wins
at the World Cup.
Thank you.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
THEY GET CHOKED UP
Jeez.
I'm touched.
-I'm moved.
-I feel like crying.
EVERYONE IS WATCHING THEM
AT THIS MOMENT
I really didn't expect it.
FOLLOWING THE USUAL ROUTINE
SUN-WOO GETS READY
TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH
He looks nervous.
How fast? I think he'll throw 130km/h.
It'll be fun.
MOVING TO A GOOD SEAT
Jeez.
1994 NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM
KIM SUN-WOO
1994 NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM
LEE SEUNG-YUOP
After 28 years, the 2 athletes
of the U-18 National Team meet again.
What will he throw?
TWO-SEAM FASTBALL, STRIKE
Was that 133km/h?
133KM/H?
THEIR JAWS DROP
-It says 133km/h.
-It's 133km/h.
DUMBFOUNDED
THE UNBELIEVABLE SPEED
MAKES THEM SPEECHLESS
It's 133km/h.
THEY'RE ALL IN AWE
It's 133km/h.
THE DIGNITY OF 1994 NATIONAL YOUTH TEAM!
It's not easy.
HE STILL HAS IT!
I think…
Nobody told me,
but I think
he's getting ready to be a pitcher.
You can't throw 133km/h
just because you're throwing out
the ceremonial first pitch.
It was two-seam.
It had a movement, and it was 133km/h.
He's getting ready
to be a pitcher behind my back.
SUN-WOO'S SPLENDID
CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH!
Jeez!
I thought of this
as my retirement ceremony.
Thanks.
That was great.
At this rate,
Manager Lee will want Kim Sun-woo
-as part of his team.
-You still have it.
How fast was it?
I didn't see it.
Let's get him on the team!
BRING KIM SUN-WOO TO THE MONSTERS!
What if he continues pitching today?
ON THE VERGE OF BEING RELEASED
That was 133km/h!
-It was 133km/h!
-Was it 133km/h?
MARCH OF JOY
-You still got it.
-You could throw 140km/h.
Was it 133km/h? I'm disappointed.
-Good luck! Let's go!
-Let's go!
-Go. Quickly. You can go now.
-Okay.
SUN-WOO GOES BACK TO HIS POSITION
AFTER A GREAT PITCH
-He threw 133km/h.
-It was so fast.
-It was 133km/h.
-It went really fast.
Won-sam, we need to reflect on ourselves.
-Jeez, 133km/h.
-Shame on us.
THE PITCHERS CAN'T LAUGH
IT'S FINALLY OVER
AN expl*si*n OF ANGER
Seriously.
-Are you surprised?
-I'm so mad.
He's surprised.
I'M SO MAD!
Then why did he wear a suit?
To fool you.
Why fool me?
Jeez, I was really surprised.
I told them to find him
because he might've fainted on the toilet.
You're such good actors.
I need to focus first.
TEAM KOREA VS CK MONSTERS
Now they're getting ready to play.
There are a lot of Doosan Bears fans.
He is truly the ace of CK Monsters.
Yoo Hee-kwan is
the starting pitcher today.
Previous high school players
had a hard time hitting Hee-kwan's ba*ls.
But the nine fielders now
are all the aces of their teams.
I look forward to seeing
how they'll hit Hee-kwan's ba*ls.
Do you want the Monsters to win today?
-Yes!
-Yes!
For five seconds,
scream!
SCREAMING!
Good.
The crowd culture is better
than that of KBO.
They have good manners.
I'm upset that
I'm not well enough to play.
-Don't be.
-Okay.
Don't embarrass yourself.
PLOT TWIST
Batter one. He's the biggest catch
of this season's draft.
Kim Min-suk in his third year
at Whimoon High School is at bat.
He's getting ready to bat.
Isn't he the genius batter
of Whimoon High School?
WOW!
His batting average is .565
in the high school league.
-Let's go, Min-suk!
-Let's go, Min-suk!
MIN-SUK, LET'S GO!
Show them what you're made of!
PLAY BALL!
All right! First pitch!
THE FIRST PITCH IS IMPORTANT
IN BIG GAMES!
He hits the first pitch.
IT SKIPS OFF THE BAT AND FLIES HIGH
JOY AND SORROW
-The fielders are running.
-Okay!
-He calls it.
-Short.
Shortstop catches it.
1 OUT
RYU HYUN-IN IS THE FUTURE
Pitcher Yoo Hee-kwan took care
of Kim Min-suk with one pitch.
Jeez, he's daring. He hit the first pitch.
Hee-kwan is throwing hard today.
Still, it's 125km/h.
He's slower than Sun-woo.
PASSION CAN'T BE MEASURED
BY THE SPEEDOMETER!
Batter two Jeong Jun-young is at bat.
Today's Jangchung, win!
He's in his third year
at Jangchung High School.
He's good at hitting,
fielding, and running.
He's a rising fielder.
I heard Jun-young is 19 years my junior
at Jangchung High School.
I'll show him a senior's dignity.
HE HITS!
It's a bit high
and the course is ambiguous.
IT'S A HIT!
In front.
RYU HYUN-IN RUNS!
PLEASE…
GUARD MY DIGNITY…
It falls where the shortstop
can't catch it.
PLEASE…
SCREAMING!
NICE, JUN-YOUNG!
Jun-young has a hit after one out.
HERE'S MY CELEBRATION!
CUTE
Hee-kwan allowed an upsetting hit.
They're very aggressive.
One at a time!
One out. A runner on first base.
Batter three Park Han-gyeol is at bat.
If he's the third hitter
on the national team, he's good.
Right.
Because it's the national team,
the leading batters are truly powerful.
Outside.
He didn't swing.
It's falling out.
JEEZ, HE'S NERVOUS…
-Hey.
-No.
Hee-kwan is stiff and nervous.
Batter! Come on!
GET A GRIP!
I've played a lot of big games,
but I haven't played in front
of a big crowd in a while.
So I was a little nervous.
A FULL CROWD
MAKES A 100-WIN PITCHER NERVOUS
STRIKE
Outward and low. He swings and misses.
That's it.
THAT'S OUR HEE-KWAN!
Good. Just throw your stuff, Hee-kwan.
Yoo Hee-kwan, let's go!
One out. A runner on first base.
It's two and two.
The ball drops.
SWING!
He withdrew the bat.
Let's see.
He stopped just before.
He held back. Good job.
GOOD JOB HOLDING BACK…
Hee-kwan threw three and two
for the first time today.
IT'S THREE AND TWO
It's my first time
to see Hee-kwan's three and two.
-Me too.
-It's the first time.
-He should've finished by now.
-Right.
Don't let him get on base.
WHO WILL BE THE WINNER
OF THIS PROLONGED MATCH?
HE HITS!
It's high, but it doesn't go far.
Left fielder moves and catches it.
Two outs.
Runner can't move.
Pitcher Yoo Hee-kwan
got two outs with fly ba*ls.
Batter four Kim Beom-seok is at bat.
He's in his third year
at Kyungnam High School.
Hee-kwan has seen him before.
He recently hit five home runs.
-Nine.
-Nine?
-The most home runs.
-He has the record.
-This year?
-Yes.
-In one year.
-Nine home runs.
(GOSH…)
Beom-seok, go!
LET'S GO FOR 10 HOME RUNS!
He pulls.
He pulls.
This sharp hit goes to the left.
WHAT A SATISFYING HIT!
First base runner stops on second base.
1ST BASE RUNNER LANDS ON 2ND BASE
Two outs.
Runners are on first and second bases.
Kim Beom-seok
had a hit against Yoo Hee-kwan.
It wasn't easy for high school players
to hit Hee-kwan's ba*ls.
But these players
are on the national team.
He's going to be a great catcher.
-He can swing.
-Jeez.
I can tell he can bat well in KBO now.
His mechanism is different.
APPROVED BY MR. TWINS
Here's another catcher
on the U-18 National Team.
Batter five Kim Dong-heon is at bat.
Dong-heon!
You've hit his ba*ls a lot, right?
You have to hit, okay?
-Let's go.
-Make sure you rip it.
You've made a hit before.
-Make sure you rip it.
-It's your chance.
There's only one out left.
Jeong Jun-young is on second base.
