A Clean Sweep (2022–2023): Season 1, Episode 23 - Episode #1.23 - full transcript

KOREA VS CK MONSTERS

I WANT TO CALL THEM ENEMY
INSTEAD OF AN OPPONENT TEAM

WE'LL SHOW YOU
WHY WE'RE THE NATIONAL TEAM

THE ULTIMATE MATCH

WILL THEY BE ABLE
TO SHAKE OFF THE BURDEN?

HE HITS!

HIT IT AWAY

THEY HIT THE ACE'S BALL EASILY

Behind the left fielder!

TEAM KOREA IS BURNING FROM THE START

SO CLOSE



TEAM KOREA IS POWERFUL

THEY GET THE HEAD START
ON THE MONSTERS

U-18 National Team
makes the score two to nothing.

JEEZ, THEY'RE REALLY GOOD

THE MONSTERS STRIKE BACK

THE MONSTERS GET A CHANCE

CK MONSTERS START TO CHASE THEM

Now it's the fourth hitter Jung Eui-yoon.

-He pulls! Third base!
-That's it!

YES, THIS IS IT

RUN

Third base runner reaches home.

THE MONSTERS CATCH UP
ONE POINT AT A TIME

LET'S TURN THE TABLES AROUND



Let's go, Beom-seok.

HE HITS!

-The hit goes left!
-He did it.

-This hit…
-It's gone.

AN EXPLOSIVE HOME RUN

TEAM KOREA IS POWERFUL AS EXPECTED

Hee-kwan let them score another point.

HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER 1
KIM SEO-HYEON IS NEXT

Swing!

STRIKEOUT

I FELT A WALL

STRIKEOUT

I WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF

ENDLESS STRIKEOUT

MY PRIDE WAS HURT

THE SCORE CAN BE A TIE
WITH A HOME RUN

He hits the first ball.

It goes high.

In foul territory…

TEAM KOREA WINS IN THE END

THE MONSTERS LOST AGAINST TEAM KOREA

I'm going to go crazy.

I was so angry at myself.
Like, "Is this all I can do?"

I'll look back at today's game.

WE'LL PREPARE TO WIN BY ALL MEANS

ON A DAY WHEN LEAVES ARE
TURNING COLORS

GOYANG NATIONAL BASEBALL
TRAINING STADIUM

-Hello.
-Hello.

THE MONSTERS ARE AT WORK AS USUAL

Why do we look so small?

We're missing Hyun-in and Jun-ho.

-Where are they?
-Medical checkup.

JUN-HO AND HYUN-IN WILL BE LATE

All right.

We had good news.

2023 KBO ROOKIE DRAFT

DONG-EUI UNIVERSITY
CATCHER YOON JUN-HO

DANKOOK UNIVERSITY
INFIELDER RYU HYUN-IN

THE YOUNG GUNS HAVE BECOME
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS

I'll call the KBO baseball players now.

-What?
-Are they here?

The checkup didn't take long.

-Jeez.
-Where are they?

-What is it?
-That's crazy.

Being fooled and fooling others.

Jeez.

Doosan is the best!

What's with their uniforms?

They already got their uniforms.

-Hello.
-Hello.

THEY'RE DRESSED UP LIKE PROS

You guys have arrogant looks
on your faces.

They're better than us.

No.

All right.

The production crew prepared something.

-Why do it twice?
-Don't cry.

-Congratulations
-Congratulations

CONGRATULATIONS ON JOINING KBO TEAMS

THEIR PARENTS(?)
ARE BRINGING SOMETHING OUT

DEAR JUN-HO AND HYUN-IN

(PUZZLED)

CONGRATS

Nice.

-Congratulations. Do your best.
-Thank you.

Good luck.

Amazing.

-What's going on?
-It's cool.

-So cool.
-Show us.

-Let us see.
-Show us.

(YAWNING)

The cakes look better than you.

Please say a word.

THEY AREN'T ABLE TO SAY ANYTHING

Well…

THE SENIOR PLAYERS HAVE
MIXED FEELINGS

-Go to your seats.
-Okay.

(BOWING)

THIS IS THE BEGINNING

All right.

Today we'll have the second match
with the U-18 National Team.

SUDDENLY THEY'RE SOLEMN

All the members
of the U-18 National Team will be here.

This will be the last game
they'll play as high school students

in their uniforms.

Will they wear their high school uniforms?

Yes, they'll wear their school uniforms.

-It's a high school all-star game.
-Yes.

It's a high school all-star team
versus the Monsters.

We'll be fine
if they're without the Taegeuk mark.

Are they weaker without the Taegeuk mark?

Yes. They'll let their guard down.

(SMILING)

Please announce the lineup.

I'll announce the lineup.

Batter one.
Second baseman, Jeong Keun-woo.

Yes, sir.

-Batter two. Center fielder, Kim Moon-ho.
-Yes, sir.

-Batter three. DH, Park Yong-taek.
-Yes, sir.

-Batter four. Left fielder, Jung Eui-yoon.
-Yes, sir.

Batter five.
First baseman, Jeong Seong-hoon.

Batter six. Shortstop, Ryu Hyun-in.

Batter seven.
Right fielder, Seo Dong-wook.

-Batter eight. Catcher, Yoon Jun-ho.
-Yes, sir.

Batter nine. Third baseman, Choi Soo-hyun.

Today's starting pitcher is Rhee Dae-eun.

TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER
RHEE DAE-EUN THE FIREBALLER

Fire baller.

-Finally you have the chance.
-Let's go.

-Isn't it his first time to be a starter?
-Yes.

Today, I want Dae-eun
to crush them with strength

as our starting pitcher.
That's why I recommended him.

I have to overpower them, but I'm worried

because they probably saw
a lot of fastballs abroad.

I'll be struck one inning at a time.

Be struck one inning at a time?

-You should strike them.
-I'll strike them.

I'll do my best to throw.

Good luck. You can start warming up.

-Yes.
-Okay.

All right. Let's go.

-Let's do it.
-Go.

GETTING READY FOR COMBAT

-Here we go.
-Hey.

-All right.
-Okay.

THE MONSTERS ARE DETERMINED
TO AVENGE THEIR FORMER DEFEAT

Start with a hit. That's it.

We have no reason to lose today.

I'll think of it as giving them a lesson.

We've never lost twice to one team.

Now we need to win.

THEY'RE READY TO CRUSH THE OPPONENTS

-Did you practice?
-Yes.

TEAM KOREA HAS ARRIVED

KIM MIN-SUK

I've hit faster balls in America,

so it will be easier than the first match.

JEONG JUN-YOUNG

KIM SEO-HYEON

Last time it was six to three.
This time it'll be seven to three.

CK Monsters, I'll beat you.

YOON YOUNG-CHEOL

TEAM KOREA IS
GETTING READY FOR 2 WINS

Good.

I don't want to lose any game.

Today, like the first match,
we'll be serious

and win.

WHEN THEY'RE BUSY WARMING UP

The manager is coming.

Hey, quickly.

THE CHOONGAM BATTERY IS IN A HURRY

SOMEONE IS WALKING TOWARD THEM

HIS SILHOUETTE(?) LOOKS
SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR

UNUSUAL BACK

(LAUGHING)

-Hello.
-Young-cheol.

-Hey.
-Hello.

WHO IS THIS MAN
THAT'S GETTING EVERYONE'S ATTENTION?

HE'S FOUL-MOUTHED

AND HAS GRACEFUL(?) EXPRESSION

MASTER OF CHOONGAM

MANAGER LEE YOUNG-BOK

A lot of cameras are shooting him.

FANS FLOCK TO A CELEBRITY(?)

-Hey.
-Sons of Choongam.

MANAGER LEE YOUNG-BOK SHOWED UP

-Dong-heon.
-Sir.

-Have you been well?
-Yes, sir.

-You look good.
-Pardon?

Did you get me a gift?

-You came empty-handed, didn't you?
-We didn't buy anything!

I know you didn't.

(PASSING BY)

IS IT OVER?

WANDERING

I'm here to see Producer Jang.

Manager Lee, hello.

Hello.

There are cameras.

A CELEB HAS ARRIVED

I've become a celebrity.

Cameras keep following me.

You're the superstar of A Clean Sweep.

Am I? Thank you.

SUPERSTAR OF A CLEAN SWEEP

Did you get your hair done
at a hair salon?

No, I put some yogurt on my hair
after having a bath.

I PUT YOGURT ON MY HAIR

HE'S FUNNY

-You look like Chow Yun-fat.
-I do?

I thought a celebrity was here.
You surprised me.

-This is what I usually wear.
-I see.

I survived at home
thanks to A Clean Sweep.

(THE EXECS ARE LAUGHING)

My wife almost kicked me out.

But after being on A Clean Sweep,
my wife said,

"I guess I can live with him
a little longer." She's bearing with me.

Producer An. Let's launch a show.

(INTERESTED)

And name it Dandy Young-bok.

He's so funny.

I would've dressed up
if I knew there were so many cameras.

These are the worst clothes I have.

-"The worst clothes."
-Jeez.

-Can I go now?
-Yes.

YES, YOU CAN GO

-You got enough of me, right?
-Yes.

Yoo Hee-kwan is a talker.

A few shows have contacted me.

Get me a spot on A Clean Sweep.

No, when you let someone go, hire me.

I'm a little hard of hearing.

(HE'S BEEN HERE FOR 30 MINUTES)

Stop filming. All right. Slate.

One, two, three.

He won't stop talking.

Exactly. I want to keep talking.

One, two, three.

Let's slate. One, two, three. Clap!

CK Monsters
had lost to the U-18 National Team.

They're having another match
after one month.

Hello.

Today's match is between
CK Monsters and the U-18 National Team.

Commentator Kim Sun-woo is here.

-Hello.
-Hello.

Yes. It's been a month.

CK Monsters are against
the U-18 National Team after a month.

The national team has won
seven international games straight.

They've done really well.

Yes, but the Monsters
have prepared a lot too.

After they lost,
the players had many practices.

The Monsters will come on strong
and get a head start on them.

We lost once, so we won't go easy on them.

We'll win the game.

We don't want to lose.

We'll win again today.

The players of the U-18 National Team
have all been picked

-by KBO teams.
-Right.

The Monsters are playing
against to-be KBO players.

-That's true.
-Yes.

Each player is
going to lead KBO in the future.

Today we can win no matter what.

They let their guard down completely.

-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Let's go, CK Monsters!

LET'S GO, CK MONSTERS!

Let's win. Here we go.

-Let's win!
-Let's win!

LET'S SWEEP!

I'm looking forward
to how the second match will play out.

CK MONSTERS VS TEAM KOREA

Let's go. Cheer up!

-Okay.
-Kim Dong-heon is the catcher.

Today's starting pitcher is Lee Jin-ha.

He has been picked by Lotte Giants
in the second round.

They're playing
against to-be KBO players now.

That's true.

Each player is
going to lead KBO in the future.

-They have been picked by KBO teams.
-Yes.

The Monsters have to show them
the power of pro players.

If we lose today,
we have to play the third match.

But you have no time
because you have to go to KBO.

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

Let's win today and finish this.

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

The game begins.

Batter one Jeong Keun-woo is at bat.

