Genius Pitcher Hides 170Km [EN]: Chapter 404

#403. Extra Story 3 – What’s More Important Than Baseball

[Breaking News: Han Su-hyeok, Player and Owner of the Seoul Warriors, and Singer Min Ye-rin Welcome a Son]

[The Baseball Emperor’s Child is Finally Born… The Hospital is Overcrowded with Well-Wishers]

[PHOTO: Former and Current Legends of the Seattle Mariners Who Visited Korea to Congratulate Han Su-hyeok, and Warriors Teammates, Baseball Stars Gathered in One Place]

[Han Su-hyeok, Who Had His First Child After One Year of Marriage, “I’m Inexpressibly Happy. I Just… Hope This Moment Lasts Forever.”]

└ Son of God

└ What are you talking about? Does that mean he won’t have to serve in the military? Han Su-hyeok and Min Ye-rin are both purely Korean, not dual citizens, right?

└ Not that, he’s literally the son of God. ‘God of Baseball’ Han Su-hyeok

└ Hmm, that makes sense

└ Seeing those two get married and have a child makes me feel strange. It feels like just yesterday I saw Han Su-hyeok debuting with a buzz cut and Min Ye-rin riding the safety net [referring to a memorable performance or incident], but it’s already been more than 10 years…….

└ What have you been doing all this time?

└ Beating my meat

└ That’s something to be proud of, you bastard

The child born between the god of baseball, recognized by baseball fans all over the world, and a pop star who is in no way inferior to her husband in terms of public recognition,

The messages congratulating the birth of the child, who was named Han Si-won, flooded social media.

Han Su-hyeok and Min Ye-rin’s fans, former and current major leaguers, KBO [Korean Baseball Organization] leaguers, American politicians and businessmen,

Numerous people blessed the child’s future.

And,

“Ye-rin, I’m just going to retire…….”

“Oppa.”

“Yeah?”

“I knew you’d say that, so I prepared in advance.”

“What?”

“A private jet.”

“…No, why a private jet in this small country.”

“Si-won will be sleeping all day anyway. There’s nothing you can do even if you’re next to him. I’ll take care of it. What you need to do now is let Si-won know how great his dad was when he grows up.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, take the private jet when you go on long-distance games. And move our house closer to the airport. That way you can fly right away no matter what happens, right? Am I right?”

“That’s true, but still, there should be someone to help the mother and newborn…….”

“We can hire helpers. So don’t say things that make people’s hearts drop and stay on the field. There are too many people who will be sad if you retire, including me. Don’t forget that I’m your biggest fan before I’m Si-won’s mom.”

“Ye-rin…….”

The incident that almost shocked baseball fans around the world was nipped in the bud thanks to Min Ye-rin’s wise response.

[Han Su-hyeok-Min Ye-rin Couple Buys a Private Jet Worth 70 Billion Won, Annual Maintenance Cost is 1 Billion Won… What is the Purpose of This Ultra-Luxury Plane?]

[What is the Fans’ Reaction to Han Su-hyeok’s Purchase of a Private Jet? He Deserves It Enough 70% VS Isn’t It an Unnecessary Item in Korea, A Little Too Much 25%, Other Opinions 5%]

[Min Ye-rin “Oppa Can’t Take His Eyes Off Si-won. I Think He’s Even Thinking of Retiring Because of That, So I Bought It Forcefully. I Ask for the Fans’ Understanding.”]

[Baseball Fans Surprised by the Word Retirement “Shouldn’t We Lay a Private Passage Connecting All Baseball Stadiums and Han Su-hyeok’s House Instead of a Private Jet?” One Voice]

Even though most of the away games are in the same Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, or at most Changwon, Daejeon, Daegu, Busan, Gwangju, so the team bus is often a faster means of transportation than a private jet.

“No matter how small the matter, you have to contact me, you hear?”

“I got it, Oppa.”

Nevertheless, the existence of a private jet was a great psychological comfort.