Kim Beom-seok on first base.
2 OUTS, RUNNERS ON 1ST AND 2ND BASES
We can't have Hee-kwan fall.
Don't say that. You're making me nervous.
Isn't he with Choongam High?
Choongam High School
was the most threatening high school team.
Kim Dong-heon was in the center of it.
If you don't score in the first inning
when you have a chance,
you k*ll the atmosphere.
So I tried to concentrate.
He hits. To the left.
OKAY!
He hits. To the left.
It goes beyond the left fielder.
Left fielder!
-Catch it!
-Go after it!
He got it.
IS IT A HIT
OR AN OUT?
Left fielder can't catch it.
CHEERING
SIGHING
-Go!
-Run!
Second base runner goes to home plate.
PANTING!
First base runner runs
to the home plate too.
GROANING!
KEUN-WOO: HOME!
FIERY THROW!
He has to die.
-Die!
-He's dead.
I CAN'T DIE LIKE THIS!
-Slide!
-Slide!
He slides to reach the home plate!
TEAM KOREA 2 : 0 MONSTERS
Two runs batted in.
U-18 National Team earns
two points against Hee-kwan.
HOORAY
RAISING ARMS
3RD BASE!
EARLIER WHEN THE BALL
WAS THROWN TO THE HOME PLATE
DONG-HEON ON 2ND BASE
RAN TO 3RD BASE!
SPRINTING!
-Three!
-Three!
Dong-heon runs to third base,
but he's tagged out.
The first inning is over.
It's three outs.
But the U-18 National Team
scored two points first.
TEAM KOREA BEGINS FIERCELY!
THEY MIGHT ACTUALLY MAKE 20 TO 0…
It could end up 20 to 0.
He hit your one mistake.
-It's okay.
-Don't worry.
I felt bad for the teammates.
Because I lost two points
in the first inning,
the opponent team gained momentum.
We had to catch up with them,
so we were impatient.
It's the bottom of the first inning.
Pitcher Seo Hyeon-won is on the mound.
Commentator Kim Sun-woo
who fooled me and threw out
the ceremonial first pitch is back.
Did you like my pitch or what?
I think you can play.
-Do you think so?
-You got the moves.
The other pitchers
should be on their toes.
We lost two points
because Hee-kwan pitched.
What's going on?
HEE-KWAN LOST US 2 POINTS!
Seo Hyeon-won is on the mound.
He's in the third year
of Sekwang High School.
Sliders are his main weapon.
The bottom of the first inning begins
with batter one Jeong Keun-woo.
Let's go!
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
You can do it!
Jeong Keun-woo!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
-Batter one!
-Batter one!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
-Batter one!
-Batter one!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
-Jeong Keun-woo!
Jeez, they're loud.
They're so loud.
It's like surround sound.
-What?
-My heart is racing.
GOSH…
MY HEART IS RACING
If you think about today's game,
Hee-kwan lost two points
in the first inning.
It's because
you get overwhelmed by the crowd.
Amateurs have never
played a game like this.
It's one of the variables.
He pulls. It's a foul toward third base.
He hits no matter what.
He's amazing.
HE'S 1 OF 40 LEGENDS!
It hits the end of the bat. It's a foul.
-This is it.
-Is it a slider?
-This is a slider.
-Cutter…
-Is it a slider?
-Yes.
He throws good sliders.
Keun-woo is nodding
as if he's approving this ball.
PITCHERS APPROVE
-His slider is good.
-Good slider.
It's 132km/h. It looks like it spins well.
Yes.
Seo Hyeon-won in the third year
of Sekwang High.
He swings at the dropping ball.
SCREAMING!
KEUN-WOO SWINGS AT A DROPPING BALL
HE SEES THE CATCHER THROW
AND SPRINTS
(PRETENDING TO GO)
RUNNING
WHAT'S GOING ON?
-Why?
-What is it?
Keun-woo ran
because he thought the ball bounced.
It made a noise.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
-Check.
-Check.
Check!
Timeout.
-Are you sure it was no bound?
-Yes.
-Are you sure?
-No bound.
-Could you please check?
-Okay.
Manager Lee is asking him
-to check with the first base umpire.
-Yes.
To see if his judgment is right.
Did it bounce?
-Did it bounce?
-I don't know.
What's really cool
is that Keun-woo ran
without making any judgments.
-Yes.
-Yes.
Because he doesn't know what'll happen,
he ran diligently.
Manager Lee sided with him.
It's a great w*r of nerves.
He wants us to check if it bounced.
-It didn't bounce.
-No bound.
NO BOUND
-The mitt touched the ground.
-Yes.
Batter one Jeong Keun-woo was struck out.
Now, batter two
Jeong Seong-hoon is at bat.
He didn't meet the minimum
at-bats requirement.
But his batting average is .333.
HE HITS!
He pushes it to the center.
SCREAMING!
HE'S A TOTAL GENIUS
It was a good ball. It came in well.
That's a genius batter.
Batter two Jeong Seong-hoon
had a hit against a new pitcher.
Yes.
You're a genius.
Jeong Seong-hoon had a hit.
A Monster runner is on base.
Timeout.
MANAGER CHOI JAE-h* VISITS THE MOUND
What? A substitution already?
-A substitution already?
-No way.
-He wouldn't do that on the first visit.
-What?
-What did he hit?
-A fastball.
-A fastball?
-Yes.
Throw a lot of breaking ba*ls.
Yes, sir.
PATTING
-Is he changing pitchers already?
-Good job.
Seo Hyeon-won threw for only two batters,
but he's substituted.
A substitution?
HE'S REALLY CHANGING PITCHERS…
Changing right away? Jeez.
Seo Hyeon-won showed really good pitching
against Jeong Keun-woo.
He's changing pitchers now.
Was he an opener? Was that a strategy?
Possibly.
Do you have a performance analysis?
Yes.
I was planning to use all nine pitchers.
I thought we had to train
to get ahead point by point
to prepare for an international game.
-Jun-seo.
-Yes, sir.
Don't rely on breaking ba*ls.
Throw your ball confidently.
Hwang Jun-seo is on the mound.
He's the only pitcher
who is in his second year.
Jeez, all their pitches are K*llers.
Seung-jun, we threw that fast
when we were his age.
He won the Best Player
in the National High School Championship.
Now he'll have
a match against Park Yong-taek.
Throw your hands over your head! Let's go!
A CLEAN SWEEP
PARK YONG-TAEK
-Park Yong-taek!
-Park Yong-taek!
What's that?
-I'm touched.
-This is it.
Jeez.
Park Yong-taek's song is in harmony
with the crowd's cheer.
He's at bat.
-Park Yong-taek!
-Park Yong-taek!
CK MONSTERS
-Their cheer is amazing.
-It is.
-Park Yong-taek!
-Park Yong-taek!
They're still
at the beginning of the game,
but Team Korea made a decision
to change pitchers.
Yong-taek has to attack.
HEY, COME ON CAPTAIN!
This is his first at-bat.
One out. A runner on first base.
What will he hit?
GROANING!
He pulls!
Okay! Keep going!
Second baseman is after him.
Second baseman.
OUT?
SAFE?
Second baseman.
-His foot came off.
-His foot came off!
YES!
(BITTER)
(NO…)
All the runners are safe.
One out.
Runners on first and second bases.
Yes.
The ground ball was pretty hard.
He caught it and threw it.
The ball was off,
so his foot came off the base.
Right.
I never expected this.
They get a chance after one out.
-Is your calf okay?
-This much.
-I think I can run this much.
-Okay.
Good luck.
Due to a mistake,
runners are on first and second bases.
Batter four Jung Eui-yoon is at bat.
I feel like he'll hit a three-run.
-I have a feeling.
-Right?
-I think the trajectory will work.
-Yes.
-I'm having goosebumps.
-A three-base hit.
A home run would be electrifying.
The ball fell.
-Run!
-Go!
The runners can advance one base.
Two runners are in scoring position.
Can he keep playing?
ONE RUNNER ISN'T WELL…
Yong-taek is running to second base.
His leg doesn't look good.
His leg didn't look good
when he ran to first base.
Right.
That must really hurt.
Get a pinch runner ready.
Is he okay?
Yes. He says he can run that much.