He's getting ready to start.

All right. Hit one.

The Monsters will be different
when they play today.

Be confident, Jin-ha.

-Jin-ha, go for it!
-Let's go!

HE HITS!

It goes outward.

It's a ground ball.
It goes past the third baseman.

Jeong Keun-woo's first at-bat is a hit.

-Hey!
-Okay!

VERY PLEASED

Look at the stadium.

FLINCHING…

The Monsters' batters
seem totally different.

Yes, they do.

Last game's MVP Kim Moon-ho
will do really well.

That's right.

Moon-ho did well during practice.

-Low ball. He holds back.
-Yes.

HOW DID HE HOLD BACK ON THAT?

Today, the Monsters
will not only bat aggressively,

but they'll choose what to hit
depending on the situation.

Jin-ha, it's okay to be hit.

It's okay to be hit, Jin-ha.

TODAY'S GAME CAN'T HELP
BUT BE FIERCE

-Hey! There!
-He hits!

THE BALL BOUNCES OFF THE GLOVE!

-Throw it!
-Run!

Throw it!

The pitcher catches it. First base.

-He's out on first base.
-Okay. Stop.

Jeong Keun-woo reaches second base.

Jeez.

WHAT WAS THAT?

I thought it was a hit
as soon as he hit the ball.

But Lee Jin-ha was tall.

He's 190cm tall.

The ball hit his glove and fell.

Jin-ha made it an out in the end.

You should've made it go high or low.

MAKE IT GO HIGH OR LOW!

Moon-ho always comes short.

-Moon-ho, run faster.
-No?

When it goes to the pitcher,
he catches it every time.

But the Monsters' runner is
in scoring position.

Batter three Park Yong-taek is at bat.

If he scores a point,
that'll boost team morale.

Yes.

Let's score a point.

Let's score two points
in the first inning.

A GROUND BALL!

-He hits it.
-First!

Second baseman catches it.

He sends it to first base. He's out.

Jeong Keun-woo reaches third base.

Two outs. A runner on third base.

-Sadly, it's another out.
-Yes.

It'd be sad if they can't score
in the first inning.

But the thing is,
Jung Eui-yoon hit a home run last time.

-He boosted team morale.
-Right.

Eui-yoon needs to do that again here.

IT'S A GOOD HIT!

This sharp hit goes toward the fence.

A HOME RUN!

IT TOOK 18 GAMES
FOR THE 4TH HITTER TO HIT A HOME RUN

I waited…

SHOUTING

…for 18 games to say this.

Jung Eui-yoon's BA is .323.

-He has a really great BA these days.
-Yes.

-Don't go easy.
-Go hard on him.

-Okay. Foul.
-It's a foul.

Lee Jin-ha has a very good pitching point.

Because he's tall,
he throws from top to bottom.

The batters need to know
that his ball has more power

than they think it does.

It goes high to the foul territory.

The count is unfavorable to Jung Eui-yoon.

-You said you didn't work out.
-We didn't.

Why does he throw so well?

He's at bat when it's two outs
with a runner on third base.

So the Monsters need a point now.

HE HITS!

Okay! Over there!

He hits the low ball.

It's a ground ball.
Third baseman throws it to first base.

And first baseman Kim Min-suk

catches the ball.

THEY PERFECTLY DELETED
THE RUNNER IN SCORING POSITION

GOOD JOB

The first batter
Jeong Keun-woo got on base.

But CK Monsters couldn't score
in the top of the first inning.

-Hit the good balls, okay?
-Yes, sir.

-Don't be greedy.
-Okay

-Let's go.
-Go!

-Let's play like yesterday.
-Just like yesterday.

The starting pitcher
Rhee Dae-eun is on the mound.

He hasn't pitched as a starter
since October 18, 2020.

He's back as a starting pitcher
after a 708-day hiatus.

It's been a long time.
He has prepared a lot.

That's right.

His two-seam fastballs have gotten better.

His four-seams are perfect.

Right now,

Dae-eun is in the best condition
among all the Monsters' pitchers.

-Good. Go for it.
-Yes, sir.

THE BOTTOM OF THE 1ST INNING
MONSTERS 0 : 0 TEAM KOREA

Hey.

DRINKING COLD WATER

Batter one Kim Jeong-min
has been picked by SSG Landers.

If he goes to spring camp,
he'll learn from Choo Shin-soo.

-Is that right?
-Yes.

Kim Jeong-min is the best.

Choo Shin-soo and Kim Kwang-hyun.

There's also Kim Kang-min, a veteran, too.
Jeong-min will learn a lot from them.

Throw a breaking ball from the start.

Good.

His fastball was way off.

Why did it slip? That was crazy.

Okay.

FLUSTERED

The first few throws are okay.

He needs to get used to the mound.

Right.

HIS PITCHING NEEDS
TO BE MORE REFINED

Let's go.

-A ground ball.
-Okay.

There!

A GROUND BALL
IN FRONT OF THE PITCHER

Pitcher Rhee Dae-eun moves.
He throws it to first base.

The first baseman misses the ball.

Did he miss it?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

Okay! Go!

While the ball is missed,
the runner goes to second.

TO 3RD BASE!

He doesn't slow down until third base.

Go!

Kim Jeong-min reaches third base.

It's no outs. A runner on third base.

HE GETS ON 3RD BASE EASILY

-Why won't you do this?
-He's embarrassed.

-Why won't you do it?
-He's embarrassed.

How did he get to third base?

THEY'RE VERY SERIOUS

-Didn't he throw it too fast?
-Let's go.

AN UNEXPECTED MISTAKE BY DAE-EUN

NO…

I don't know.

A two-seam became a ground ball.

The throw wasn't too fast.

But the timing to throw the ball
to first base was off.

It should be one out with no runners.
But there's one on third base.

-Yes.
-They're facing a huge crisis.

The sad mistake

resulted in no out
and a runner on third base.

Batter two Kim Young-hoo is at bat.

Rhee Dae-eun can put pressure on them

by throwing all types of balls he can

to get strikeouts.

HE HITS!

It's a ground ball.

Shortstop catches it
and sends it to first base.

The runner is out on first base.

Third base runner Kim Jeong-min scores.

MONSTERS 0 : 1 TEAM KOREA

Good job. We got one point.

Team Korea scores the first point again.

TEAM KOREA IS STILL STRONG

-Well done.
-Okay.

Good job.

They shouldn't have scored.

The Monsters wanted Rhee Dae-eun

to overwhelm Team Korea with power.

-Yes.
-Since Dae-eun's throw mistake,

there hasn't been a hit or four balls,

but they lost a point.

And Kim Jae-sang is at bat.

It's okay, Dae-eun. Don't worry about it!

Don't worry!

How can he not worry?

(MOUTH SHUT…)

DAE-EUN FOCUSES AGAIN

-Kim Jae-sang, let's go!
-Let's go!

HE HITS!

Batter three
Kim Jae-sang's sharp hit goes right.

Jae-sang went after the first pitch.
It worked perfectly.

It's easy.

-Nice.
-Hey.

MONSTERS' DUGOUT BECAME COLD

He's a good batter too.

This isn't what we expected
in the beginning.

Two.

We saw how good they were
in the first match.

Right. It was the first hit
made by the U-18 National Team.

One out. A runner on first base.

Batter four Jeong Dae-seon.

He has been picked by Lotte Giants.

A FORKBALL SIGN!

DAE-EUN MAKES A FORKBALL GRIP

CAN HE STRIKE
THE BATTER OUT THIS TIME?

HE HITS!

He hits. It goes past the shortstop.

Two batters have a hit back to back.

After Kim Jae-sang,
Jeong Dae-seon made a hit too.

IT'S A PARTY!

-What was that?
-Nice.

Actually, Jun-ho
asked for an outside pitch.

But the ball went into the center.

These players won't allow
any small pitching mistakes.

-Yes.
-That's Team Korea.

This is bad.

It's too high.

He isn't throwing
like the way he did during practice.

The next batter is Moon Hyun-bhin.

He hit a home run
in the U-18 Baseball World Cup.

One out.
Runners on second and first bases.

Dae-eun is facing a crisis
of losing points.

He needs to stop them here.

-Dae-eun, you're good!
-Good.

You can stop them here!

WITH A HIT, THEY'LL SCORE AGAIN

-Dae-eun is checking the runners.
-Okay.

That goes in very close to the body.

HIS PITCHING IS UNSTABLE

NICE…

When he does this, it's not good.

SERIOUS

It looks like he's pushing the ball.

Dae-eun needs to throw low
in this situation.

It's an outer course.
It misses the strike zone.

This is crazy. It's not going in.

THE FORKBALL IS CRAZY

It was the worst.

Fastballs and forkballs
are my main weapons.

But those two weren't working.

I guess I was too greedy. I was too stiff.

-Let's go.
-Let's go.

One out.
Runners on second and first bases.

Dae-eun is facing a crisis
of losing points.

When a pitcher makes a mistake,
Moon Hyun-bhin

can hit it with his bat control.

Dae-eun must throw

-a low ball.
-Okay. Let's go.

Okay.

HE HITS!

He hits. It goes to the center.

Second runner. Tag up. It's caught.

Three!

THROWING IT TO 3RD BASE!

But the ball didn't get to third base.

Second base runner
Kim Jae-sang reaches third base.

The count was unfavorable to Dae-eun.

Actually, a two-seam fastball
has to go in like this.

That's why the ball skipped off
Hyun-bhin's bat.

If it was a little higher than that,
it would've been big.

Usually, Dae-eun's two-seam fastballs

resulted in ground balls
with other batters.

-Jun-young.
-Batter six Jeong Jun-young is at bat.

Dae-eun has one out left in a crisis.

Dae-eun already lost a point,
so he shouldn't lose any more points.

Choi Soo-hyun is second baseman.
Jeong Keun-woo is third.

So he needs to use these two players.

I let them score a point,
so I must stop them here.

Dae-eun, we can stop them here!

Jun-young.

HE HITS!

He hits. The ball bounces off
the first baseman's glove.

-Second baseman throws it to first base.
-Good.

-He's out on first base.
-Okay!

-Nice play!
-Nice. Okay.

-Okay.
-Good job.

-He's good.
-Well done.

That was a perfect cover play.

Choi Soo-hyun and Jeong Seong-hoon
did it together.

The inning is over.

Dae-eun didn't lose any extra points.

The game moves on to the second inning.

Okay, Dae-eun. Good.

Good job.

My forkballs are all off.

You're too fast when you raise your leg.

When you threw 149km/h,
you were good like this.

-But you're too fast now.
-Okay.

-Your arm seems off.
-Yes.

My forkballs are all off.

Dae-eun.

Jeez.

-What? Does he want more airtime?
-Why is he here?

Dae-eun, it's okay. Let me tell you.

The catcher is catching the ball
comfortably like this.

It shouldn't be like this.

There's nothing wrong with your pitching.

He has to catch like this.

-You need to keep that in mind.
-Okay.

Can someone who isn't a player
come in like this during a game?

I thought a stranger came in.

You aren't doing anything wrong.

But you're throwing like this overall.

-No. It has to fall like this.
-Okay.

-Throw until the fourth inning.
-Okay.

