Baseball: A Two-Way Player-Chapter 468 - 86: Real Men Never Look Back at Explosions

During his 17-season Major League career, Andrew Jones has encountered countless top pitchers, including historical giants like Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens, and his legendary teammate, Maddux. As a powerhouse batter who became a main player in world-class teams before the age of 20, Jones naturally has his own set of criteria to evaluate pitchers' abilities.

Although he just arrived in Japan this year, to be honest, after facing off with all the teams in Japan, there are only a few pitchers who meet the Major League standard. Even his teammate Tanaka Masahiro can only be considered "excellent," far from reaching "top-level."

But now, Jones unexpectedly felt that kind of dominating power that only historical pitchers possess from an 18-year-old pitcher. The same sensation even made his eyes blur for a moment, as if it were Maddux, his teammate for eight years, standing on the pitcher's mound instead of Lin Guanglai.

"If this got back to my old Braves teammates, they'd surely make fun of me... "

Andrew Jones swiftly shook his head, clearing all distractions from his mind, focusing all his energy on the white ball in Lin Guanglai's hand. Such heightened focus hadn't appeared since his physical abilities began to decline. Reliving that youthful sensation, Jones was determined to give this young one a Major League pitching lesson in this batting duel!

On the mound, Lin Guanglai's body started first; simultaneously, every muscle in Andrew Jones' body was fully activated, and his power accumulation process began at the same time.

With a sudden arm swing, the baseball "whizzed" out from Lin Guanglai's hand, shooting towards home plate like a bullet.

The next second, just before it reached home plate, the baseball's flight path was abruptly intercepted by Jones' swinging bat, sending it soaring high into the sky in front of the entire crowd.

"Aaaaahhhhhhhh——" The home crowd of Rakuten fans were filled with hope for this ball, eager to see it fly into the stands, bringing back 3 precious runs for the team and completely shattering the SoftBank Team's last hope.

Already occupying the bases near second and third, Rakuten's base runners, regardless of the unfolding situation, almost simultaneously with the ball flying out, sprinted towards home plate with giant strides. Even if it wasn't a homerun, as long as the ball landed, they could still bring 2 runs home for the team, achieving a score comeback.

But, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands at Miyagi Stadium, after throwing this pitch, Lin Guanglai surprisingly showed no concern for the ball's subsequent development, instead turning directly away and walking off the mound.

As for Jones himself, the moment he hit the ball, his "FxxK" was enough to express his mood.

The next second, the baseball landed in Yanagida Yuuki's glove.

Another second later, Miyagi Stadium fell silent again.

And as the star of this pitching showcase, Lin Guanglai, who had already turned away, was about to reach the dugout—his indifferent expression captured on camera as if what just happened on the field had nothing to do with him.

Indeed, a real man never looks back at explosions.