-But he's on second base.
-You'll have to decide.
HE'S THE SECOND BASE RUNNER
(OKAY!)
He says he's okay.
HE SAYS HE'S OKAY,
SO WE'LL TRUST HIM…
Hit a home run.
EUI-YOON'S HOME RUN
WILL SETTLE EVERYTHING!
WHACK!
-He pulls! Toward third base!
-That's it!
It rolls inside the line!
-Yes!
-Run!
-Yes!
-Run!
NO…
Third base runner reaches home plate.
Park Yong-taek…
Third base runner reaches home plate.
-Park Yong-taek…
-No, he can't run.
He shouldn't run! It's okay.
-No!
-The ball isn't thrown.
-No.
-Now…
Only Seong-hoon reached the home base.
So it's one RBI.
No, he can't go.
Eui-yoon's two-base hit. But Yong-taek
couldn't reach the home base.
-He can't.
-He can't play.
He has to be substituted.
Dong-wook.
NO!
He says he's okay.
I understand Yong-taek's determination.
But I don't know.
He needs to talk to Manager Lee.
Yes.
Shouldn't he be substituted?
-But he says he'll run.
-What if it gets worse?
He'll run only that much.
I don't think he can run.
He looks like he's in huge pain.
WHY IS HE INSISTING ON THIS?
If there were no spectators,
I would've sat out.
A lot of people came here
to see me play after I retired.
So I couldn't give up.
I decided to hold out as much as I could.
I understand how sad Yong-taek would be.
What will they do?
Manager Lee is thinking about
how he'll substitute Yong-taek.
SEUNG-YUOP'S DEEPENING CONCERN
I had a lot on my mind.
I would've substituted him if it was KBO.
Spectators meant a lot to Yong-taek.
They probably waited
more than a year
to see Yong-taek play
in the baseball field.
He must've prepared a lot for his fans.
I had to make that decision.
If my decision was wrong,
it's all my responsibility.
Timeout!
That's it for pitcher Hwang Jun-seo.
THE SECOND PITCHER
HWANG JUN-SEO IS OUT
Lee Jin-ha will pitch next.
Don't run away. Throw your best ba*ls.
Yes, sir.
He's in the third year
of Jangchung High School.
He's 190cm tall.
He uses his height to throw fast sliders.
The Monsters should watch out.
Right.
-Fastballs at 145km/h and sliders.
-Yes, sir.
Take-keun. Fastballs and sliders!
Yong-taek remains on third base.
-Don't run right away.
-Okay.
Watch the ball.
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
Let's turn the tables around!
WHACK!
Lee Taek-keun hits the first pitch.
-He can't find it.
-It's in the foul territory.
-Up!
-Okay!
-He can't find it.
-It's in the foul territory.
He caught it!
Lee Taek-keun hit the first pitch.
He's out on a foul ball.
GOOD!
How did you do that?
He ran all the way here.
The catcher couldn't find it.
It was great.
Catcher couldn't see the ball at all.
But the first baseman followed the ball
with concentration.
First baseman Kim Min-suk went after it
until the end and got an out.
There's only one out left.
There's a runner in a position
to turn the tables around.
-Hyun-in will do it.
-Okay.
Batter six Ryu Hyun-in is at bat.
SCREAMING!
RYU HYUN-IN
HYUN-IN, CHOOSE ANY TEAM YOU WANT!
HYUN-IN IS A PRINCE…
Hyun-in.
-Jeez.
-Hyun-in.
Why is he so popular?
LOOK HOW POPULAR HE IS
"Ryu Hyun-in.
Baseball is fun when you win."
-He's become a superstar.
-Yes.
-Hyun-in, hit one.
-Yes, hit one.
I think he will. Hyun-in, please.
Out of the three young players,
he has the best batting average.
The Monsters haven't made a tie.
Second and third base runners
are remaining.
If they don't score, it'd be too sad.
Yes.
Ryu Hyun-in is at bat.
He pulls!
THE BALL HEADS TO 1ST BASEMAN
First baseman catches it
and goes to base.
Three outs.
Second and third base runners remained.
They caught up,
but CK Monsters couldn't make a tie.
That was so close.
Here…
Yong-taek's leg looks bad.
Tell us what's hurting him.
Which part? Is it his hamstring or knee?
I think it's his knee.
CAN HE CONTINUE TO PLAY?
This is bad.
Jeez.
LIMPING
I think I can bat.
(GLANCING)
SIGHING…
-Hyun-in.
-Okay.
Get ready.
What should we do?
Shall we substitute him
with a pinch runner next time?
We have to. We should've substituted him.
SIGHING…
Because he can't run.
He can bat,
but the problem is when he's on base…
He has to run
when someone makes a hit like that.
When he bats and gets on base next time,
let's see and decide then.
-Okay.
-Yes.
THEY'LL WATCH THE SITUATION…
It's the top of the second inning.
U-18 National Team is at bat.
Yoo Hee-kwan is on the mound.
Batter six Moon Hyun-bhin is at bat.
Hee-kwan was a little nervous
in the first inning.
But he has to throw many innings today.
Yes.
So he can catch up one point at a time.
HE HITS!
It's a ground ball.
Second baseman Jeong Keun-woo
catches it and throws it to first base.
It was perfect defense.
1 OUT
NICE!
Yoo Hee-kwan
got the first out of the inning.
They're good batters. They're different.
But Yeoncheon Miracle bats better.
Jeong Dae-seon is at bat.
Jeong Dae-seon of Sekwang High School.
-Okay!
-He hit.
A good one toward the left.
Left fielder Jung Eui-yoon.
2 OUTS
Jeong Dae-seon is out with a fly ball.
Two outs.
In the second inning,
Yoo Hee-kwan's pitches are stable.
He's throwing less.
-Right.
-This is very important.
Batter eight Park Tae-wan is at bat.
HE HITS!
He hits! A hit to the left.
GOOD JOB, BABY!
Tae-wan!
CUTE
Jeez.
SMIRKING
What? Why are they so good?
They are different
from the previous teams we played.
Regardless of the order,
they're all making hits.
Think about it.
Tae-wan is in his second year
of high school.
Being on the national team
in his second year?
-That means he's the best player in Korea.
-Of course.
Jeong Keun-woo of the Monsters
was picked in his second year.
So was Commentator Kim Sun-woo.
They're truly amazing players. Seriously!
HE WAS WAITING FOR THIS
Batter nine Kim Young-hoo is at bat.
It skips off the bat.
Jun-h*! Is it too much to the center?
Too much? A little to the side?
Hee-kwan shouldn't throw strikes
like he normally does.
Because they're members
of the U-18 National Team,
they're too good.
Usually the batters at the bottom
of the order are easier to deal with.
But they're all leading batters
in their high schools.
That's right.
BALL
Far and out. Two and one.
It's not working today.
THE BALL IS TOO HIGH
The ball is a little high today.
NERVOUS
Focus.
Focus!
HEE-KWAN, FOCUS!
TEAM KOREA 2 : 1 MONSTERS
It hits the end of the bat.
-Okay!
-It hits the end of the bat.
Hee-kwan catches it
and throws it to first base.
The inning is over.
A hit after two outs.
They didn't lose any points
in the second inning.
Now it's the bottom of the second inning.
-Good.
-Nice.
-Nice.
-Hee-kwan.
Good.
Did the sinker go to the center?
-Pull back a little.
-I'll pull back.
-Just a little. It's too centered.
-Okay.
Now it's the bottom of the second inning.
CK Monsters are at bat.
Batter seven Lee Hong-ku will bat first.
It's two to one.
It's only one point difference.
The Monsters will want
to turn the game around quickly.
That's right.
If Lee Hong-ku gets on base,
he'll be in scoring position.
He lightly hits the ball.
GROUND BALL TO SHORTSTOP
Shortstop fields it
and throws it to first.
A sharp throw to first results in an out.
A FLAWLESS PLAY
Nice!
I know it's very early into the game,
but Park Tae-wan is catching my eye.
Park Tae-wan, the shortstop.
-Good job!
-He's confident.
-Look.
-Look!
He fielded it perfectly into his mitt
and threw it with confidence.
He's in his second year!
Most of the infielders can play
as a shortstop on their teams,
but out of them, a second-year student
is playing as their main shortstop.