Strike them out.

Don't try to show off.

Just make it fall like this.

BUSINESS IS OVER(?)

SMILING

-Let's go!
-Get on base!

-Hi.
-It's the top of the second inning.

The first batter is Jeong Seong-hoon.

Lee Jin-ha took three batters out
with ground balls.

He didn't lose any points
in the first inning.

HE HITS RIGHT AWAY!

He pulls. Shortstop misses it.

Seong-hoon makes a dash.
The ball is thrown to first base.

Seong-hoon makes a dash.
The ball is thrown to first base.

-First base.
-Good.

Jeong Seong-hoon gets there first.

HE'S A GENIUS!

All right.

-Nice.
-A hit.

We lost our momentum.

So what we need to do is,
when they make a mistake,

-we need to use it as an opportunity.
-Right.

Show them! Overwhelm them!

Timeout!

-Good job.
-Yes, sir.

-You did all you could.
-Yes, sir.

They're changing the pitcher now.

Lee Jin-ha is substituted.

-It's him.
-He's good.

He's powerful.

NERVOUS…

This player was picked by the LG Twins.

Park Myung-geun is on the pitcher's mound.

The professional teams
have high hopes for him.

We have a runner on first base.

His slide step is extremely fast.

Plus the ball is powerful.

It's hard to hit if you can't get
the timing of his pitches.

-I see.
-Yes.

Jeez.

You always have to get ready.

-Look at him.
-There's no timing.

You have to keep getting ready.

Look. You can't swing with that.

Now, batter six Ryu Hyun-in is at bat.

Hyun-in, you'll meet him in KBO.
Show him first!

PARK MYUNG-GEUN

Get on base.

Get a head start.

HE HITS!

Go fast!

PLEASE!

-Ryu Hyun-in hits the first pitch.
-Go fast!

The hit goes left. Left fielder goes back.

He moves to the side
and catches it near the line.

What?

THIS IS CRAZY…

He throws all of a sudden like this.

He brings the release point up front.

So Ryu Hyun-in's hit was pushed out.

Now, Seo Dong-wook is at bat.

One out. A runner on first base.

Can they turn the game around
unlike in the first inning?

The first pitch was a foul. Strike one.

I think it's about 1,2 seconds.

-I think it's less than that.
-Really?

Hurry up and get ready!

They can't catch up.

Swing it right away!

I'LL SWING IT RIGHT AWAY…

-He misses.
-Strike!

-They need to get the timing first.
-Was it in?

NO…

He's a good pitcher.

-His kick is too fast.
-Yes.

I can't raise my leg.

The count is favorable
to pitcher Park Myung-geun.

Let's go!

THERE'S ONLY ONE BALL LEFT

It's really hard to bat
in a situation like this.

But Seo Dong-wook
is fighting a good fight.

-Let's go!
-Let's go!

It's a strikeout.

HE LOST THE TIMING FIGHT IN THE END

-Jeez.
-He's good.

After the first batter got on base,
he took out two batters.

It's pitcher Park Myung-geun.

Everyone looks forward to
a bullpen pitcher like him.

Park Myung-geun throws strikes

like a fighter on the mound.

He's pitching like that

-after a batter got on base.
-He's fearless.

Yoon Jun-ho is at bat.

Park Myung-geun is picked by LG.

Yoon Jun-ho by Doosan Bears.

-They're rivals.
-It's a match between Jamsil rivals.

-Then Jun-ho has to show him.
-Yes.

It's Twins versus Bears.

BEARS VS TWINS

Jun-ho, show him.

You show him.

What will be the result?

WHO WILL WIN THIS MATCH?

-Jeez.
-There!

It's a ground ball. Shortstop catches it

and throws it to second base. Three outs.

CK Monsters' leadoff batter
got on base again.

But they failed to score
in this inning too.

The Monsters will lose today.

It looks like they can't make it.

If he got on base,
it would've been a half-game.

It would be a called game
only after the first half.

They wouldn't make it to the second half.

Dong-heon.

-Hit it in front.
-Yes, sir.

Before the ball falls.

Dong-heon, hit one.

It's your home field.

It's the bottom of the second inning.

First batter is Kim Dong-heon.

Dong-heon had a home run
at the U-18 Baseball World Cup.

He will wear Kiwoom Heroes' uniform,

not Choongam's.

-Dae-eun, this is the start.
-Yes.

It's the first inning.

DAE-EUN MUST STOP THEM

The first ball is a strike.

That was good.

SOO-CHANG: THAT WAS GOOD

Forget the fastballs.
They're all high balls.

A ground ball. A foul toward third base.

Dae-eun did this a lot.

So he's good at playing with fingers now.

You've been to the dugout.

-Yes.
-What did you tell Dae-eun?

You'll see.

Won't you tell me?

Well, I'm busy watching him.

I'm too busy to tell you.

I need to make comments,
but I feel like I'm pitching.

SLIDER?
(SHAKING HIS HEAD)

THE BATTERY CHOSE A FORKBALL

-Strike!
-A brushback!

A brushback! It's in! Strikeout looking.

-Nice ball.
-It's good.

It's in! Strikeout looking.

(NODDING)

Actually, it wasn't perfect,
but compared to the first inning,

Dae-eun looks more comfortable.

He has to throw long innings,

so I want him to be confident
on the mound.

The ball keeps slipping.
It's driving me nuts.

He's the scariest.

I think he has the fastest
batting speed here.

APPROVED

Let's go! Han-gyeol!

Batter eight Park Han-gyeol is at bat.

He's an excellent batter.

The pitcher has to stop him.
He shouldn't let them score.

He pushes.
The hit goes past second base runner.

NO…

(SPRINTING)

Jeez. He hit a good one.

He's a good batter.

After one out, Dae-eun allows a hit.

NICE HAN-GYEOL

Batter nine Kim Min-suk is at bat.

He was the talk of the town
in this year's draft.

He was number three overall
and was picked by Lotte Giants.

He must stop Kim Min-suk.

The first pitch.

-Strike.
-It's a strike.

STRIKE

Picture it.

Min-suk!

A SIGN!

He's running.

IT SKIPS OFF THE BAT!

-It's a ground ball. It's slow.
-Run!

-Isn't it a foul?
-Go!

RUN FAST!

Catcher catches it. First base.

He's out on first base.

NICE JUN-HO

RUNNING THROW…

Jun-ho showed an advanced play.

Kim Min-suk is fast.
You can't get him if you don't do this.

Look at his running throw.

He threw like a shortstop.

Like you said,
that was a shortstop's play.

Look at that. It's a running throw.

Nice.

RELIABLE BABY BEAR JUN-HO

Thanks to the ground ball,
Han-gyeol is on second base.

Batter one Kim Jeong-min is at bat.

Today Jeong-min hit a ground ball
in front of the pitcher,

but there was an error.

So that resulted in a score.

Two outs. A runner on second base.

Dae-eun has to pitch calmly.

HE HITS!

It's a ground ball toward first base.

First baseman heads to first base himself.
Three outs.

GOOD!

Let's play defense.

Dae-eun's pitching was definitely
different from the first inning.

Dae-eun, three more innings!

-Good.
-Well done.

NICE, DAE-EUN

NICE, JUN-HO!

It's next to the bathroom.

Why does it slip?

They're all slipping.

It's okay. You're good.

Throw hard, one at a time.

Second inning was better
than the first, wasn't it?

It was much better.

Okay. Seven more.

THE TOP OF THE 3RD INNING
MONSTERS 0 : 1 TEAM KOREA

Jeez. Ju-won, get ready.

-Not me.
-Than who?

-Who's next?
-Him.

CK Monsters will be at bat
in the top of the third inning.

Batter nine Choi Soo-hyun is at bat first.

Myung-geun.

Let's go, Myung-geun!

Let's go!

MYUNG-GEUN IS STILL ON THE MOUND

It's time for Choi Soo-hyun
to show impact.

Yes. He has to do it today.

First pitch.

-Strike.
-He swings.

It's 144km/h.

Park Myung-geun is very brave
on the mound.

-So he won't throw balls.
-Right.

MYUNG-GEUN IS CONFIDENT

The Monsters need Choi Soo-hyun.

HE HITS!

He pushes.
The hit goes left, behind left fielder.

-It's gone.
-What?

-Really?
-It'll go over.

Keep going. Go.

Go back!

He moves back.

He catches the ball
right in front of the warning track.

SO CLOSE

He pushed the ball,

but it didn't go far enough.
Left fielder caught the fly ball.

Batter one Jeong Keun-woo is at bat.

Come on, Keun-woo!

Dong-heon.

He keeps having hits.

HE HAD HITS, SO BE CAREFUL!

Keun-woo used to have
number one home runs and RBIs,

but now he has the number one
batting average of .324 in the team.

Keun-woo is number one
in most batting categories.

HE HITS!

He hits.

-Okay!
-Shortstop catches the ball.

A fastball at 145,6km/h.

NO…

The pitcher is a big obstacle.

MYUNG-GEUN WON'T LET THEM
GET ON BASE

Kim Moon-ho is at bat.

These days Moon-ho
has a good sense of hitting.

-He swings.
-Strike!

-He swings.
-Strike!

ASTONISHED

Myung-geun clearly shows
what confidence is.

It looks like the ball was alive
and it dodges the bat.

"I'm going to throw. Hit it if you can."
It was like that.

Park Myung-geun threw a fastball.

What will he throw this time?

Hit the ball, Moon-ho.
You have to get on base.

He hits.

-He hits.
-Front!

It's ambiguous. Center fielder moves down.

-He did it.
-It's a hit.

Fall quickly.

Center fielder moves down.

He catches it.

Center fielder Jeong Jun-young
covers a large area.

THAT'S IT!

He always lacks that 2 percent.

Jeez.

THE MONSTERS COULDN'T
OVERCOME MYUNG-GEUN

-Good job, Myung-geun.
-Nice.

-Nice defense.
-Well done.

Nice.

Park Myung-geun…

is perfect.

JEONG YONG-GEOM, 6 LIVES LEFT

Can't you bring down the pitcher quickly?

Will do, sir.

-Let's bring him down.
-Yes, sir.

It's the bottom of the third inning.
The U-18 National Team will be at bat.

Batter two Kim Young-hoo is at bat first.

He can run really fast.

He has to get the top order,
then move on to the middle order.

HE HITS!

He hits the first pitch.

Third baseman Jeong Keun-woo
throws it to first base.

That was the first out.

OKAY

He's the devilish third baseman!

He was the third baseman in 2005

when he was a rookie.

When did Keun-woo become a third baseman?

Why couldn't he hit that? That fool.

Kim Jae-sang is at bat.

Let's go, Jae-sang!

JAE-SANG IS AFTER MULTI HITS

Let's get him.

The first pitch is a ground ball.
It goes to second base.

He catches it and throws it to first base.

He's out on first base. Two outs.

(UPSET)

Pitching becomes easy like this.

What changed?

His pitching in the second and third
innings is different from the first.

SIGHING…

He's such a good player.

Tell me what changed.

I can't.

IT'S A TRADE SECRET

Batter four Jeong Dae-seon is at bat.

Let's go, Jeong Dae-seon.

Let's go.

