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I'm here, America!
The land where baseball was born...
The last time I came here...
I was just overwhelmed by the scale of things, but...
this time...
I can compete with this country using my own strength!
I can't go home empty-handed!
Oh! I'm sorry!
Are you okay?
I'm so sorry.
I'll wipe it up right away.
Eh, well...
Is this okay?
O-Okay, okay... Yes, yes!
Bye!
Bye!!
I can't believe she's the same species as Shimizu!
Hurray for America!
Hurray!
I-It's gone!
I-It's gone!
My bag's gone!
I-I've been deceived!
I-I've been deceived!
Hey, wait! You!
That bag just has things like my glove and my change of clothes!
There's no point in stealing those!
I'm done for.
My card, my money, the airplane ticket for tomorrow:
My card, my money, the airplane ticket for tomorrow:
My card, my money, the airplane ticket for tomorrow:
They've all been taken.
Having my luggage stolen so quickly after arriving...
It's too embarrassing; I can't call home.
All I've got left is the 20 dollar bill that I had in my socks,
a guidebook, and my passport.
Damn!
I was going to stay here overnight...
and fly to Arizona where the tryouts are first thing tomorrow!
Be careful!
Especially in airports, incidents of people stealing luggage is common.
Like I'd do something so clumsy.
In the end, I'd rather die than call home for help!
No use just sitting around brooding over this!
Since it's come to this, I'll just have to do something on my own!
Damn!
Arizona is 600 km away.
Hey, someone, please stop!
Damn it!
Americans sure are cold!
Won't anybody give this poor Japanese boy a ride!?
I-It stopped!
I-It stopped!
T-Thank you! Thank you!
I love Arizona, please, please!
A Japanese person?
Hey, you, what are you doing in this kind of place?
What do you mean, "what"? I'm hitchhiking!
For the time being, I need to go to Arizona!
It's all right if you leave me somewhere along the road, so will you give me a ride?
I didn't stop to give you a ride.
Hitchhiking is supposed to be prohibited in most states.
Even if you try to hitchhike, since the crime rate is so high in America,
no one would stop to pick you up.
R-Really?
You'll have to figure out another way to get there.
Bye.
Hey!
Then give me a ride!
Aren't we both Japanese?
Hey!
I don't care if it's prohibited or anything,
but I don't have any money, so I have no choice other than to hitchhike!
That taco-head!
Well, if I just get to Arizona...
and get them to admit my strength,
I won't just be getting a contract,
they'll probably give me a VIP welcoming!
Police!?
Hey, you, what are you doing here?
Hitchhiking is prohibited!
W-What!?
W-What!?
No hitchhike!
Okay?
Y-Yes!
Okay, okay!
Even if I say that,
with just 20 dollars,
I can't get to Arizona through conventional means.
There's no choice.
I'll have to swallow my pride and plead on my knees to my family.
You!
You bastard! How dare you do what you did!
Where in Arizona?
Travelling five hours alone is boring after all.
I'll give you a ride as far as Phoenix.
I'm saved!
To be given a ride all the way to Phoenix, my destination, immediately...
It's like a dream!
You're a nice guy!
Shigeno, was it?
What's your business in Phoenix?
If you're going sightseeing, then Hollywood or Las Vegas would be better choices.
Sightseeing?
Like I'd spend ten hours flying here on a plane for that.
It's baseball.
I played baseball straight through high school.
Well, it's been a road of many choices though.
For the time being I'm going to take a shot at challenging the most interesting one, the Major League.
The enrollment test for that...
is being conducted in a camp by a baseball team in Arizona.
Oh?
By the way,
what's your name?
Are you here on a trip from Japan?
I'm Yaginuma Hayato.
I studied three years at Kanto University and am 21 years old.
I throw right-handed, hit right-handed,
and my position is shortstop.
When I was in high school, I also went to Koshien.
Koshien, huh?
Huh? W-What!?
You're slow.
Is just water really enough?
Yes, yes, I love water, you see.
You're sure you're not going to eat?
You haven't eaten anything after the in-flight meal, right?
W-Well, I've got no appetite.
It's because I don't have any money that I'm hitchhiking, you know.
But, really,
to think that there would be another Japanese person other than me who would try out for the Majors...