-Indeed.
-It means he's that confident in defense.
Next up is the eighth hitter, Kim Moon-h*.
He pushes it out!
He pushes it out!
But the shortstop stops the ball!
And he throws it again to first
and shows off his throwing skills.
Darn, that pitcher is good.
OUR YOUNGEST IS INSANELY GOOD
Good job, Tae-wan!
-You got this!
-You got this!
They shouldn't hit the ball
to where he is.
It was a difficult bounce to catch.
He stopped the ball with his body
and threw it.
And he's confident with his throws.
Thanks to that,
he doesn't rush his throws.
Ground ball to shortstop won't work.
Two outs now.
Next up is the ninth hitter, Yoon Jun-h*.
LET'S GO FOR A SOLO HOME RUN
Yoon Jun-h* is also part
of the national team as U-23,
a team of university students
under the age of 23.
That's right.
He's facing a pitcher
from a younger national team.
Aim for the center field!
Yoon Jun-h*.
An outside pitch.
Swings and misses. It's a strikeout.
GIANTS TEAR BEARS APART!
FLAWLESS
Pitcher Lee Jin-ha wraps up the inning
with just three hitters.
Goodness.
The score is two to one.
The U-18 National Team is ahead by a run.
They have competent pitchers.
Hee-kwan. Please pitch well.
I beg you.
HEE-KWAN, YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE…
TOP OF THE 3RD INNING
TEAM KOREA 2 : 1 MONSTERS
This is now the top of the third.
Hee-kwan is still pitching
while they are a run behind.
Is it their leadoff again?
He must be careful of the table setters.
Yoo Hee-kwan allowed runs
against the table setters this game.
If the hitter gets on base,
the following hitters
are all nimble runners.
Hee-kwan is going to need a lot of focus,
especially against Kim Min-suk,
one of the best hitters.
FOUL
He lightly touches the ball. Foul.
Kim Min-suk is expected to be
as good as Lee Jung-hoo in the future.
Many rate his contact, technique,
and speed as the best for his age.
THE FUTURE OF GIANTS, MIN-SUK
VS THE PAST OF BEARS, HEE-KWAN
Swings and misses!
Darn. It must've been a changeup.
It must be difficult to time
Hee-kwan's pitches.
Swings and misses! Strikeout!
A NEAT STRIKEOUT BY HEE-KWAN
-Swings and misses! Strikeout!
-Wow. That slider…
Because the hitter managed to hit
pitches barely out of the strike zone,
Yoo Hee-kwan changed his style
little by little to strike him out.
Swings and misses!
Swings and misses! Strikeout.
It's easy to talk about how he pitches.
But it's difficult to pitch like him.
Indeed.
Hee-kwan let them get two runs
to give them an edge.
-How generous.
-He's got his timing back.
JU-WON AND WON-SAM
Jeong Jun-young, the second hitter is up.
-Let's go, Jun-young!
-Come on.
It's an outside pitch.
It grazes by the pitcher.
But Jeong Keun-woo
is waiting for the ball there.
2 OUTS
Nice job.
How reassuring.
Because Jeong Keun-woo knew
the runner is agile,
he threw the ball without stepping.
Let's see.
He threw it right away.
That's why it bounced.
I was a bit worried about
Lee Hong-ku's catch.
But he pulled it off.
Park Han-Gyeol,
the third hitter is up next.
Let's go, Han-gyeol!
Hit the first pitch!
(HE POUTS)
A slow pitch.
IT'S HERE, THE EEPHUS PITCH
Nice pitch!
Wow, nice!
WHAT DID I JUST SEE?
The radar g*n didn't read it.
-It really didn't.
-Wow.
-It's empty!
-That was crazy.
It's really empty.
WHAT A SIGHT
Wow! What was that?
THE ART OF SLOW PITCHES
ISN'T IN THE PAST, BUT PRESENT
An unpredictable pitch.
HE HITS!
The ball lands in the left field
and becomes a hit.
NICE HIT
Park Han-gyeol makes a hit.
It's their fifth hit
against Yoo Hee-kwan today.
They know how to handle him.
That usually would be a swing and a miss.
He's a fast runner too.
Our players are so good.
Which team is "our players"?
I mean, our national…
Hold on.
The national team players.
HE CHUCKLES
A RUNNER ON FIRST WITH 2 OUTS
Let's go! It's two outs!
-The genius hitter.
-He's scary.
-Is he the home run king?
-Go easy!
Next up is the fourth hitter,
Kim Beom-seok.
Lightly push towards that side.
-Not this side.
-Yes, sir.
Let's go, Beom-seok!
Yoo Hee-kwan
just needs to pitch one more out.
HE HITS!
It's a ground ball.
Fields it. Throws it to first.
-Nice!
-Nice!
Nice job.
Ryu Hyun-in defends for the last out.
A hit after two outs.
But Yoo Hee-kwan didn't allow any runs
this inning either.
-It continues to the bottom of the third.
-Well done.
-Let's pitch a lot of breaking ba*ls.
-Sure.
No 1-2-3 inning yet.
Good hitters, right?
I'm not at my fullest right now,
but it's true that they're good.
-Really?
-Yes. I feel pressured.
-That's why I'm going to switch things up.
-Good.
The bottom of the third starts
with the Monsters on offense.
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD INNING
TEAM KOREA 2 : 1 MONSTERS
LET'S GO MONSTERS!
This inning starts
with the leadoff hitter, Jeung Keun-woo.
Let's go, you devil!
The first hitter is
quite important right now.
Only a run difference in score.
Leadoff getting on a base
would be big for the Monsters.
LEE JIN-HA STILL TAKES THE MOUND
Nice!
The ball drops low. He swings and misses.
His sliders must be good.
This slider thrown at a four-seam timing.
It has a magnificent spin.
-It's difficult to hit.
-I see.
A SLIDER THROWN
AT A FOUR-SEAM TIMING
I'm such an idiot.
HE BLAMES HIMSELF
Bunt posture. Strike.
Bunt posture. Strike.
That was to disrupt their defense.
NICE SURPRISE BUNT
-Okay.
-A breaking ball. Keun-woo just looks.
KEUN-WOO PICKED OUT THE BALL CALMLY
A high pitch. Two ba*ls.
The ball bounces. The count is full.
A FULL-COUNT SITUATION
Let's get on base.
Please. Let's stay in and get on base.
GETTING ON BASE CAN START
TO TURN THE GAME AROUND
STRIKEOUT
OH, MY GOD!
-Nice! What?
-What?
I thought that was…
The umpire declared a strike.
Keun-woo challenges the call.
How was that in the zone?
KEUN-WOO IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED
AS THIS COULD'VE CHANGED THE GAME
How was that a strike?
BASEBALL IS ABOUT MOMENTUM
Keun-woo flinched back in the box
to avoid getting hit by the ball.
This would be a strikeout looking.
There's next time. It was out, right?
I almost got hit by the ball. Darn it.
So darn frustrating.
THE AIR FEELS HEAVY IN THE DUGOUT
He's really competitive.
We're on edge here!
Umpire declares a strike
resulting in the first out.
Next up is the second hitter,
Jeong Seong-hoon.
I'm hoping that Jeong Seong-hoon
would make another chance,
continuing his hit streaks from before.
What pitch will he throw?
A brushback. It's base-on-ba*ls.
A runner on first with one out.
A RUNNER ON FIRST WITH 1 OUT
Next up is Park Yong-taek,
who injured his calf.
In my opinion,
even a single swing would be a toil
due to his injured calf.
Then he has to choose
a single type of pitch to swing for
and hope for that pitch
to fly into the box the way he wants.
That's what he should hope for.
Do you remember
Kirk Gibson from LA dodgers
during the World Series?
He hit a home run as a pinch hitter.
-I remember.
-He limped.
He limped into home base,
and it was so darn cool.
-That's because it's Major League.
-And it's Yong-taek for us.
KIRK GIBSON OF MONSTERS?
Left! Han-gyeol, here!
-He makes contact. It's a high fly ball.
-Left! Han-gyeol, here!
The left fielder comes down.
Left fielder, Park Han-gyeol,
catches the ball.
Two outs.