It's a low ball close to the batter.
Not a strike.

GOOD EYES

Good eyes.

Second pitch is another ball.

-Good eyes.
-Nice.

Nice.

Dae-seon, you should hit.

You should hit.

It's two balls. What will Dae-eun throw?

It drops low. It's three balls.

WAIT FOR ONE MORE!

He can't throw four balls.

He holds back on the low ball.

Why didn't you swing your bat?

-He got on base without swinging his bat.
-Good.

Why didn't he swing
when it was three balls?

He's the fourth hitter.

Batter five Moon Hyun-bhin is at bat.

Let's go.

(MOVING AWAY)

That's a big lead.

Checking first base.

First base runner
Jeong Dae-seon returns quickly.

SAFE

Run if you can.

Jun-ho will show you.

You can do it, Dae-seon.

DAE-SEON MOVES AWAY
FROM THE BASE AGAIN

FORKBALL?

FASTBALL

Runner starts to run.
He throws to second base.

-Second base!
-Okay!

No.

Second base!

-Are you okay?
-He's out on second base!

NICE

(DAE-SEON MUST HURT)

-He slapped his face.
-Nice.

ARE YOU OKAY?

-I hit your face, didn't I?
-I'm okay.

-Are you?
-Yes.

Yoon Jun-ho's shoulder
sniped at runner Jeong Dae-seon.

Did you see how I threw far on purpose?

Dae-eun's perfect pitching
in second and third innings

took a weight off his shoulders.

I can hear you getting a raise.

The best battery.

IT'S GREAT TO BE A CATCHER

You just got a 30-million-won raise.

Time is flying by.

We have to score.

The first batter must get on base!

Let's go!

Thanks to Jun-ho's shoulder,
they moved on to the fourth inning.

Now, Song Young-jin is on the mound.

SSG Landers picked him
in the second round.

He's a right-handed pitcher
that throws fastballs.

Yes.

We can hit this one.

We have to get on base!

Was he the starting pitcher?

-Wasn't he?
-No. He threw later.

I got hit by a pitch.

-The ball hit my foot.
-In the end.

HE REMEMBERS EVERY AT BAT

He throws good sliders.

-The first batter is Park Yong-taek.
-Number three!

-Captain is the first batter!
-Good luck.

He needs to see if the pitcher

-throws strikes.
-That's right.

IT SKIPS OFF THE BAT!

He hits the dropping ball.

CAPTAIN…

Jeez.

Miss it!

-This isn't good.
-What?

WHAT?

-It's up in the infield.
-Get it!

Shortstop. Third baseman is moving.

-He misses it!
-He misses it.

-He drops the ball!
-That's unexpected.

NICE

Run!

YONG-TAEK GETS ON 1ST BASE

KEUN-WOO: CAPTAIN!

-Run fast!
-Fine him!

Third baseman
Jeong Dae-seon dropped the ball.

Why did you drop it?

Most of the U-18 National Team players
don't wear sunglasses.

It's another variable.

(LET'S SEE)

(IT'S BLINDING)

"Park Yong-taek. Base running."

-"Neglectful play."
-"Neglectful play."

A 45-million-won fine.

Park Yong-taek gets on base
thanks to the error.

Third baseman Jeong Dae-seon's error.
Now it's batter four Jung Eui-yoon.

Eui-yoon hit a home run last time.
He has to do it again.

-The ball bounced. The pitcher is shaking.
-Stop.

-He blocked a fastball.
-Jeez.

Do your swing. Full swing!

Go after it!

HE HITS!

WHAT?

(SMILING)

It's a ground ball. Shortstop catches it.

From second base to first base.

No.

Hey!

-To first base. He misses the ball.
-Safe.

No.

Hey.

Did someone

pay them or something?

There's something wrong
with the third year students.

Get ready.

KIM SEO-HYEON IS ON THE MOVE!

-Kim Seo-hyeon is going to play.
-Why?

Let him rest.

This is good for the Monsters.

-Genius batter Jeong Seong-hoon is at bat.
-Yes.

The ball will go to infield again.

Infield, get ready!

Young-jin, your pitching is good.

TEAM KOREA LOST MOMENTUM

I hope genius batter
Jeong Seong-hoon has a hit.

-Strike!
-Outward. Strikeout looking.

YOUNG-JIN GAINS MOMENTUM AGAIN

Young-jin is steady and comfortable.

NO

His pitching is brutal.

THAT'S IT!

It was sharp
and it went inside the strike zone.

The framing in the end was perfect.

Only one out left.

2 OUTS, A RUNNER ON 1ST BASE

Hit the first pitch.

It's windy.

HE HITS!

He hits. A hit to the right.

NICE HYUN-IN

That's it.

-Of course.
-He did it.

-You have to do it.
-Okay.

Ryu Hyun-in's clean hit.

After two outs, a runner got on base.

Okay.

HYUN-IN IS THE FUTURE!

-Can't you hit it over?
-Pardon?

-Can't you get it over the fence?
-I'm sorry.

You're a pro now. You have to hit it over.

-I'll do it next time.
-Okay.

Two runners are on base.

Because it's two outs,
the batters have to focus more.

-Seo Dong-wook is at bat.
-Get on base.

Let's go. It's two outs. Get on base.

BATTER SEVEN DONG-WOOK IS AT BAT

The pitcher allowed only one hit,

but he's using
a lot of energy on the mound.

That's right.

The first pitch.

SWING!

NO SWING!

-What?
-Swing!

-It didn't hit.
-Swing!

-Okay.
-It wasn't a swing.

The first pitch was a ball.

I thought it hit
the end of the bat, but it didn't.

It's a chance. Batting chance.

It looks like
Dong-wook is after a fastball.

Will the pitcher
and the catcher take notice?

It's low. It's a fastball at 145km/h.

GOOD EYES

-Next one is okay.
-It's a batting chance.

He must have a hit.
The Monsters need to get on base.

He hits. The ball bounces off the mound.

HE HITS!

He hits. The ball bounces off the mound.

Please!

CATCH IT!

Shortstop goes after it!

-Out.
-Three outs.

SAFE!

THEN…

No, he says no.

No. He says no.

NO INSTANT REPLAY

(HIGH FIVE)

LET'S GO, SOO-CHANG…

Let's play defense.

Until the fourth inning,

CK Monsters haven't scored
against the U-19 National Team.

Why did the ball
bounce off the mound and go that way?

It wasn't a good hit.

Sometimes it bounces off far away
when you're lucky.

Am I asking for too much luck?

-No, you're being honest.
-Right.

If we lose, it's going to be tough.

Exactly.

It's the bottom of the fourth inning.

Dae-eun made an error
and lost a point in the first inning.

But after Sun-woo talked to him,
he's throwing steadily

in the second and third innings.

Yes. The Monsters are doing well
in the beginning today,

but they haven't gained momentum.

The Monsters are attacking more.

Yes.

The first batter is
important to Rhee Dae-eun.

Moon Hyun-bhin is the first batter.

BABY EAGLE MOON HYUN-BHIN

-Left.
-Good!

He hits. It goes left.

Left fielder
Jung Eui-yoon catches it easily. One out.

THAT'S IT!

Good job, Dae-eun.

Dae-eun has zero earned runs.

He's so good.

It's almost zero.

THEY GOT THE FIRST BATTER OUT

Batter six Jeong Jun-young is next.

-A bunt.
-He bunts.

Rhee Dae-eun is running.

He throws it to first base.

He's safe.

After one out,

Jeong Jun-young takes first base
with his wits.

-Nice bunt.
-Good job.

-Very good.
-He's good.

Jun-young is good.

-Good.
-Jeez.

Stop bunting.

A bunt isn't good.

It's one out, a runner on first base.

Kim Dong-heon is at bat.

-Dong-heon.
-Dong-heon, keep calm.

Jun-young is on first base.

JUN-YOUNG GETS READY TO STEAL BASE

-Run if you can.
-Right.

-Try it.
-Ready.

Go!

-Go!
-Runner starts running.

-Okay.
-He reaches

second base.

Jeong Jun-young is very sensible.

Yes.

He stole the timing perfectly.

THE BATTERY LET HIM STEAL A BASE

With a bunt,

-Dae-eun may lose a point.
-Yes.

The situation has changed.

It's one out,
but we're feeling the pressure.

The Monsters can't let them
score another point.

A runner is in scoring position.

Jeong Jun-young
is starting to shake Dae-eun.

Did Sun-woo call yet?

Not yet. I think Ju-won…

What was that?

A HIT-BY-PITCH

It's a hit-by-pitch.

What was that?

-I think Ju-won has to get ready.
-Get ready.

Ju-won, get ready.

When you ride out a crisis,
Hee-kwan will pitch.

Yes.

One out.
Runners on second and first bases.

Timeout.

Manager Lee Seung-yuop visits the mound.

MANAGER LEE VISITS THE MOUND

-It's okay. You're doing well.
-Okay.

Keep going.

Remember that he had a hit to the right
when he was first at bat.

Yes, sir.

-Focus this time.
-Okay.

Let's go.

-Let's go!
-Double!

He's the scariest. Seriously.

Let's go, Han-gyeol!

Batter eight Park Han-gyeol is at bat.

-Park Han-gyeol is very important.
-Han-gyeol, let's go!

-He had a hit when he was first at bat.
-Yes.

I CAN'T LET THEM
SCORE ANY MORE POINTS

Three!

-Three!
-It bounces.

The ball bounces.
Runner goes to third base.

Second base runner gets on third base.

Manager Lee is watching Dae-eun
with a worried look on his face.

I have bad memories
of batters getting on base

after having a hit.

Because of that trauma,
I can't throw my balls.

Let's stop them.

It's one out.
Runners on third and first bases.

There could be a sacrifice hit.

Dae-eun has to induce ground balls here.

Yes.

He has to trust the fielders.

LET'S GO FOR A DOUBLE PLAY!

I want a really great hit to go short.

Being a starting pitcher
after a 708-day hiatus.

What will Dae-eun's third inning be like?

-Okay, go.
-Go!

It's a ground ball.

-Bounce.
-Third baseman Jeong Keun-woo catches it.

-Front.
-Front!

FRONT! HOME!

NO!

It's a ground ball.

-Bounce.
-Third baseman Jeong Keun-woo catches it.

He gives the runner up.
The batter is taken out on first base.

-Front!
-Third base runner scores.

The score is two to nothing.

Good job.

-He could've thrown it home.
-No.

It would've worked.

-It was too late.
-No.

-It bounced.
-No.

It would've worked for sure.

-No chance, right?
-No.

It would've been hard to take him out.

It bounced big,
so it was hard to throw it home.

The ball overlapped with the runner.

Keun-woo thought
it was difficult to throw it home.

So he took the batter out.
It's two to zero.

Kim Dong-heon is on second base.

He's in scoring position.

Kim Min-seok is a threatening batter.

Dae-eun has to concentrate a lot.

They're all in good shape.

-He's in great shape.
-Okay.

A runner is in scoring position.

Dae-eun is on the mound.

A ground ball
bounces off the pitcher's glove.

-Jeez.
-That's bad.

-Okay!
-It's a hit.

A ground ball
bounces off the pitcher's glove.

Shortstop catches it!