Right now, that's one route if you're aspiring to play baseball in America.
It's not rare.
Or...
did you delude yourself into thinking you were special?
Well, even with that, it's not something you can easily achieve.
As for me...
I took the test three times last year, but...
I didn't make it.
Last year too?
My parents opposed it and wanted me to get a job.
I thought that...
if I could just get a Minor League contract during my enrollment in university,
I'd be able to convince them, but...
Even so, this year is my last chance.
If I can't do it during this trip to the States,
I'll have to search for a job for real next year.
What!?
What's so funny?
Nothing.
You love baseball too.
Neither of us know what will happen, but...
let's dream a beautiful dream while we can and do our best!
That's true.
Then, is it okay if I eat this potato?
What do you mean by "then"?
Oh, you've woken up, Ginumacchi.
Where have you been?
Well, even if you went out of your way to get a twin room,
I could hardly sleep because of the time difference.
I ran around the area a bit.
Even back in Japan, if I didn't do my routine of running 20 kilometers every morning and evening,
I wouldn't be able to relax.
20 kilometers?
I'm going to borrow the shower for a bit.
Which team are you trying out for?
Um, which one was it again?
I think it was the "something Salmons."
"I think it was something"... What's that supposed to mean?
It can't be helped, can it?
Since the notebook I wrote it down in, among other things,
has been stolen.
Most likely,
it's the Anaheim Salmons.
That's where I'm going today too.
What? You're trying out for the Salmons too?
Yeah.
I'm trying out as a fielder though.
How are you going to get a glove and cleats?
Well, I'll borrow them from someone.
As long as my body's unharmed...
I can stand on the mound.
Shigeno.
Before the test, would you mind doing a little warmup?
Show me your pitching.
Wouldn't it be best if we stopped now?
What do you mean?
Have you ever played catcher?
You'll get hurt with an infielder's glove.
Don't make fun of me!
I'm not that bad!
Hey!
Playing catch is prohibited here.
What are you going to do if you hit one of the guests' cars?
Sorry.
What is it?
He told us not to play catch here.
What? I just got my shoulder warmed up.
Hey, please!
Last one only, okay?
Oh, all right.
Just one more throw.
He said that you can throw one final pitch, Shigeno.
Okay, okay! Thank you, old man!
Well, with that glove...
you won't want to catch a second pitch anyway.
Running 20 kilometers every morning and evening...
and that hardened physique...
This guy...
It seems like he went to a common high school, but...
just how fast can he pitch?
Make sure you don't hurt yourself...
right before the test!
NO!!!
I'm surprised.
If nothing else,
at least your speed is at the Major League level.
With that pitch,
why couldn't you go to Koshien?
Don't know.
If I was skillful enough to go to Koshien,
I wouldn't be in this kind of place right now.
Well, no skilled person would get their luggage stolen, after all.
That's true.
Hey! Shut up!
This is a free fansub.
Not for sale or rent.
Oh, come on!
What is he doing?
He said he'd call as soon as he got to the hotel!
It's been two days since he departed from Japan!
Geez! That boy always makes me worry!
Hey!
Calm down.
Sooner or later, he'll contact us.
But...
Hey!
Goro-oniichan...
You think he's become a Major Leaguer?
I'm sure he has.
I know that...
only the best Japanese pros can become a Major Leaguer!
To be able to go to such a place...
Goro-oniichan...
sure is great!
But to become a Major Leaguer...
he'll have to pass the test.
Hey, hey, wait a minute!
It's not that simple.
It isn't?
Listen,
under each baseball team of the Major League...
there exists a system called the Minor League.
The Minor Leagues are divided into:
Triple A,
Double A,
Single A,
and the Rookie League...
depending on their level.
In each and every one, lots of people try to enroll.
Purple?
Double?
In other words, if you compared it to Japanese Professional Baseball,
under the first team is the second, third, fourth, fifth, and many more.
Everyone aims for the first team.
Then that will lead to fights, right?
That's right.
In all of America, the amount of players associated with the Minor League is...
over 5000 people, after all.
That many?
Even if you pass the tryout,
you'll have to start at the lowest level: the Rookie League.
If you can win and remain in that competition, you'll go up one level.