Taek-keun! It's two-seam.
TAEK-KEUN, HIT THE BALL FOR ME…
Switch him.
Switch with Myung-geun.
Lee Jin-ha finishes
his pitching here today.
-Let's do this, Myung-geun.
-Let's do this.
Two outs, Myung-geun.
Park Myung-geun takes the mound.
This is their fourth pitcher already.
His pitches were strong and firm.
Everyone can't be good though.
What? Wow.
What was that?
He's good.
-I told you.
-He just stands there and pitches.
It bounces forward from his hand.
How does his leg…
-It's fascinating.
-Park Myung-geun?
Is he really a high schooler?
-Can't still bases against him.
-Never.
Let's see
how he will do against the Monsters.
He's going against Jung Eui-yoon,
the fourth hitter.
(HE STARES AT HIM)
The pitcher changed,
so go for the first pitch.
It's from chapter one
of the baseball textbook.
Go for the first pitch
of the switched pitcher.
Let's hit the first pitch.
FOUL
His stepping was a bit late.
How do you time that pitch?
Right when he puts his leg up.
Hitters who step can't hit that pitch.
WHEN THE PITCHER KICKS HIS LEGS UP,
THE HITTER KICKS HIS LEGS UP TOO
TO TIME THE PITCH
BUT NOW, IT WILL BE TOO LATE
IF THEY WAIT UNTIL HE RAISES HIS LEG
COMPARED TO OTHER PITCHERS,
HIS PITCHING MOTION IS TWICE AS FAST
How do you time his pitches?
It's too fast.
FOUL AGAIN
It's a foul.
EUI-YOON LOSES HIS TIMING AGAIN
OH, NO
They're all so scary.
A lot must be going on in his head.
Swing in the front.
Let's go for one hit, batter four.
Struck him out looking!
STRIKEOUT LOOKING
PARK MYUNG-GEUN
STRIKES HIM OUT EASILY
Jung Eui-yoon stood frozen,
unable to do anything.
The inning is finished.
-Their pitches are so good.
-Indeed.
Bottom of the fourth.
The Monsters are on offense.
Park Myung-geun still takes the mound.
Leading off is Lee Taek-keun,
the fifth hitter.
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
LET'S GO, LEE TAEK-KEUN
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
CAN HE OVERCOME PARK MYUNG-GEUN?
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
The check-swing hits the ball.
Taek-keun is disappointed.
Was that 145km/h?
Wow. Was it145km?
He just pitched 145km/h with a windup.
I think he's going to draw
a lot of attention in the pro scene.
HE HITS!
He makes contact!
Third baseman dives in
and fields the ball!
GIANTS DAE-SEON DIVES IN
AND CATCHES THE BALL
And to first base! He's out on first!
One out.
-You okay?
-Yes, sir.
The hit was taking a good route.
I was thinking,
"How will they field the ball?"
HE EASILY FIELDS THE HIT
Because Kim Min-suk isn't an experienced
first baseman,
if Lee Taek-keun didn't run in safely,
they both might've been injured.
I was scared I was going to hurt him.
PROTECT OUR NATIONAL TEAM
Next up is the sixth hitter, Ryu Hyun-in.
The first pitch is high.
He misses his swing.
The velocity is 146km/h.
Look at that 146km/h!
It's getting faster and faster.
He's the best high school sidearm pitcher.
-He is?
-Yes, sidearm.
If Park Myung-geun winds up,
his pitches become difficult to hit.
He makes contact,
but it's a foul on the left side.
HYUN-IN, PLEASE MAKE A HIT!
Wow, 146km/h.
He's good. He's really good.
He pitches 146km/h
with that small physique.
Please. I can do this!
SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT
Swings and misses! Strikeout!
Not out yet,
but throws it to first for two outs.
2 OUTS
The Monsters haven't had a single hit
since the second.
A NO-HIT STREAK FOR MONSTERS
Swings and misses! Strikeout!
HE'S BAFFLED
Swings and misses! Strikeout!
High schoolers definitely can't hit this.
Three up, three down inning,
pitched by Park Myung-geun.
AMUSED…
I think he'll become a top player.
The pitcher lineup is so great.
How do you hit that?
I'm sure he'll become a great player.
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH INNING
TEAM KOREA 2 : 1 MONSTERS
Yoo Hee-kwan hasn't been allowing any runs
since the second.
Tae-wan, let's go!
-Come on, Tae-wan!
-Come on!
Because their pitches were so good,
the game would've become difficult
if they got more runs.
I CANNOT ALLOW MORE RUNS
First pitch hits!
It's a line drive toward the shortstop!
Park Tae-wan's ball is caught!
AS EXPECTED FROM HYUN-IN
YES!
NO…
Tae-wan, great job!
Next up is Kim Young-hoo,
the ninth hitter.
Swings and misses! Strikeout!
TEAM ACE'S FLAWLESS BALL CONTROL
I think he can pitch until the eighth.
One more out left.
Leadoff hitter, Kim Min-suk is up.
One of the things
Yoo Hee-kwan is doing well today
is preventing the leadoff
from getting on base.
That's true.
He struck him out looking!
AS EXPECTED FROM KING HEE-KWAN
Yoo Hee-kwan
pitches seven hitters out in a row!
He alone fights on the mound!
Still a run difference!
It's now the bottom of the fifth
with the Monsters on offense.
Let's go! Get the bat!
Let's do this! Let's come home!
HE LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY
HE CHUCKLES
I had no choice but to laugh.
His writing
is the answer to today's match.
It'd be weird
to root for the U-18 National Team,
and we can't only root for the Monsters.
I'm rooting for both.
That's a wise answer.
Indeed.
Park Myung-geun is up now to pitch.
None of the hitters
are able to outplay Park Myung-geun.
Out of four hitters that went against him,
three were strikeouts.
Up next is Kim Moon-h*.
WILL MOON-h* BE DIFFERENT?
It will be nice
if he can just
hit the ball to the left center.
No. Moon-h* said he was going for a homer.
-Moon-h* did?
-Yes. Before the game.
Will Kim Moon-h*
get into scoring position?
MOON-h* GOING FOR A HOMER
The battle
against Park Myung-geun starts now.
Swings and misses! Strikeout!
HE SIGHS…
HELP, ALPHA MOON-h*!
Look at how the pitcher moves right after
he pitches a strikeout with a four-seam.
He's full of confidence.
CONFIDENCE LEVEL AT MAX
Look at his performance.
He knows how to entertain people.
Park Myung-geun pitches four strikeouts
on the mound today.
-Number 11, Kim Seo-hyeon.
-Number 11?
NUMBER 11, KIM SEO-HYEON!
Is he finally taking the mound?
Wow. He's really playing today?
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
Come on!
Park Myung-geun's
pitching ends here today.
They switch out pitchers.
It's Kim Seo-hyeon!
Who is he? Kim Seo-hyeon?
He's here now!
Let's go!
He's at the top of the shortlist
of the 2023 KBO draft.
It's a fireballer, Kim Seo-hyeon.
Let's see how well he does.
-Soo-chang, I'm looking forward to this.
-Same here.
-Which school is he from?
-Seoul High School.
I've never caught his pitch before.
THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER'S
PRACTICE PITCH
SPEED 153KM/H
THEY ARE SHOCKED
THEY ARE DOUBTING THEIR EYES
It was 153km/h!
Darn, he's good.
SAME PITCHER, DIFFERENT VELOCITY
HE'S SHOCKED
THEIR JAWS ARE DROPPING
AT A PRACTICE PITCH
Are you kidding me?
What did Jun-h* do so wrong?
Hey.
Don't mind the velocity. Don't mind it.
Go faster!
AN EASY 153KM/H AS WARM-UP
WOW!
155KM/H
HIS VELOCITY IS LIMITLESS
Go faster!
-Pitch a 160km/h fastball!
-Show us!
IS HE HUMAN? A 155KM/H FASTBALL!
Look at his pitch.
JAW-DROPPING SHOCK
No way!
HE'S LAUGHING LIKE A LUNATIC
The stadium is clamorous,
even before the real pitch.
But this pitcher from Seoul High School,
Kim Seo-hyeon,
has shown the people a 155km/h pitch
as a practice pitch.