-First base!
-Home!

A ground ball
bounced off the pitcher's glove.

-Shortstop catches it! First base!
-Home!

-That's it!
-It's a rundown!

Jeong Keun-woo chases after him.

-This is it!
-He's out!

-Ryu Hyun-in!
-Ryu Hyun-in!

-Yes!
-Nice!

NICE RYU HYUN-IN!

-Jeez.
-Nice play!

Perfect defense!

Shortstop Ryu Hyun-in finishes the inning.

The Monsters are nothing
without the shortstop and the catcher.

They're the core.

The rest are assistants.

Exactly. The two are the core.

The rest are assistants.

YOUNG-BOK FIGURED OUT THE BIG SHOTS

Everyone thought
the Monsters would lose a point.

Thanks to Hyun-in's defense, they didn't.

They would've lost a point
if he threw the ball to first base.

Hyun-in chose to throw it to third base.

He stopped them from scoring.

CONFIDENT

-Good job.
-You all right?

THE DUGOUT COMES ALIVE

-Good job.
-Nice catch.

-Well done.
-Nice play.

His salary should be 280 million won.

They can't pay him that much.

He deserves 280 million won.

We have to catch up quickly.
The next pitcher is good.

-One point at a time!
-One point!

Hey!

-Jun-ho, get on base.
-Yes, sir.

Hyun-in showed how a good defense
can liven up the team.

They're two points behind.

But the dugout
and the field have totally come alive.

It would've been difficult
if it was three points.

But it's only two points,
so the Monsters have to score quickly.

That's right.

The first batter Yoon Jun-ho is at bat.

Let's go, Young-jin!

Jun-ho, show them.

Let's go.

He watches the first pitch.

JUN-HO WATCHED THE BALL

-Okay.
-Good.

-University.
-Let them have it.

A high ball close to the batter.
He watches two balls.

He's increasing the ball count.
It's necessary.

-Watch the situation and the flow.
-Let's go.

-Watch carefully.
-Let's go!

Three balls.

YOUNG-JIN IS STARTING TO WAVER

Young-jin, a hit is okay.
Don't throw four balls.

He's tired. Just watch.

-Just watch.
-Watch.

MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

It's batter Yoon Jun-ho, a future bear.

WHAT?

It sounded like the bat split.

-It sounded like the bat split.
-Slowly!

-It's caught. First base.
-Slowly!

He's out on first base.

Jeez.

-How can he hit like that?
-We told him to watch.

-Jeez.
-He should've watched.

THE BEARS' MANAGER HAS A HEADACHE

What was that?

Cut ten million won from his salary.

Jun-ho isn't desperate anymore.

(WATCHING)

Jeez.

Yoon Jun-ho is very disappointed.

Here, the U-18 National Team
makes a pitcher substitution.

Seo Hyeon-won is on the mound.

He was picked by Samsung Lions.

His fastest pitch is 148km/h.

He said he could throw
fast and slow sliders.

Yes, he's able to control the speed.

He's a good pitcher.

Now he's against Choi Soo-hyun.

-Choi Soo-hyun!
-Choi Soo-hyun!

First pitch bounces off.

Soo-hyun calmly watches the ball.

-That framing.
-Good!

MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

A dropping pitch.

2 BALLS

It's out of the zone.

This is a favorable count
for Choi Soo-hyun.

I wouldn't swing if I were him.

Choi Soo-hyun shouldn't swing

and focus on getting on base.

We need to get on base.

What kind of pitch
will he throw this time?

Seo Hyeon-won.

He watches the ball go out of the zone!
It's a walk!

-There you go!
-Good job.

This is what you were
supposed to do, Jun-ho!

He got on base!

If you got on base,
it would've been two runners with no outs.

It's okay!

After an out,
Soo-hyun gets on first with a walk.

A runner on first with an out.

Keun-woo,
who went two for one, is up next.

All right!

(STAY IN THE GAME)

(AND GET ON A BASE)

Let's take this opportunity.

He pitches lots of balls.

Make a low pitch.

The game starts to shift
with Hyun-in's defense.

What kind of chance will Keun-woo make?

Runner starts running with a bounce!
Another walk!

THE BASES COULD'VE BEEN LOADED

The chance is here.

Jun-ho, we could've had full bases.

HE JOTS SOMETHING DOWN
(LET'S SEND JUN-HO BACK TO ICHEON…)

If this were pro, you would've gone
to Icheon right away.

LEARNS FROM HIS MISTAKES

-Learn properly, got it?
-Yes, sir.

One out, runners on first and second.

-These two on camera…
-Is it Shin Yeong-woo again?

Those two players are too much to handle.

Shin Yeong-woo and Kim Seo-hyeon
appeared out of nowhere.

And we also see Yoon Young-cheol.

Is Shin Yeong-woo up next?

SIGH…

Gosh, Yoon Young-cheol and Shin Yeong-woo.

-They're all number ones.
-Seriously?

They can't play
their numbers one like that.

Whether it'd be Kim Seo-hyeon
or Shin Yeong-woo, they are up next.

-We need something big here.
-Right.

Moon-ho, step forward!

MOON-HO, STEP FORWARD!

It bounces!

The runner doesn't run.

It seems like
the pitcher is quite nervous.

He's having trouble leading the count.

Why can't he control his pitches?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM TODAY?

Kim Moon-ho comes into the box.
Runners on first and second.

MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

The second pitch bounces again!

Go for it, Moon-ho.

They're switching him out.

Seriously?

Your contract fee
is reduced by five million won.

It's two balls right now, and he's

going in with a ball.

This means that he's going
to switch out the pitcher.

This is it for Seo Hyeon-won.

The pitcher is switched out.
Who will be next?

This pitcher is heading onto the mound!

-Show them.
-Yes, sir.

Another fastball!

KYUNGNAM HIGH SCHOOL'S
BEST FIREBALLER

CRAZY VELOCITY

AND CRAZY BREAKING BALLS

SWINGS AND MISSES, STRIKEOUT

THEY COULDN'T OVERCOME
SHIN YEONG-WOO'S PITCHES

Team Korea's choice this time

is Shin Yeong-woo.

It's two balls, runners on first
and second with an out.

Now Shin Yeong-woo takes the mound.

The pitch just now was good.

It's two balls right now.

You need to hit a good one.

What Moon-ho has to think right now

is to hit a moderately fast four-seam.

-You're right.
-He needs to hit right now.

I MUST OVERCOME YEONG-WOO

The count is two balls.

-All right.
-It goes up high. Three balls!

THIS IS IT!

It's hard to continue in the middle.

HE'S CONCERNED

The count is three balls.

The runners are on first and second.

MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

Kim Moon-ho is in the box.

It's very high! Base-on-balls!

Team Korea is losing its concentration!

Let's do this!

Jun-ho, you brat!

That could've been a run!

It could've been a run with no outs.

That was basically a run.

The bases are loaded with one out.

First, second, third bases
are all occupied by the Monsters!

Team Korea is suffering
with the bases loaded.

Park Yong-taek comes into the box.

The bases are full.
Let's do this, captain!

Let's go Lava Taek!

Yeong-woo, it's okay.

The bases are loaded!

Our captain has to make this happen.

I think it's between swinging
or watching the first pitch.

SUN-WOO IS THRILLED

I'm so curious as to what'll happen.

Let's turn on the Lava Taek mode.

Push it up and far!

Lava Taek is here!

Let's pop it up!

Darn it!

-Darn it!
-He hits the first pitch!

It flies up.

-He catches it.
-I thought you got it.

Darn it!

THEIR FACE TURNS COLD

MONSTERS LOSE ONE CHANCE

It's fine.

MONSTERS LOST THEIR CHANCE

Gosh, my batting isn't great today.

THE DUGOUT IS FILLED WITH SILENCE

Bases full with two outs.

Jung Eui-yoon has to swing
the first pitch as well.

He has to make this happen.

Number four!

I TRUST IN YOU, BATTER 4!

Stop them from scoring.

You have to win this.

It's high up.

Dong-heon!

Stop playing so well!

Go for the low pitches.

Only the low ones.

I HAVE TO HIT IT NO MATTER WHAT

Jung Eui-yoon's expression changes.

He pokes the fastball right into the zone.

The count is one and one.

YEONG-WOO EVENS OUT THE COUNT

We have to score here.

What do we do?

Just swing it.

Hope for a lucky hit.

Throw what you're comfortable with.

DO WHAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH!

You got this!

Come on!

Eui-yoon, let's go!

MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

HE SCREAMS!

He slightly hits it.

CATCH IT!

THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED…

It flies up high. A tricky one.

But the second baseman moves back
to catch the ball.

Bases full with one out.

The best chance they had today.

But they fail to follow through
and couldn't overcome Shin Yeong-woo.

HE'S ABOUT TO GET PISSED OFF

This is bad.

Oh, no.

A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY OF FULL BASES
WITH 1 OUT WAS LOST

HE LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY

If we lose, is it the fifth loss?

That worries me.

ABOUT TO HAVE 5 LIVES LEFT

The game continues onto the top
of the sixth. The Monsters are on offense.

They changed the catcher.

It's Kim Beom-seok.

This is Kyungnam battery
comes together again.

In a way, this game might be the last game

Shin Yeong-woo and Kim Beom-seok
get to work together.

The first hitter, Jeong Seong-hoon,
plays a critical role here.

Let's go!

Coming back from the sixth.

-A chance is coming!
-Come on!

The first pitch comes in high.

SEONG-HOON WATCHES THE FIRST PITCH

Let's get on base.

-Okay.
-All right, come on!

BEOM-SEOK SENDS A SIGNAL
WITH HIS MITT

Let's do it!

Two balls. A low pitch.

It's fine.

A DIFFERENT PITCH
FROM WHAT THE CATCHER ASKED FOR

-What's wrong with him?
-Stay confident!

Just pitch with all your might!

Let's do it!

Another ball, an outside pitch.

-Nice.
-The count is three balls.

Get on base, come on!

Jeong Seong-hoon.
The count is three balls.

This is our chance.

The first hitter, batter five,
Jeong Seong-hoon.

The ball drops down low. Base-on-balls.

Shin Yeong-woo

allows Seong-hoon
to get on base with a walk.

THE MOMENTUM IS OURS!

All right!

(THIS IS GETTING ON HIS NERVES…)

The first hitter of the Monsters
gets on base again.

Next up is the sixth hitter, Ryu Hyun-in.

Do your magic, Hyun-in!

Show me that magic!

Ryu Hyun-in is making good contact,
and he's defending well too today.

We expect a lot from him today.

The Monsters need a hit, not a bunt.

Ryu Hyun-in went two for one
until now today.

Let's score two runs.

HE HITS!

He pushes it out into the center-right.

Come on!

-This is a homer.
-It's gone.

-He caught it.
-Come on, quickly!

He pushes it out. It's a fly ball.

-Right.
-The center-right. Right fielder runs.

Right fielder!

He catches it.

-Darn it.
-That's it?

That ball was supposed to be
caught by the center fielder.

Although there was a defensive shift,

but the center fielder Kim Jeong-min
from Kyungnam High School…

What just happened?

A runner on first with an out.

Seo Dong-wook is in the box.

