Chapter 807 79: The Accented Note of History

When the baseball thrown by Blake Snell was precisely hit by Lin Guanglai and soared towards the right field of Oracle Park, finally dropping with a "plop" into McCovey Cove, the entire stadium was enveloped in silence.

This silence lasted for nearly a full minute, until Lin Guanglai raised his hands at home plate and began to slowly run around the bases. The Yankees players in the away team section on the third-base side excitedly rushed onto the field, and the tens of thousands of fans in the stands finally reacted.

Subsequently, the entire Oracle Park was drowned in applause, cheers, and whistles. Lin Guanglai's fans frantically waved their support items, faces aglow with fervor; even the home Giants fans could not help but be caught up in the excitement of witnessing history, applauding repeatedly.

23 years ago, in this stadium, Barry Bonds wrote the legend of the greatest batter season in history with a "Splash Hit" to right field;

23 years later, in the same Oracle Park, with the same "Splash Hit," the first of a new generation, Lin Guanglai, who has redefined baseball, stood alongside legends.

The live broadcast cameras quickly found Bonds himself in the VIP box. In the footage, he appeared gracious, standing up from his seat, clapping his hands gently to applaud Lin Guanglai on the field.

"He did it, he really did it!"

The commentator on the scene clasped his hands over his head in disbelief, looking shocked as Lin Guanglai, who returned to home plate, was completely swamped by his teammates, expressing such amazement.

"Bonds' record was once believed to be a miracle unreachable by humanity, an achievement that neither the divine trout of yesteryears nor the current Judge could achieve... Yet Lin has actually tied such a record; this man is perpetually overturning history; he may just be the gift bestowed upon baseball by God!"

As Lin Guanglai hit the 73rd home run that tied the record, Major League Baseball's official social media simultaneously posted a new update across all accounts within minutes:

In the picture, Lin Guanglai stood tall and straight, his batting motion fluid and graceful, his taut muscles embodying the power and beauty of baseball. Above the image was a simple sentence —

"73 TIED. NEXT: HISTORY."

Meanwhile, the league's official website homepage transformed into a massive rolling counter, with Lin Guanglai's season home run record magnified to cover the entire screen, displaying the Yankees' remaining games and opponents beneath the number.

If MLB officials and Yankees executives could decide which game Lin Guanglai would hit that record-breaking homer, they fervently hoped it would occur on a Yankees home game day.

Not only because New York is one of the United States' economic and cultural centers, but also because the Yankees' next home game opponent was —

The Los Angeles Dodgers.

The two historically rich teams, the most valuable franchises in the league, a head-to-head match between two Dual Swordsmanship players... All of this seems like a script arranged by a divine hand, just waiting for the actors to be ready to perform.

It is uncertain whether God heard these prayers, but in the last two games in San Francisco, Lin Guanglai did not hit any more home runs; as the ultimate showdown was set, all of North America went into a frenzy.

The initial impact was felt by the ticket platforms StubHub and SeatGeek, headquartered in Midtown Manhattan: within 48 hours before the game, both platforms experienced server overloads due to the massive influx of people, causing them to crash.

The Yankees vs. Dodgers matchup was already an event of the century that drew nationwide attention. The showdown between Lin Guanglai/Judge/Soto and Ohtani/Betts/Freeman naturally brought its own heat; now, with the added value of the "74th shot," the entire secondary market completely melted down, and ticket prices lost all rational logic:

Even the most remote and obstructed-view spots in the outfield corners started at $1,800;

For the golden catch seats most likely to catch the record-breaking home run ball, including the Judge seats and front rows of the outfield, the prices had already exceeded $15,000;

As for the prime viewing seats behind home plate and next to the Yankees' players' section, prices had soared beyond six figures — It is said that a tycoon from Beverly Hills paid a deposit adequate to buy a suburban villa for the front-row seat behind home plate.

While countless fans struggled to secure a ticket, MLB's colossal promotional machinery had fully activated, giving the Yankees-Dodgers series unprecedented top treatment:

In addition to ESPN, Fox, and MLB Network jointly broadcasting, the league bravely launched a real-time channel called "The Chase for 74," outfitting every corner of the Bronx with numerous cameras.

On the day of the game, every moment of Lin Guanglai, from his locker room to his every warm-up session, every slight expression, and move, would be recorded entirely.

Apart from the local North American media, broadcast teams from China, Japan, South Korea, the Dominican Republic, and even Europe mobilized, especially for countries and regions in East Asia. Lin Guanglai standing at this historical juncture gave his fellow Asians a shared sense of honor.

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