HE CHUCKLES
What kind of pitch will he show us
here at Gocheok Sky Dome
with 16,000 people watching?
GRANDMA IS HERE, SEO-HYEON!
This is Kim Seo-hyeon,
a senior from Seoul High School.
In the box is the ninth hitter,
Yoon Jun-h*.
BABY EAGLE VS BABY BEAR
Mind the timing. Hit and run.
First pitch.
An outside pitch. It's 154km/h!
Nice!
The velocity is 154km/h!
GLANCING
Get closer!
Why does he look so huge?
He looks very tall and long. Up and down.
It's like he's stretched up.
You're quite the pitcher.
It looks like
he's a bit of a three-quarters pitcher.
-Maybe a sidearm?
-He's definitely a three-quarters pitcher.
And the fastball isn't direct.
Although it's a three-quarters pitch,
his release point
is positioned in the very front.
He's good. His pitching position
is unconventional though.
-Right?
-Yes. And it's good.
It's very unconventional.
When I saw the pitch for the first time,
it was extremely fast.
What did Jun-h* do so wrong?
CAN HE OUTPLAY THE PITCHER?
More lightly!
-He makes contact.
-There!
It flies high in the infield.
First and second base.
-Nice!
-First base catches it.
Two outs as Kim Min-suk catches it.
Wow, darn it.
Keun-woo hits these pitches easily.
-Indeed.
-He really can.
BELIEVE IN KEUN-WOO
The hitter Kim Seo-hyeon is now against
is the devilish second baseman,
Jeong Keun-woo.
Jeong Keun-woo
does well against fastballs.
First pitch comes low outside.
It's fast indeed.
You have to hit it! You must!
Let him hit it.
WHY DON'T YOU TRY?
Throw harder!
Show us 159km/h.
HE HITS!
A ground ball.
Shortstop fields it and to first base.
Come on!
Shortstop fields it and to first base.
Out! He's out on first base!
3 OUTS
Kim Min-suk catches the shortstop's throw.
It results in a 1-2-3 inning.
The Monsters are still a run behind
until the end of fifth.
Keun-woo. It's good, right?
It's good.
It's 153km/h,
but it feels different
from other high schoolers' 153km/h.
The spin isn't clean.
It's a bit wild.
It means that he's good, right?
-Sure. It's fine.
-Delivery is good.
Other high schoolers with 153km/h
don't feel fast,
but his pitch comes in
at a blink of an eye.
I'm sure they were frustrated.
The result they expected didn't come out.
They couldn't make contact
like they wanted to.
We should've scored
one more run on the first.
Darn…
-We just need one more run!
-Yes, sir!
Then it's game over.
-Got it?
-Yes, sir!
Let's go.
TEAM KOREA IS TRYING
TO ENSURE THEIR VICTORY
This is the top of the sixth.
The first hitter,
Jeong Jun-young, is in the box.
In high school baseball, his BA was .415.
He also stole 10 bases
and hit 4 home runs.
This is the best lineup
of the U-18 National Team,
so this inning is critical for the game.
Let's go, Hee-kwan!
Let's get started again!
Yoon Jun-h* is asking for a brushback.
A high fly ball into the right field!
This is it.
-It's gone!
-It's a home run!
-Hey.
-Come on, man.
YOU CAN EASILY CATCH IT!
Right fielder sprints!
MOON-h* SPRINTS
He cannot catch it!
-Run!
-Run!
-Go for third!
-Third!
Let's go!
Third base!
Hitter runs through and goes for third.
He gets on third safely!
A RELENTLESS TRIPLE
BY THE LEADOFF HITTER
FIRST HIT IS ALWAYS A VICTORY!
Nice!
OH, VICTORY KOREA
I PLAYED HOOKY
TO WATCH A CLEAN SWEEP
First pitcher hits a triple.
Hee-kwan is about to allow a hit!
DARN IT…
-Get him ready.
-Okay.
For now.
Timeout!
The cleanup trio is going to be up.
We can't allow a run.
-If they hit the ball, that's that.
-Okay.
But right now
the runner is on third with no outs.
-So let's stop them at home.
-Yes, sir.
The runner is fast.
So first and third come forward.
Second and shortstop also come forward.
The infielders are close,
so mind your pitch sequencing.
Let's go for a ground ball
into a happy ending.
Don't let them score. Ground ball.
Zero outs, a runner at third.
ZERO OUTS, A RUNNER AT 3RD
Will Yoo Hee-kwan save this inning?
The infield moves up for defense.
The sixth inning.
The infielders are almost by the grass.
Yes, a ground ball
in the infield sounds right.
A ground ball in the infield.
Batter three, Park Han-gyeol is up.
Please just save this one.
He's now playing with the word "Korea"
printed on his chest.
Han-gyeol, hit it with ease!
THE 3RD BASE RUNNER AWAITS HIS TIME
A brushback.
Full-out pitching.
Yoo Hee-kwan probably doesn't
have any energy left,
but he's doing everything he can
against the batter.
-Nice pitch!
-Nice!
Good one!
Let's stop them here!
Two to one, one point difference.
But the runner is at third with no outs.
Park Han-gyeol is at bat
with the Korean flag on his left chest.
And Yoo Hee-kwan must stop him.
HE HITS!
SIGH…
Man, that was too high.
THE BALL FLIES UP HIGH
You got enough time!
You got enough time, Jun-young!
Take your time!
Center fielder, Lee Taek-keun,
catches the ball.
-Run!
-The runner at third tags up.
He returns home.
Three to one.
The U-18 National Team
widens the score gap.
TEAM KOREA WIDENS THE SCORE GAP
The U-18 National Team athletes are
playing a high-quality game.
The table setter set up
the third base runner.
So the third batter easily hit a fly.
That was a perfect method to win a point.
TEAM KOREA SHOWED
A HIGH-QUALITY MOVE
THE MONSTERS ARE SPEECHLESS
After the first triple,
the key batter, batter three,
Park Han-gyeol's sacrifice fly.
The score is three to one.
THE DIFFERENCE IS 2 POINTS
Their top batters are scary.
The leading batters are good.
Right?
The runners are gone.
Batter four, Kim Beom-seok is up.
He hits the first pitch.
It flies left.
KIM BEOM-SEOK EASILY HITS
THE FIRST PITCH
THE BALL FLIES HIGH TO THE LEFT
It's going over.
-What?
-It's going.
-It's going.
-It's going over.
-It's going over.
-It's going.
It's going over.
It flies left.
This one flies out and over the wall!
HOME RUN
HE HITS THE FIRST PITCH
IT FLIES LEFT!
IT FLIES OUT AND OVER THE WALL!
Over the wall!
A solo home run, Kim Beom-seok.
KIM BEOM-SEOK'S HOME RUN
DRIVES HOME!
SHOUTING!
Kim Beom-seok!
BEOM-SEOK OWNED IT
And now, Yoo Hee-kwan loses
yet another point.
TEAM KOREA CORNERS HEE-KWAN
Batter four of the U-18 National Team,
that was Kim Beom-seok.
TEAM KOREA 4 : 1 MONSTERS
I'm having many thoughts
as I watch the performance
of the future of Korea's baseball.
They play with another mindset
with the Korean flag on their chests.
This is how they become
a true baseball player.
The future of Korea's baseball.
The future batter hits a solo home run
against Yoo Hee-kwan.
The score is four to one.
THE DIFFERENCE IS 3 POINTS
Number 21, Song Seung-jun.
THE MONSTERS CHANGE THE PITCHER
You've done your best, Hee-kwan. Good job.
-Great work!
-The starting pitcher,
Yoo Hee-kwan is done for today.
The audience claps for him.
-Yoo Hee-kwan!
-Yoo Hee-kwan!
-Yoo Hee-kwan!
-Yoo Hee-kwan!
-Yoo Hee-kwan!
-Yoo Hee-kwan!
Yoo Hee-kwan is off the mound.
The pitcher is switched to Song Seung-jun.
SECOND PITCHER, SONG SEUNG-JUN
You can do this.
Jun-h*.
-Who? The batter. Is it Kim Dong-heon?
-Yes, batter five.
-We must stop him here.
-Yes.
WE MUST STOP HIM HERE!
Is Seung-jun okay?