Seo Dong-wook has to beat the pitcher.

The Monsters don't have many chances left.

Let's go for a home run!

FIRST PITCH, BALL

He pitches outside.

It's a ball!

Dong-wook, nice eye!

Let's make it good.

Goes up high.

Another ball goes up.

HE'S LOSING CONTROL

Will he allow another walk?

Dong-wook, wait patiently.

-Endure your urge to swing.
-Hold back this time too.

-Come on.
-You can do this, Dong-wook.

The ball goes in too high!
It's another base-on-balls.

PROFESSOR SEO, NICE!

Nice job!

Darn it.

Another walk.
The runners are on first and second.

From the fifth to sixth,
the Monsters' hitters

held back their swing
and forced a walk five times.

And…

the manager visits the mound.
Shin Yeong-woo will be switched out.

-This is bad.
-Why does he keep changing?

He's trying to suffocate us to death.

And onto the mound comes Kim Seo-hyeon.

He's here!

EAGLES, KIM SEO-HYEON

Why is he taking the mound?
I heard he wasn't pitching today.

-Who?
-Kim Seo-hyeon.

He's throwing.

I heard him and Yoon Young-cheol
weren't throwing today.

-Who said?
-I heard earlier.

Seoul High School,
the top of the rookie draft of 2023.

Kim Seo-hyeon from the Eagles

takes the mound.

Isn't it under?

He pitches faster than I do.

HOW IS HIS PRACTICE PITCH?

That's definitely 150km/h.

This guy right here…

He just reached 150km/h
with this speed gun.

WOW…

He's a monster.

He's sick.

He was born to play baseball.

There aren't many high school athletes
that make others shudder

just by coming onto the mound.

Runners on first and second with an out.

Sir. We're going to play Lee Hong-ku.

-Pinch hitter!
-A pinch hitter.

Lee Hong-ku.

Manager Lee plays a pinch hitter here.

The hitter is Lee Hong-ku.

Hong-ku!

What? Hong-ku is the pinch hitter?

Darn it.

Third, go close to second base.

Stop right there.

Close the infield and go step by step.

MANAGER CHOI'S DETERMINATION
TO DEFEND AT ALL COST

Runners on first and second with an out.

Seo-hyeon's presence
can be felt on the mound.

Let's do it!

He makes contact with the first pitch,
but a foul.

Both Hong-ku and I were surprised by this.

He didn't pitch a fastball.
It was a slider.

In his practice pitch,
he didn't pitch a slider.

I see.

Is he really a monster or what?

He's really natural at this.

WHAT KIND OF PITCH
WILL HE THROW THIS TIME?

-Lee Hong-ku!
-Lee Hong-ku!

-Lee Hong-ku!
-Lee Hong-ku!

Darn it!

He makes contact. It pops up high.

But it doesn't travel far.

-Catch it.
-Right fielder.

He catches it safely. Two outs now.

RIGHT FIELDER CATCHES THE FLY BALL
2 OUTS

HE'S DISHEARTENED

Pinch hitter Lee Hong-ku is out
with a fly ball.

Next up is the ninth hitter,
Choi Soo-hyun.

After the monstrous pitcher
took the mound,

he took complete control of the game.

-Let's go!
-Let's go!

I believe in Choi Soo-hyun.

-Same.
-Right.

He swings pretty fast.

Come on, this is your chance.

Soo-hyun, let's do it!

The first pitch is a fastball at 152km/h!

Wow.

-That was fast.
-Get ready.

Get ready.

If he goes head to head though,

Choi Soo-hyun still has a chance.

It may result in a home run that
may become a victory for Rhee Dae-eun.

HE HITS!

Makes contact!

Come on!

Oh, no!

Makes contact!

Run!

But the ball goes straight
into the center fielder's gloves!

Three outs.

Nice timing.

Even amidst this dangerous situation,
he shuts out the inning.

Box score.
The Monsters still scored zero runs.

MONSTERS FAILED
TO CATCH UP ONCE AGAIN

HE GROANS

Why is Dae-eun pitching another inning?

The bottom of the sixth.

Team Korea is on the offense.

Rhee Dae-eun also takes the mound
for the sixth inning.

The only reason why Manager Lee

is letting Dae-eun pitch until now

is because he felt
Dae-eun's strong will to win.

And looking at Manager Lee's character,
I'm sure he let Dae-eun play this inning.

-I see.
-I wanted to play until the sixth.

My blisters were popping,

so he told me to stop at the fifth.

But I told him I wanted to play
the sixth, and he put his trust in me.

So it's my duty to pay him back.

Even after pitching 80 times,

he still takes the mound on the sixth.

First hitter, Moon Hyun-bhin.

If you defend this inning,
a chance will come.

HE HITS

He makes contact. Second base fields it.

Soo-hyun to first base.
And it's out on first.

Rhee Dae-eun takes care
of Moon Hyun-bhin with a single pitch.

His pitches are so good.

Rhee Dae-eun trained a lot for this.

Jeong Jun-young is up next,
who successfully stole a base today.

HE HITS IT AGAIN!

A ground ball. Shortstop fields it.

Ryu Hyun-in. Out on first base!

A magician in the infield. Hyun-in's play

gets another hitter out.

One last out left.

ONE LAST OUT LEFT

In the box is the switched-out catcher,
Kim Beom-seok.

We are all aware of his batting skills.

Indeed.

He hits the first pitch!

It flies over to the left!

It goes over the wall!

THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL
HOME RUN HITTER, KIM BEOM-SEOK

It's a ferocious hitter.

The first pitch is a strike.

If Dae-eun was a high schooler,
he would've trampled over us.

I wanted to shut out the last inning.

It's a foul.

A foul.

Competitive spirit. That is the only thing
that drove him onto the mound.

HE HITS!

It skips off the bat. It flies up high.

Ryu Hyun-in runs for it.

And will he catch this ball?

-Yes, he does!
-Good.

The inning is over. A 1-2-3 inning.

Starting pitcher, Rhee Dae-eun.

He pitches well until the sixth
with this determination!

I think he'll pitch again.

-Great work.
-Yes, sir.

I'm just warming up though.

Take some rest for the next games.

You need to be next to Soo-chang
for some screen time.

I was so glad that I pitched the sixth.

That's when my pitches felt good.

I want to remember that feeling.

I think I can play better from now on.

THE TOP OF THE 7TH INNING
MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

It's the top of the seventh
with the Monsters on offense.

I think he just threw a knuckleball.

Stop making my head hurt
right before my turn.

-Great work, sir.
-You too.

Jeong Keun-woo leads off.

On the mound
is the best high school pitcher,

but we are starting
with our leadoff hitter.

What the hell?

What the hell?

What just happened?

Wasn't that a knuckleball?

It really was a knuckleball.

Jun-ho, it's a knuckle.

-He's throwing a knuckle.
-He is? Really?

It's a knuckleball.

-For real!
-I know.

He just pitched a knuckleball!

KNUCKLEBALL BARELY HAS ANY SPIN

He even knows how to pitch a knuckleball?

Against the legendary baseball players
of the Monsters,

he dares to test out his knuckleball.

Did he just throw a knuckle?

-I think so.
-Right?

A FIREBALLER
THAT CAN PITCH KNUCKLEBALLS

Show them what you've got!

HE HITS THE FASTBALL!

It's a sharp hit. Third base fields it.

To first base!

1 OUT

He's out on first base.

KEUN-WOO GETS TRICKED
BY THE SUDDEN CHANGE INTO A FASTBALL

Their swing can't beat the fastball.

It's a knuckleball.

Was it a knuckle?

He came to the game to practice
his knuckleball against us.

-Is he gambling or what?
-You think that'll work in pro?

A FASTBALL? I'LL HIT IT

I'm only going for fastballs.

DID HE NOT HEAR ME?

I'm so curious as to what
Kim Seo-hyeon will pitch this time.

WILL IT BE A KNUCKLEBALL OR A FASTBALL?

Next up is the second hitter, Kim Moon-ho.

A KNUCKLEBALL GRIP ONCE AGAIN?

We need one more.

What will he pitch this time?

He just pitched a strike
with a knuckleball.

-Was that a knuckle?
-Yes.

It's a knuckle.

That was a knuckleball.

We can see the slow motion here.

Look, there's barely any spin.

The spin is so slow that
you can see how it spins.

You can't really see the seams
on a fastball due to the spin.

You can definitely
see the difference here.

He pitches the ever-changing knuckleball.

HIS EFFORT FEELS FUTILE

Are we your sparring partners or what?

HE SHAKES HIS HEAD

-Let's go!
-Again?

When did he learn to throw that?

Another knuckleball.

This is harsh.

THE HITTER AND THE CATCHER
BOTH ARE HAVING TROUBLE

AN UNPREDICTABLE KNUCKLEBALL

Kim Seo-hyeon is at a different level.
This stadium is too little for him.

He keeps pitching knuckles.

Yes, that one was a knuckle.

-I pity us.
-We are so miserable.

Come on!

When will the knuckleball pitching end?

Another knuckleball!

It's a foul.

I think he'll keep pitching that.

Moon-ho, teach him a lesson.

We're being taught a lesson here.

-He's being taught.
-Don't piss off the pitcher.

Darn it.

Moon-ho, destroy the pitcher!

MOON-HO IS BEING DESTROYED RIGHT NOW

-Was that in?
-Yes, it was in the zone.

I see.

That was good.

HE'S ASTONISHED

In the front.

The count is two strikes.

-A fastball.
-It comes into the zone!

That was 154,3km/h!

It comes into the zone!

That was 154,3km/h!

WOW…

He did it again.

Gosh, this is so frustrating.

The 154,3km/h fastball
results in a strikeout.

He pitched a knuckleball
for the second strike

into a 154km/h fastball.

Right.

-It was 154km/h.
-I felt so shaky just now.

This stage, this stadium.
It's too small for Kim Seo-hyeon.

He leaves the mound after leaving
a strong impression on everyone.

Kim Seo-hyeon, the knuckleball pitcher.

You seem relieved.

No, they promised me to throw fastballs.

HE'S TIMID

Hwang Jun-seo takes the mound.

Gosh, all the pitchers are so scary.

They don't fall off later.

At this rate, we won't even make it
to season two, let alone go to Okinawa.

This player is a sophomore
from Jangchung High School.

But he's on Team Korea
for athletes under the age of 18.

His fastballs are good.

-It's got a good flow.
-I know.

Wow, his curves are on point.

It's like watching Kim Kwang-hyun.

His pitches are a bit wilder

than Kim Kwang-hyun
back when he was a high schooler.

Park Yong-taek enters the box.

Let's go, Jun-seo!

He pitches outside.

It is not a strike.

SO CLOSE…

What was that? A fork?

Yes.

JUN-SEO CHOSE TO PITCH
A BREAKING BALL AS HIS FIRST PITCH

It starts off with a ball,
slightly going out of the strike zone.

2 BALLS

He pitches outside again.

He keeps pitching great balls,
but he's not getting any strikes.

But his pitches are amazing.

The umpire likes high pitches.

Both of his pitches resulted in two balls.

The ball curves down in the end.
He doesn't swing.

That breaking ball dropped down sharply.

