Baseball: A Two-Way Player-Chapter 639 - 6: In-Depth Negotiations (Part 2)_3

Being placed last to meet with the players certainly represents the player's interest in them, but it also means more intense competition, especially since their competitors include archrivals like the Red Sox and the Dodgers—teams the Yankees, who revere victory above all, absolutely cannot tolerate losing to.

Their advantage is very obvious because compared to the remaining 29 teams in the Major League, the influence of the New York Yankees has long surpassed the scope of ordinary sports teams and has become a cultural symbol that can be seen as a representative of Americans and the American spirit.

In the United States, the New York Yankees are both the most loved and most hated team because this team symbolizes arrogance and overwhelming victory. They ruthlessly crush any opponent that stands in their way on the field, showing no mercy.

41 World Series appearances, 27 championships, one triple consecutive win, one quadruple consecutive win, and one quintuple consecutive win, the New York Yankees are the only team in Major League history to achieve this feat, and the team has produced over 30 Hall of Fame players. Joining this team, in a sense, means knocking on the door of the championship and the Hall of Fame.

Brian Cashman sat down in front of Lin Guanglai, leaning forward, with his hands clasped on the table, an earnest expression on his face as he spoke:

"Lin, before we discuss any commitment, out of respect for you, I want to first talk about the difficulties you will encounter after joining the Yankees—joining the Yankees means you are choosing the most difficult path in professional sports, one that allows no mistakes."

"In New York, you will face endless media harassment. Your every performance in the Bronx, every interview, even your eating habits and hobbies, will be endlessly interpreted, analyzed, and magnified by the media 24 hours a day. In New York, there is no such thing as low-profile; you will be under a microscope, and every action could become the front-page headline of the New York Post."

"Yankees fans are the most demanding in the world. Their love is deep and passionate, but their boos are just as deafening—In the Bronx, the standard is always just victory and championships. You must deliver top-notch performances in every game to be worthy of that pinstripe in the hearts of Yankees fans."

"When you walk into Yankee Stadium, you will see the jerseys hanging there and the great names—Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Derek Jeter, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio... The presence of these great players is both motivation and pressure. Only the superstars among superstars can have their jerseys hanging above the Bronx."

"And from spring training every year, the Yankees' goal is always only one, which is the World Series championship. Winning in the present is our unchanging fundamental logic, so as a part of the Yankees, you must consistently be great."

Saying this, Cashman shifted his tone, and even his voice became fervent:

"Having said these negative parts, Lin, next I will show you the Yankees' commitment."

"Indeed, the media in New York is annoying, but it also means tremendous power—when you succeed in the Bronx, your voice will have a global influence; your story, your brand will be transmitted to every corner of the world through New York, the capital of world media—and you will become a symbol of this era!"

"Yankees fans are indeed demanding, but as long as you can conclude our archrivals like the Red Sox with strikeouts or home runs, you will receive the hottest love and eternal adoration from millions of fans in the Bronx and around the globe, and when you lead the Yankees to win the championship, you will become Big Apple City's eternal darling!"

"As for the pressure of history, yes, when you come to the Yankees, you will constantly be compared with those great veterans, especially since Lin, you as a Dual Swordsmanship athlete, I think the New York media will not miss the opportunity to compare you with the Bambino; but this is also an opportunity: imagine, in the most sacred hall of baseball, the new generation of Dual Swordsmanship makes those legendary names become the footnotes of your story, how great a story that would be?!"

"Winning a championship in Texas or Seattle, you can only become a hero of a team or a city; but at the Yankees, you will turn into a global immortal legend."

"Indeed, those places where pressure is lower are very comfortable and allow you plenty of time to adapt; but what the Yankees can offer you is an opportunity to be refined into true gold—"

"Lin, you have already proven in Japan that you are a born king; and now, would a true king fear coming to the stage where a king truly belongs?"

"Come, face it all! And then, conquer it all! In New York, pressure is not the price, it is the weight of the crown!! We believe you were born to bear this weight!!!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Lin, are you ready to be crowned?"