No, but he's holding out
with his willpower.
The pitchers are
all suffering from bad shoulders.
Among them, I even heard that
Song Seung-jun may not get to play today.
I tried to stop him.
But I couldn't stop
Song Seung-jun's determination.
-Stop them.
-Let's go, Sam-bong.
SONG SEUNG-JUN'S FIGHT
THROUGH HIS INJURY
Two outs to go.
TEAM KOREA IS GOING STRONG
HE HITS!
He hits the dropping pitch.
The shortstop catches. To the first base.
Ryu Hyun-in's shoulder
shoots Kim Dong-heon down.
Two outs.
Great job.
HYUN-IN'S MAGICAL DEFENSE
Hyun-in is really good.
WHOA! HYUN-IN! YOUR BATTING
IS AWESOME, HIT A HOME RUN!
Two outs. One more out to go.
Moon Hyun-bhin is at bat.
Strike on the outside.
Nice pitch!
That was an easy yet quick pitch
by Song Seung-jun.
I hope we win.
We will. We can catch up by three points.
SIGH…
HE CANNOT LOSE ANOTHER POINT TO WIN
-Hyun-bhin, go!
-Keep it going.
A foul? Two strikes.
This may be tough for the Monsters,
but Song Seung-jun came to turn it around.
-He's the leader of the pitchers.
-Yes.
A CLEAN STRIKE
A brushback. Strikeout looking.
AN EASY STRIKEOUT LOOKING
I knew it.
Song Sam-bong!
A LEGEND WILL BE A LEGEND
Song Seung-jun ends
this shaky inning.
Let's get just one point.
-We need to score.
-Let's start with one.
-One point.
-We got this.
Our chance will come.
Let's chase after them.
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH INNING
TEAM KOREA 4 : 1 MONSTERS
Gosh. No, they can do it.
Let's go, guys.
Let's do this.
The bottom of the sixth.
The score is four to one.
A triple, then a home run.
We scored in this inning!
Focus on defense!
On the mound, it's still Kim Seo-hyeon,
the best high school pitcher
from Seoul High School.
The best batters of the Monsters await.
-Right.
-Yes.
Batters 2 and 3 have hit
over 2,000 hits over their career.
They're ready to go out.
Let's go out!
Let's go, batter of .350.
Batter two, Jeong Seong-hoon.
SURPRISED
-These kids are good.
-Great pitches.
Right?
What was that? A changeup? Two-seam?
-Two-seam, I think.
-Two-seam?
That was 148km/h.
I think it was a splitter.
His move seemed so.
But it was 148km/h.
You're right. A splitter.
A splitter at 148km/h?
A FRIGHTENING SPLITTER OF 148KM/H
I thought I'd die here.
Play confidently!
That was 150km/h.
TEAM KOREA 4 : 1 MONSTERS
Kim Seo-hyeon has
a certain presence on the mound.
He does.
Many baseball fans
wanted to watch him play.
Very much. They wanted to see him.
He misses.
It hits the back wall
and drops.
Play with confidence!
THE COUNT IS FOR KIM SEO-HYEON
I wonder how he'll pitch
at two strikes.
Do it now.
Do it. Do your good thing now.
Jeong Seong-hoon!
-Hit it far!
-Hit it far!
Loudly, Jeong Seong-hoon!
-Hit it far!
-Hit it far!
The pitch drops. He's fooled again.
STRIKES OUT THE FIRST BATTER
Kim Seo-hyeon's first strikeout.
He strikes out Jeong Seong-hoon.
It wasn't just the fastball.
He has lots of breaking ba*ls too.
He's a tough pitcher.
Look at the revolution.
Look at the circles.
Yes.
The pitcher on the mound right now is
the best in my eyes too.
It's not likely,
but the Monsters have created hope
when everyone else said no.
-Of course.
-Yes.
They're up against the strongest opponent.
Kim Seo-hyeon is still on the mound.
He's actually the type of a pitcher
I like the most.
So I thought to myself,
"Be a man and just throw fastballs."
HE HITS!
Darn it.
He pushes it out.
-The ball flies up.
-Ball!
-The center fielder comes down.
-Center.
He catches.
PUTTING 4 BATTERS OUT IN A ROW
The timing was perfect.
Look at how the pitch spins.
HE MISSED HIS MANLY FASTBALL
-It was great timing.
-That was a home run.
His bat bounced off.
Man, I couldn't do it.
HIS BODY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH HIS WILL
Until this point, the pitcher
on the U-18 National Team
has been striking out
ten batters in a row.
And now, Jung Eui-yoon.
IT'S TIME TO GO OUT!
FIRST PITCH, HE HITS!
It flies out.
And the second baseman catches.
MOON HYUN-BHIN'S DIVING CATCH
He throws to the first base.
Run.
OUT?
SAFE?
He throws to the first base.
-First base, safe.
-Okay.
Safe on the first base.
THAT'S JUNG ON THE BASE
EUI-YOON GOES OUT
AND BREAKS THEIR LONG SILENCE
-Jung Eui-yoon!
-CK Monsters successfully
make their way out.
One out to go.
-Jung Eui-yoon!
-Lee Taek-keun is at bat.
Get it in. You can hit it.
KEEP IT UP, TAEK-KEUN V!
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
LET'S GO
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
-Lee Taek-keun!
It's tough to hit Kim Seo-hyeon's pitches,
but Lee Taek-keun must also win.
-Cut it off.
-A grounder
to the first base, he catches.
That was the last one, three outs.
THEIR BATTING ENDED SO EASILY
KIM SEO-HYEON DIDN'T ALLOW
ANY RUNS AGAIN
-Okay.
-Seo-hyeon, nice pitch.
This isn't working.
Gosh, age doesn't lie. We can't do it.
Four to one.
The difference is still three points.
The pitchers of the U-18 National Team
are excellent.
Gosh, what is with this guy?
His sidearm pitch reaches 147km/h.
The future of Korea's baseball is
too bright.
Goodness, this is driving me insane.
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH INNING
TEAM KOREA 4 : 1 MONSTERS
It's now the bottom of the seventh.
CK Monsters are at bat.
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH INNING
TEAM KOREA 4 : 1 MONSTERS
The pitcher has changed.
Kim Jeong-woon is on the mound.
He already took an honorable mention
in the Gold Lion Cup
when he was in his second year.
It's easy. He's a high school student.
-Go!
-Let's go!
You got this! You can go out!
Hyun-in, this is your time.
Hit it down the left center.
Hyun-bhin, focus on the defense!
We have not seen one batter go out
among the batters in the latter part.
No one among batters five to nine
has taken the first base.
Just as Oh Ju-won struck out their batter
to turn the game around,
they really need Ryu Hyun-in to go out.
You're right.
-Okay.
-First pitch, ball.
Don't follow him.
Don't be rash!
Wait, then hit it when the time comes!
Deep into his torso. Two ba*ls.
It comes in deep. Three ba*ls.
The first batter, Ryu Hyun-in,
gets three ba*ls.
NICE EYES
-He's nervous.
-Let's go!
He got it. One more and he'll go out.
He can't control his pitch.
Why can't I control my pitch?
Get closer.
Trust the fielders.
When one of the later batters goes out,
the Monsters had many matches
where this was the start.
-They've played such matches so far.
-Yes.
He got it. You have to wait.
He'll go out.
Will the first batter go out?
But today, not one
of the first batters went out.
But that was four ba*ls.
HE GOES OUT WITH FOUR ba*ls
THAT'S OUR HYUN-IN
-Okay.
-Okay, we got this.
You got this!
For the first time, the first batter
of the Monsters goes out.
NO OUTS, A RUNNER AT 1ST
Manager Lee Seung-yuop.
He's using a pinch hitter now.
Lee Hong-ku is out.
Seo Dong-wook is the pinch hitter.
Pitch hitter, Seo Dong-wook, is at bat.
Dong-wook, let's go!
DONG-WOOK, SHOW THEM!
The Monsters need a single
and must have another runner.
Kim Jeong-woon is
up against Seo Dong-wook.
JEONG-WOON MUST STOP THEM
IT HITS THE BATTER!
The ball hits the batter.
IT'S OUR CHANCE
-A chance!
-This is it.