A junior in high school pitches like that?

He's pitching his best balls.

But Park Yong-taek is holding back
on his swings.

Park Yong-taek is quite concentrated.

That was a brushback.

He gets on base with a walk
without any swings.

Because we are behind by two points,
all we can do is pressure the battery

by sending out as many runners.

And hit a big one.

That's right.

Not in the zone.

If he hits it, the score will even out.

Jung Eui-yoon, the home run hitter

from the last game, is in the box.

Let's go for a home run!

Jun-seo, you know what you're good at.

-Home run!
-Home run!

-Jung Eui-yoon!
-Jung Eui-yoon!

The first pitch is a strike.

The pitcher took away Eui-yoon's timing

with a slow breaking ball.

The count is favorable

for Hwang Jun-seo
thanks to his slow breaking ball.

The pitch goes close
to the hitter's body, but it's a strike.

OH, UMPIRE PLEASE

-That wasn't high?
-No.

It was in the zone?

Beom-seok.

MANAGER CHOI JAE-HO
SIGNALS THEM A PLAN

Go for a low pitch.

Two outs, two strikes.

Swings and misses, strikeout!

Swings and misses, strikeout!

The inning ends!

The mound of Team Korea
doesn't allow the Monsters

to score a single run,
even in the seventh.

The score is still two to zero.

His pitching is well-rounded.

I know, right?

Such a great balance.

The top of the eighth.

To the Monsters,
there are only two innings left.

The Monsters only had three hits so far.

Two-point difference.
They desperately need to get on base.

The first hitter for this inning
is number five, Jeong Seong-hoon.

He had a hit and a walk today.

Let's get on base!

-Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Jeong Seong-hoon.

Let's get on base!

Come on!

-Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Jeong Seong-hoon.

-Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Jeong Seong-hoon.

FOUL

A foul near the third.

We don't know
how the game will end up with a run.

I'm hoping that Jeong Seong-hoon

would make a big, satisfying hit for us.

HE MUST UNCLOG THE FRUSTRATION
THAT'S BEEN STOPPING THEM

-Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Jeong Seong-hoon.

Hwang Jun-seo pitches aggressively.

He makes contact, but it's a foul.

-Two outs.
-Was I too fast?

-Let's go!
-Let's go!

WAS I TOO FAST?

Because the four-seam
is too fast and deep,

Eui-yoon keeps hitting fouls.

Two strikes.

FAVORABLE COUNT FOR THE PITCHER

Hwang Jun-seo from Jangchung High School.

Swings and misses, strikeout!

He takes away
the hitter's timing completely!

HIS ATTACK IS IMPEDED
BY HWANG JUN-SEO

HE SIGHS…

What pitch was that?

I was wondering
why he was throwing slow pitches.

But I can't get the timing right.

Next up is number six, Ryu Hyun-in.

STRIKE

He chose the fastball.

THE MONSTERS CAN'T FIND
THE RIGHT TIMING

His pitches are good.

The pitchers are way too good.

He's the real deal.

He makes contact!

THEY SHOUT!

In the front!

He makes contact!
The right fielder catches the ball.

The right fielder suddenly appears!

He basically teleported
into the landing area!

They're getting no runs today.

NO RUNS TODAY

NO WAY OUT FOR THE MONSTERS

This is total elimination.

Jeong-woon, let's go!

They change the pitcher.

ALL-OUT WAR FROM THE BULLPEN

The pitcher is substituted.

Kim Jeong-woon takes the mound.

He's a senior at Daegu High School.

He's been chosen by KT Wiz.

He gives off
the 70s baseball player vibes.

-Is he a senior?
-He was chosen in the first draft.

Let's do it quickly.

His opponent is

Seo Dong-wook.

7TH HITTER, SEO DONG-WOOK

STRIKE

Was that a changeup?

Jeong-woon.

PLEASE…

He makes contact into the right!

It's a foul.

Those good contacts
must become a hit, but…

Anyway, he has to swing in his own timing.

Right.

Seo Dong-wook has an unfavorable count.

Come on!

MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

Swings and misses, strikeout!

STRIKEOUT

HE COULDN'T TEAR DOWN
THE WALL OF TEAM KOREA

The inning ends like this.

WOW, THIS IS HARSH

-How many strikeouts did we get?
-I'm not sure.

He just plays with us and leaves.

Our pitcher is Yoo Hee-kwan.

This is the bottom of the eighth.

THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH INNING
MONSTERS 0 : 2 TEAM KOREA

Hee-hwan, you shut out
the last two innings.

-Two?
-Yes.

One of you has to rest.

I can't trust anyone else.

-Both of them look good.
-I'll ask.

Yoo Hee-kwan is up from the Monsters.

LET'S STOP THEM
THE ACE, YOO HEE-KWAN IS UP

Pitcher substitution for CK Monsters.
Pitcher, Yoo Hee-kwan.

I lost a point and made us lose
in the previous game,

and I wanted to show good pitching.

So I got up there
with a heavy sense of responsibility.

He'll want to defend
today's game perfectly.

I WON'T ALLOW ANY MORE POINTS LOST

Hey, it's all on the outside.
All on the outside.

HE ALREADY KNOWS
HEE-KWAN'S PITCHING STYLE

Hit it when you see it.

-Jae-sang, hit a good pitch.
-Yes.

The U-18 National Team
begins their batting.

The first batter is Kim Jae-sang.

FIRST BATTER, KIM JAE-SANG

-Jae-sang!
-Hit it!

-Let's go!
-Hit one!

You got this!

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ANOTHER POINT

HE HITS THE FIRST PITCH!

He hits the first pitch.

It rolls out by the shortstop.

The first batter hits a single.
Kim Jae-sang gets on base.

THE FIRST BATTER GETS ON BASE

LET'S MAKE ANOTHER POINT!

-Three hits!
-That's it!

Man, they're stressing me out.

He's like Kanemoto.

NO OUTS, A RUNNER ON 1ST BASE

Park Tae-wan is in the batter's box.

Park Tae-wan, a second-year
of Yushin High School is at bat.

Tae-wan, do what you're good at.

What's he good at?

What on earth is he good at?

ANGRY

A grounder.

The second baseman catches.

To first, out on the first.

The first-base runner
makes the second base.

We don't know yet.

We got the ninth.

We have to remember that

two points are too much for us.

-Yes.
-So we can't lose another point.

One out, a runner on the second.

The runner is in scoring position.

Moon Hyun-bhin, who's yet to have a hit.

MOON HYUN-BHIN: .000

Hyun-bhin, let's go!

Let's go!

HEE-KWAN, DON'T EVEN LOSE 1 POINT

Yoo Hee-kwan must stop them from scoring.

A runner is in scoring position.

He must throw a strong pitch.

Okay.

Let's go, eagle.

HE HITS!

WHAT NOW?

YES!

To the right. Right center.
Center fielder.

He can't catch it.

The runner on second begins to run,
then passes the third.

3RD BASE!

To home. He returns home.

Another point.

THE DIFFERENCE IS 3 POINTS NOW!

As always,
the U-18 National Team is strong.

THE EAGLE'S FLUTTER

-You got it.
-We're good.

YOO HEE-KWAN DROPS HIS HEAD

They're excited to win.

They're excited over there.

-Keep it up!
-Let's go!

You have to win in sports.

Yoo Hee-kwan confidently threw
a four-seam fastball near his torso,

but Moon Hyun-bhin
turns it into a great hit.

A four-seam fastball near his torso,
in the center.

So he didn't miss that

and made a powerful hit.

The U-18 National Team wins another point

from Yoo Hee-kwan as they did before.

Pull up the infielders.

Infielders.

Moon Hyun-bhin?

The Monsters must be careful
not to lose another point.

The infielders pull up for defense.

And now, Jeong Jun-young.

HIS JUNIOR AT JANGCHUNG HIGH SCHOOL

He was the bunt hitter.

I'll fight at a squeeze play.

Are they going to do
a squeeze play at this point?

It calls for a bench-clearing brawl.

Things are bad enough.

What if it's really a bunt?

THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE

-One more time.
-We just hit one.

Go, Jangchung High!

The runner is on the third.

Jeong Jun-young swings.

IT GOES PAST THE INFIELD

THAT'S OUR BOY!

-That's a nice hit.
-A textbook hit.

VERY UNPLEASANT

The runner on the third scores at ease.

DONG-HEON: 3RD BASE!

The hitter reaches the second.

-More!
-Throw!

He slides into the second.

SAFE!

Gosh, he's fast.

What's with him?

TEAM KOREA'S PERFECT BATTING

The U-18 National Team
brings Yoo Hee-kwan down.

ANOTHER POINT LOST

The Monsters kept the difference at two
until the eighth,

but they couldn't keep it
even with Yoo Hee-kwan.

Batter seven, Kim Beom-seok, catcher.

NEXT UP, KIM BEOM-SEOK THE SLUGGER

MANAGER YUOP MUST MAKE A DECISION

Give me the ball.

Shim Soo-chang.

HIS CHOICE IS SHIM SOO-CHANG?

(GETTING ON THE MOUND)

HE LOST 2 POINTS AND GOT SUBBED

Good work.

GOOD WORK

It's okay.

I think Hee-kwan will be furious.

-Great work, Hee-kwan.
-Great job!

Good one.

GREAT WORK, HEE-KWAN
YOU'VE DONE WELL

-Great job.
-Good work.

Good work, Hee-kwan.

BUT HE DISAPPEARS TO A PLACE
WHERE HE CAN BE ALONE

In the past game
against the U-18 National Team,

I showed poor performance as a starter,

then I lost more points today,

so I was furious at myself.

I was very angry at myself
after this game.

The desire to win.

I'm 37 at the moment,

but even if I turn 47, 57, or even 67,

I'll always have that desire.

I always want to do well.

(LOOKING AROUND)

It's over if Soo-chang is out.

CHOONGAM WON BY MERCY RULE
WHEN SHIM SOO-CHANG PITCHED

Soo-chang. It's like
the second round against Choongam High.

-Man.
-You got this.

INHALES

What's with the speed?

The speed.

FLUSTERED AT HIS SLOW SPEED

(GETS CONSCIOUS)

I'll get them.

What? Get them? Yes, you should.

YOU HAVE MY TRUST FOR NOW

Manager Lee Seung-yuop's choice
is Shim Soo-chang.

Yes, right.

And he's now up for a fight
against the best hitter.

HE'S UP AGAINST KIM BEOM-SEOK,
A SLUGGER

I told him to put them up for each other.
Shim and Beom-seok.

Why?

He's only in for one hitter.

He has to stop that.

Shim Soo-chang is on the mound,
Kim Beom-seok is in the box.

THE BEST VS THE WEAKEST

He swings the first pitch sharply.

A foul on the left.

FOUL

It's too forward.

-Where are you hitting?
-What are you doing?

-Get one more.
-Good job.

Shim Soo-chang stole the timing.

-He did?
-Yes.

He can be tricky in such ways,

so Manager Lee Seung-yuop and I use him

in times of difficulty.

Shim Soo-chang must put one out.

BUT HE'S AN ACE HITTER

HE HITS!

He hits with the tip of the bat
and flies up high.

It's afloat above the infield,
and the shortstop catches.