Han Su-hyeok and Min Ye-rin, who bought a private jet for away games, started looking for a house near the airport. Moving away from the home stadium was a problem, but there was no problem with transportation within the city center due to the recently commercialized UAM [Urban Air Mobility – personal air transportation].

However, the type of house was the problem.

Min Ye-rin was thinking of an apartment or villa, but Han Su-hyeok’s choice was a detached house.

[Han Su-hyeok-Min Ye-rin Couple Buys 20,000 Pyeong Site Near Gimpo Airport]

[The Site Where Apartments Were Originally Planned to Be Built, Falls Into the Hands of Han Su-hyeok Couple]

[The Couple’s Home to Be Built on the Site, and Training Facilities for Han Su-hyeok]

Han Su-hyeok’s goal was to spend as much time as possible with his family.

It was perhaps a bit of an obsession created by the deprivation of having to grow up alone since childhood.

A large mansion was built on a 20,000 pyeong [approximately 16.5 acres] site, and facilities for employees were built around it. A house was also built for Park Seong-hoon, whom Han Su-hyeok considers like an older brother.

In addition, training facilities for Han Su-hyeok were built in the remaining space. Equipment and facilities were built one after another that would allow him to handle most of his training without going to the stadium.

“Our Si-won will have to play catch with Dad here later, huh?”

“Giggle.”

“Oh my, Oppa, look at him. I think he understands me.”

“Really? Is he a genius?”

* * *

It has already been 15 years since Han Su-hyeok debuted as a professional.

Han Su-hyeok is building a brilliant legacy that cannot be compared to any other player in history, even though his records are divided between the KBO League and the Major League.

Among the abilities that Han Su-hyeok has, the one that has received the highest evaluation from experts is not the long hit power that can hit 80 home runs or the fastball that reaches up to 110 miles.

Durability.

That mysterious durability that has never been seriously injured even while working as a two-way player for more than a decade was the greatest talent of baseball player Han Su-hyeok.

[2042 KBO League Opening, Seoul Warriors Lost Im Jun-yeong, Ahn Chi-wook, Choi Ma-ru, and Jang Deok-soo, Will They Be Able to Win Three Consecutive Championships?]

The most curious thing for baseball fans who greeted the new season was whether the Warriors, who had lost their ace and key hitters who had been with the team for a long time, could win the championship trophy again.

Of course, the Warriors did their best to reinforce their power.

They successfully renewed contracts with special foreign players and recruited starting pitchers and first basemen through external FA [Free Agency].

To Han Su-hyeok, who even bought a private jet worth 70 billion won for baseball games, player recruitment costs were just meaningless numbers.

To him, who is still one of the largest shareholders of a company that monopolizes the global all-solid-state battery market without any competitors, what is important is not the numbers on his account but the happiness of himself and the people around him. Han Su-hyeok was ready to do anything for that.

[The Seoul Warriors Baseball Team Leaves for Busan Away Game on a Private Jet for the First Time in Korea, Players Met at the Airport “I Feel Like I’ve Become a Major Leaguer. I’m Proud to Be a Warrior.”]

[Han Su-hyeok “I Will Do Everything I Can to Improve the Team’s Performance.”]

In fact, it should be seen as his own performance rather than the team’s performance, but there was not much difference. Han Su-hyeok is evaluated to account for more than half of the Warriors’ power at the current time.

Processes were prepared to prepare for any possible situation, and Han Su-hyeok, relieved by this, devoted himself to baseball again.

[Han Su-hyeok Skips One Starting Rotation, Rookie Pitcher from the Minor League Joins the Starting Lineup]

[The Warriors’ Performance Fluctuates with Han Su-hyeok’s Rest, More Long-Term Preparations Must Be Made]

[Han Su-hyeok, Player and Owner of the Warriors, Appeared on a Special Program “Because the Pool of Korean Baseball is Narrow, Rebuilding is Not Easy. I Will Increase Investment in Amateur Baseball. I Will Do Everything I Can to Prevent Talented Players from Being Buried Due to Poor Environment.”]