A CHANCE AFTER A CRISIS
THIS IS BASEBALL!
His pitch is weak.
Kim Jeong-woon just hit his body
with his pitch.
This turns the game around.
He wanted to throw a low changeup,
but it hit the tip of his uniform.
In baseball, the uniform is
considered a part of one's body.
Even if the ball grazes by the uniform,
it's considered hit-by-pitch.
In this case, no outs,
runners at first and second.
This is an unexpected situation.
Kim Moon-h* is next at bat.
If he hits one…
-You can hit a home run now.
-Hit one, Moon-h*.
Let's go, Moon-h*. Please.
Kim Moon-h* is a batter
who's after sidearm pitches.
So it's promising for the Monsters.
You're right.
He misses the first pitch.
SO CLOSE
-Good try.
-Good one.
We can do this.
Not only is it important
to win from behind,
but the Monsters must
score one after another
to create that momentum.
Relax.
RELAX…
On the outside, strike two.
NICE PITCH
He should've hit that one.
Come on, Moon-h*. Hit something.
What's that?
What?
MANAGER CHOI JAE-h*
HEADS TO THE MOUND
He's on the mound.
-The manager goes up.
-That's all today.
-In two days.
-Yes, sir.
KIM JEONG-WOON IS SWITCHED OUT
Manager Choi, come on.
At two strikes, no ball?
That's how baseball is played.
Right?
They're at two strikes,
but Kim Jeong-woon is switched out.
That means he'll let Shin Yeong-woo throw
the decisive pitch.
Manager Choi Jae-h* plays
an aggressive move.
Pitcher Shin Yeong-woo is on the mound.
BABY DINOSAUR, SHIN YEONG-WOO IS UP
THE NO. 1 FIREBALLER
OF KYUNGNAM HIGH
NOT ONLY CAN HE THROW FAST
HE CAN ALSO THROW
SHARP BREAKING ba*ls
A MONSTER
WHO OVERWHELMED THE MONSTERS
Is he kidding me?
We never hit a single of his pitches.
The Monsters
still have not overcome Shin Yeong-woo.
Two strikes. No ba*ls.
Shin Yeong-woo of Kyungnam High is up.
Hit one, please.
What will he throw?
Strike two.
It goes out far. One ball.
YEONG-WOO ISN'T WARMED UP YET
NICE MISTAKE
Throw higher.
Anything is fine. Hit it.
When pitchers suddenly come in,
the first, second pitches
and the first batter are important.
He'll throw all kinds of breaking ba*ls
in a favorable situation.
I see.
Shin Yeong-woo recorded 155km/h
during the game against the Monsters.
Okay.
SPRINTING
The bat hits the dropping ball.
It rolls out. Runner to the third.
Catch it!
The bat hits the dropping ball.
It rolls out. Runner to the third.
The third. Safe. He's safe at the third.
HYUN-IN GOES OUT TO THE 3RD BASE
YOU DID IT, RYU HYUN-IN!
He slides head first!
Ryu Hyun-in is at the third!
Whoa, Ryu Hyun-in!
MOUTH DROPS
That was really nice.
HYUN-IN'S RUN SHAKES THE GAME
Kim Dong-heon has great shoulders,
yet Hyun-in made it there.
He turned to the right
to avoid getting tagged,
and his right hand was on the base.
And now, no outs,
runners at first and third.
-Moon-h*!
-Moon-h*, advance!
-Moon-h*!
-Moon-h*, you got this.
Let's chase them one point after another.
HYUN-IN WALKS OUT TO TAKE THE LEAD
Do a double play.
The count is two and two.
Shin Yeong-woo is on the mound.
THIS MATCH DEPENDS ON THIS
He's up against Kim Moon-h*.
HE HITS!
-Run!
-He hits it.
It hits the pitcher's glove, and one out.
But the runner on third,
Ryu Hyun-in, scores one.
Four to two.
LET'S CHASE AFTER THEM
THE MONSTERS WILL WIN ANYWAY!
GO RYU HYUN-IN
This is how he begins this game.
MOON-h*'S SACRIFICE
EARNED THEM A POINT
NICE, HYUN-IN
MONSTERS FINALLY START CATCHING UP
That's it.
Manager Choi brought out Shin Yeong-woo
to prevent this situation.
If you think about it,
the Monsters have the best chance.
The U-18 National Team
should not have let this happen.
Seo Dong-wook is now on the second base.
Yoon Jun-h* is at bat.
THE GAME TURNS, YOON JUN-h* IS NEXT
A fastball, from the front.
Get one. Just get one.
Yoon Jun-h* hasn't hit a single today.
Go.
He's up against Shin Yeong-woo.
The runner is on the second.
HE HITS!
He pulls it in.
Third base. They couldn't catch it.
The batter goes out in the first base.
Two outs.
2 OUTS
DISAPPOINTED
Yoon Jun-h* drops his head
in disappointment.
CK Monsters have
only one out to go.
Yes, Shin Yeong-woo is a tough pitcher.
We should be happy
that we got one point.
But Seo Dong-wook is in scoring position,
and batter one, Jeong Keun-woo, is at bat.
I have high expectations now.
This is it. He needs to hit a single.
Who knows what will happen
in the eighth and ninth?
Right.
He has always delivered
what we expected in such times.
That's Jeong Keun-woo.
The first pitch is high.
A ball.
KEUN-WOO PICKED IT OUT WELL
GIVING HIM A SIGN
THE LEADING DISTANCE IS
AGGRESSIVELY FAR
The Monsters got one point
without a single.
But they are in need of one now.
-Catch it.
-Swings and misses.
The curve dropped very sharply.
That curve is
what prevented us from hitting it.
Jeong Keun-woo in the box,
Shin Yeong-woo on the mound.
The bat stops.
KEUN-WOO STAYED AWAY
FROM HITTING ONE NEAR HIS TORSO
NICE EYE
-Let's follow.
-You're doing great!
On the fourth pitch, his bat follows.
Another breaking ball.
Jeong Keun-woo was fooled.
-Great job!
-Mark the men!
That curve is what's nice.
Man, the pitchers are scary.
We've played Shin Yeong-woo before,
but his pitches really aren't easy.
CAN'T HIT YEONG-WOO'S CURVE ba*ls
Two outs, two ba*ls, two strikes.
ANOTHER CURVE BALL? OR A FASTBALL?
To the outside. Full count.
IT REACHES OUT, BALL
It's obviously a slider now.
A breaking ball. Throw a breaking ball.
Two outs, a runner at second.
Also, the electric board shows
that all counts are full.
Jeong Keun-woo!
-You got this!
-You got this!
Jeong Keun-woo!
-You got this!
-You got this!
EVERYONE'S EYES ARE ON THIS MATCH
Shin Yeong-woo is on the mound.
Jeong Keun-woo is at bat.
Here we go.
SORRY WE COULDN'T FIT EVERYTHING
INTO ONE EPISODE
TO BE CONTINUED
CK MONSTERS MUST CHASE AFTER THEM
LET'S GET ONE AFTER ANOTHER!
If Kim Moon-h* goes out,
it'll be a ray of hope.
A SUDDEN BUNT!
-He goes out!
-He runs!
And he makes it!
THE DYNAMICS OF THE GAME BEGINS TO CHANGE
WE MUST KEEP THIS DYNAMIC GOING
He hits the first pitch.
It flies up. The left fielder follows.
It's near the wall.
THE MONSTERS BEGIN TO FIGHT BACK
THE ACE, YOON YOUNG-CHEOL IS UP
Only the best pitchers are here.
Yoon Young-cheol is on the mound
as their best.
One pitch goes.
It hits him!
TEAM KOREA IS SHAKEN
AND THE NATION'S FAVORITE BATTER,
LEE SEUNG-YUOP
STANDING OVATION
EVERYONE FEELS THE SAME
AT THIS MOMENT
TEAM KOREA, YOON YOUNG-CHEOL
VS THE NATION'S FAVORITE BATTER,
LEE SEUNG-YUOP
How will this drama end?
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01x16 - Episode 16
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Former professional Korean Baseball players go up against the top high school baseball teams in Korea in order to find out who's the best.
Former professional Korean Baseball players go up against the top high school baseball teams in Korea in order to find out who's the best.