Then you'll have to fight to remain and move upwards again.
Competing with 5000 rivals,
having climbed up the pyramid from the base to the summit...
are a handful of superstars.
That's...
a Major Leaguer.
Oh! Here they are!
Young men with big dreams!
Hey, Shigeno.
We'll go to the reception desk first.
Shortstop, Yaginuma, and pitcher, Shigeno, is it?
Doesn't seem like you've got letters of recommendation, but...
going to give it a try?
Yes, we will.
Okay.
We'll call out to you when it's your turn.
Warm up and wait.
Excuse me...
I am no glove and spike shoes.
Rental! Rental, please!
What?
Please! Please!
No, you idiot!
Go home!
You're not worthy of taking our test!
What did this old man just say?
Come here for a minute!
W-What is it?
W-What is it?
You fool!
What kind of idiot would say that kind of thing?
W-What do you mean?
Everyone is taking this test seriously.
Naturally, someone who hasn't even brought his equipment...
will be sent home immediately!
This isn't the time to just say "Ah."
Geez...
Yaginuma!
You'll start with running 60 yards.
Go to the far left zone.
Yes, sir!
Anyway,
I won't look after you anymore!
After you've apologized, borrow what you need from someone.
Deal with this by yourself!
This is bad...
Even if I'm told to borrow from someone,
everyone's eyes are focused.
It's not an atmosphere where you can just go up to people and talk.
Sorry!
Please throw it back!
Hey!
Come on!
Huh?
Damn!
And I was going to show off too!
If I had cleats, I wouldn't have slipped!
That form...
No...
Even while slipping, that speed...
Can't be helped!
When Ginumacchi is done, I'll borrow his cleats.
Hey, you.
What's your shoe size?
The harvest this year is really poor.
Yeah.
There are too many people who aren't even at the Minor League level.
Next!
H-Hey!
Wait a minute!
Who are you, daring to take the test in jeans!?
Sorry, Steve.
I gave him permission.
If he sucks, you can disqualify him after just one pitch.
Please watch.
Okay!
Go ahead and throw.
Shigeno?
Thanks, old man!
Unless your blue eyes are only knotholes,
I won't disappoint you!
How many miles per hour was it?
N-Ninety-nine miles per hour!
N-Ninety-nine miles per hour!
Who is this Asian?
99 mph?
That's 159 km/h!
Scott!
Yes?
Go fetch Bolton from the Main Ground!
I damaged my foot half a year ago.
Without rushing,
I took my time and...
carefully did numerous rehabilitation exercises...
waiting for this day!
I've always been able to hear it.
The scream coming from my body,
crying to play baseball!
I'm shocked.
His control is really good too!
Okay!
Next, throw a breaking ball!
Breaking ball?
Oh, a henka kyuu, huh?
I am...
fastball only!
This is my policy! Okay?
Just a fastball?
Oh?
Quite a lively Asian, it seems.
Bolton!
So you came.
B-Bolton?
Why are you here?
I called for him.
Don't you want to see how well Shigeno's stuff will work against a Major League slugger?
B-But...
To call our cleanup hitter for such a thing...
I don't mind.
It's an interesting show.
I was bored with simply...
weight training just now.
Oh?
I don't know who that is, but...
with that body build, he doesn't seem like an ordinary person.
I-I can't believe this!
I-I can't believe this!
That they would send for a Major Leaguer all of a sudden...
That Shigeno...
Come on, boy.
I thought the probability that I'd have to start in the Minor League was high, but...
it doesn't seem like I'll have to take a detour.
Right now,
I'll grasp the Majors with this hand!
S-Strike!
S-Strike!
I see...
I understand why they called me out, even though it's only a tryout.
This is unbearable!
This excitement surpasses what I usually get from a test!
Strike two!
You're cornered.
Can you get the timing right on the last ball without having swung?
You're too busy thinking up an excuse...
for when you've been struck out, huh!?
The American Dream...
isn't that easy, Asian rookie!
My pitch has been hit right off the bat!
Just what I'd expect from a Major Leaguer!
If it wasn't this way,
there wouldn't have been any meaning in coming to America!
Next time, on Major:
Tryouts.
Run to the stage of your dreams!