Due to problems such as the limited pool of amateur players, the closed trade market, and restrictions on foreign player recruitment, the Warriors continued to have difficulty rebuilding.

Realizing that it was impossible to solve the problem immediately, Han Su-hyeok did his best to reinforce his power as much as possible, while greatly expanding support for amateur baseball.

A scholarship foundation named after Han Su-hyeok was established, and foundation branches established in 15 cities across the country began to select players with talent in baseball.

It’s just the beginning, but Han Su-hyeok believed that someday those players would become talents leading Korean baseball.

In the 2042 season, Han Su-hyeok, who became a father and head of a family, did not insist on playing in every game as before.

Most of the childcare was handled by his wife, Min Ye-rin, but if the child was sick or Min Ye-rin showed signs of having a hard time, he immediately took a vacation and stayed by his wife’s side.

It was a situation where other players might be called dereliction of duty,

But he was Han Su-hyeok.

The god of baseball, the idol of all baseball players around the world,

Warriors fans were just grateful that Han Su-hyeok was their owner and that he was playing for this team.

Even though Han Su-hyeok missed a significant number of games,

[2042 Season Ends, 1st Place Determined in the Last Game of the Season… Seoul Warriors Win Three Consecutive Regular Season Championships]

[Han Su-hyeok, Who Started the Last Game and Recorded a 9-Inning Shutout Win “I Spent a Busy Year as a Father and a Baseball Player, and Fortunately, I Was Able to Get Good Results. I Will Do My Best for the Remaining Korean Series Trophy.”]

The Magicians, who had been ahead of the Warriors by 0.02% until the final game of the season, eventually failed to overcome Han Su-hyeok’s wall and collapsed once again.

However, the Magicians’ determination to return to the top somehow suppressed the momentum of the Incheon Rangers, who had come up through the semi-playoffs.

[Seoul Rivalry Achieved Again, 2042 KBO Korean Series Seoul Warriors VS Seoul Magicians]

[A Showdown Between the Warriors, a Team with a Pitching Staff Led by Han Su-hyeok and Two Foreign Pitchers, and Cheon Sang-jin, and a Team with Long Hit Power Centered on Choi Jae-min VS the Magicians, Who Pursue Young and Fast Baseball]

[Magicians Manager “The Key to Victory Lies in How Well We Can Stop Han Su-hyeok. He is Still the Best Player of This Era, but He Has Not Shown as Much as Before This Season. I Will Exploit That Weakness.”]

Han Su-hyeok recorded the fewest home runs and wins since his KBO debut, having missed 15 games due to childcare leave, 2 games due to injury, and 3 more games to discipline foreign players who recklessly rushed in.

Perhaps the Magicians’ manager said that to encourage himself, to avoid being overwhelmed by Han Su-hyeok, who is beyond human power.

But,

[Seoul Magicians Collapse Helplessly with 3 Consecutive Losses, Today They Aim for a Dramatic Reversal Against Veteran Cheon Sang-jin.]

[Will It Be the Warriors’ 4th Consecutive Win or the Magicians’ Revival, Veteran Pitcher Cheon Sang-jin, 40 Years Old This Year, Holds the Key to the Game]

An overwhelming 3-game winning streak that pales in comparison to the close head-to-head record in the regular season,

The central lineup, whose batting sense reached its peak while playing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd games,

And the appearance of a reliable veteran who has been guarding the Warriors’ mound for the past 15 years without a single lapse,

With the Warriors’ 4th consecutive win likely for anyone to see, baseball fans flocked to Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

However, what appeared on the faces of the fans wearing Warriors jerseys was not anticipation or joy. It was regret.

Today was the retirement game of Cheon Sang-jin, who grew from an unknown pitcher with nothing to an ace of a team,

For a long time, he has been guarding the Warriors’ mound without a single slip.