Two outs.

HE RETURNS TO THE DUGOUT

Good!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I WON
DETERMINED

-Okay!
-Two outs!

Okay, good!

He's an experienced player,

so he takes the timing away
from the best hitter.

-You're right.
-Yes.

Shim Soo-chang steals
Kim Beom-seok's timing.

Only one out left.

He's now up against Park Han-gyeol.

NEXT AT-BAT, PARK HAN-GYEOL

Let's go, Han-gyeol!

-Stop him.
-Full power.

Keep throwing.

He must pitch to Park Han-gyeol

with more precision than Kim Beom-seok.

STRIKE

It comes in. Strike.

Gosh, what?

Soo-chang's ball control is better.

The batters are in a rush,

-but something is off.
-Yes.

Shim Soo-chang pitches
with such experiences.

The batters just flinch and stop.

Let's go. Keep it up!

-Good. Not a strike?
-Out.

The ball rolls out.

He can reach the third.

-Okay.
-Good.

He gets on third base.

EASILY GETS ON THE 3RD

BLOWING UP

The splitter moved so smoothly

Lee Hong-ku couldn't catch.

THIS SPLITTER WAS TOUGH
FOR HIM TO CATCH

The runner is on the third.

2 OUTS, A RUNNER ON 3RD BASE

-A runner on third is another situation.
-Yes.

Yes, he let him go so easily.

Hong-ku, blocking.

Lower.

THE 2ND ROUND AGAINST CHOONGAM HIGH
HAUNTS THEM AGAIN

I was reminded of Choongam High.

I wanted to get each batter
as much as I can.

Two outs, two strikes.

THE COUNT IS AGAINST THE BATTER

Shim Soo-chang's pitch.

-Yes!
-Swings and misses. Struck out.

NO WAY

SHIM SOO-CHANG DID IT AGAIN!

The runner is on third,

but Shim Soo-chang overcomes the crisis.

-That's it.
-Nice.

-Nice pitch.
-Okay.

What did I tell you?

He's happy.

-What did I tell you?
-He's so thrilled.

ENTHUSIASTIC

-Nice pitch.
-Nice pitch, Soo-chang.

What happened?

-Good one.
-I stopped them.

CAN'T TAKE A HINT

I told you that I can get them.

I SAID I'LL STOP THAT INNING

Soo-chang, nice.

If we win from behind,
it'll be his first victory.

-Right?
-Yes.

It'll look great, then.

Wait, do you not want them to win?

Where's your passion for victory?

If I stayed longer, we would've won.

I told you to go downstairs.

I WOUDLN'T HAVE LET THEM SCORE

And now, these three outs
may be the end of this game.

The top of the ninth.

If things stay like this,
we won't get to the bottom.

We need to do it now.

(PLEASE…)

I mean, who are we?

We've overcome such situations
many times before.

Lee Hong-ku is up first.

At this point,
we won't get to the bottom of the ninth.

Will we get to play
the bottom of the ninth?

Turn him into a winning pitcher!

-You never know in baseball.
-We'll get a chance.

One point each, just five points.

Lee Hong-ku plays a crucial role.

Yes, he must make it out no matter what.

Kim Jeong-woon is back on the mound.

Let's go, Jeong-woon.

Throw a good pitch. Hong-ku.

HE HITS!

He pulls the bat in.

-It goes past the third baseman.
-He hits.

LET'S WIN FROM BEHIND!

-Yes, we never know.
-Okay!

Did Lee hong-ku open up a big inning?

The difference is four, not two.

CK Monsters must get the runners out.

Batters on the bottom begin a big inning.

That's this team's strength.

A big inning. Our team made
the biggest innings.

-Yes.
-Yes.

Young-cheol's shoulders must feel heavy.

They're gathering runners.

No outs, a runner on first base.

Choi Soo-hyun is at-bat.

BATTER 9, SOO-HYUN

Get more runners out!

THEY MUST GET MORE RUNNERS
INSTEAD OF GOING OUT

PLEASE!

HE HITS!

-Man.
-Okay.

Oh, no.

The ball flies up high.

-The first baseman moves.
-Okay.

-He catches. One out.
-Okay.

1 OUT

ONLY 2 OUTS LEFT UNTIL THEIR DEFEAT

Timeout. One second.

-They're subbing again.
-Manager Choi is on the mound.

And they only have one pitcher left.

It's that pitcher, Yoon Young-cheol.
He heads over to the mound.

-Good work.
-Hey.

Man, finally?

The national treasure ace pitcher,
Yoon Young-cheol.

You have to hit it. Let's make it out.

Man. It's my sixth time at bat.
I need to hit one.

Young-cheol.

-Deal with the batter neatly.
-Yes.

-With the catcher.
-Yes.

If we score four, he'll throw to the end.

THEY HAVE HOPE IF THEY JUMP OVER
THE WALL CALLED YOON YOUNG-CHEOL

The first batter against
Yoon Young-cheol is Jeong Keun-woo.

Let's get five points here.

Even with a runner,
I never imagine him losing a point.

He wouldn't.

Will the batters of the Monsters

find a way to hit
Yoon Young-cheol's pitches?

Jeong Keun-woo hits the first pitch.
It's a foul.

HE JUST WANTS A CONTACT

Get more points.

You can do this. Let's go!

The Monsters still haven't scored
a single point until now.

-It's too high.
-Sorry.

Okinawa. Come on.

Get out.

They don't have to let the pitcher,

Yoon Young-cheol, have the best of him.

HE HITS!

He hits. Right center.

-Okay.
-Good.

Yes, it's going.

He hits.

Right center.

The shortstop.

He moves and catches.

Jeong Jun-young!

Good.

1 MORE OUT AND TEAM KOREA WINS

The Monsters have never lost twice

against the same team.

But right now, for the first time,

they're in danger of losing twice

to the U-18 National Team.

They can't. I don't think they practiced.

PRESSURE

The Monsters have only one out left.

Moon-ho!

You won't hit a single?

Then what's he going to show me?

This is insane.

2 AT-BATS, 0 HITS

He can do a bunt.

Go!

He swings at the first pitch.

MAN…

If he falls, they're out of pitchers.

We must show them why we're CK Monsters.

BABY TIGER

HE HITS!

-It goes way over the third base.
-Good hit.

LET'S GO TO THE END!

Runners on first, second bases.

-Okay.
-Kim Moon-ho rekindles their hope.

YES, THAT'S IT!

The Monsters have captured this chance,

so they must keep it going.

One big hit will
put the other team in danger of loss.

Park Yong-taek is at-bat.

LAVA TAEK WILL BLOW UP THE GAME

Captain, one point.

-Go out.
-You can't leave here.

-Show them.
-You have to show them!

(THINKING…)

Umpire.

This way, please.

THE CAPTAIN DOES ALL HIS ROUTINES

Watch your back.

Park Young-taek may become
the last one they put out.

It's an easy moment for Yoon,

so Park Yong-taek must overcome this.

HOW WILL THIS MATCH END?

He hits. It flies up high.

MAN…

-It flies up high. The catcher walks up.
-It's out.

The catcher moves and catches.

-Okay!
-The game ends.

DISAPPOINTED

For the fans.

THE FIRST SERIES LOSS

Man, I'm pissed.

-We've lost five times already.
-It's so upsetting.

The Monsters couldn't win against

the U-18 National Team.

-Good job.
-Nice game.

NICE GAME

-Nice game.
-Good work.

-Good work.
-Good job.

-We did it.
-Tae-wan.

Hey, Tae-wan.

-Great job.
-Yes.

-We're sorry.
-We're sorry.

THEY'RE SORRY FOR THE AUDIENCE

So we're leaving like this?

THEIR MATCH AGAINST TEAM KOREA
ENDED WITHOUT THE 3RD MATCH

-Great job.
-Great work.

-Good job.
-Keep it up.

THEY NEVER GET USED TO LOSING
NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY LOSE

For the first time, they lost
two games in the series.

It's the first time they lost a series.

We must march forward.

We'll learn from today's match

and become stronger.

You're right.

The commentary ends here.

Commentator Kim Sun-woo
and Caster Jeong Yong-geom.

Thank you.

THE LAST MEMORIES
SHARED WITH TEAM KOREA

Make sure you find your balance.

Yes, sir.

Good for you. Work hard as a professional.

-Yes sir.
-You need another year.

-Play well as pros.
-Yes.

-Don't get injured.
-Okay.

Hey.

-Seo-hyeon, did you throw a knuckleball?
-Yes.

Let me talk to you a lot next year.

-Yes.
-Okay?

-Keep it up.
-Thank you.

-Manager Lee Seung-yuop.
-Yes?

-Let's call this a practice match.
-No.

We can win against another team.

We can do our best.

-Let's call it a practice match.
-No.

One more loss, it's six losses.

We're now in the situation
where we have to worry

about losing ten times.

Eleven games, seven wins, four losses.

THEY CANNOT GET THE SHOW CANCELED

It's tough, but it must be done.

We can do it. We will do it.

IT MUST BE DONE!
WE CAN DO IT! WE WILL DO IT!

"WHAT DESTROYS YOU ISN'T DEFEAT,
BUT LOSING HEART," BY IMRAN KHAN

TRUDGING

THEY'RE STILL SHOCKED
AFTER LOSING THE SERIES

We feel more unmanly and miserable.

Why?

We couldn't even begin playing.

I have no words.

Dae-eun, you pitched well today.

I thought we may have a chance
if we stay two points behind.

But I guess it wasn't enough.

It should've been zero points behind.

-I'm sorry.
-It's a shame.

Fourteen wins, five losses.

The win percentage is 0,737.

The reality began to hit me.

When we won a few games in a row,
I thought, "We're winning too often."

But ten losses are

now starting to emerge before our eyes

and next to our ears.

So we need a win for the next game.

You're all feeling down,

so let me announce your next game.

Your next match is the third round
against Inha University.

Nothing is easy.

I have worse news.

Catcher Yoon Jun-ho cannot participate

because he must play
as a national athlete.

What are you doing?
Is that so important now?

Yes, 20 people's livelihood is on you.

I thought you did it last year.

ANXIOUS

On top of that, Ryu Hyun-in has

a joining ceremony with KT.

Then we shouldn't be playing.

-Hyun-in, is that okay?
-Sorry?

Don't you have to go?

You should. He should go.

Yes, I should go.

Ask your mother to go.

WHAT'S HE SAYING?

ANXIOUS AGAIN

-On top of that, Jeong Seong-hoon.
-Seong-hoon.

He has to be a commentator.

Is that so important?

How much are they paying you?

I didn't know the schedule would change.

I thought it was on the 3rd,
so I'm booked through the 4th and 6th.

Who'll play as the shortstop?

I have to be the shortstop?

That's why I practiced a little before.

Look at his face.

IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY?

You're in danger after five losses.

I'm worried about the next game.

For our next game,

I hired a day's help.

-How many?
-One.

We get one after losing three?

Who's that?

Hello.

NICHKHUN OF MASAN, CHI SEOK-HOON

Seok-hoon?

THEY DON'T… REALLY LOOK THRILLED

What does he do now?

(UNSURE…)

Why did you pick Chi Seok-hoon

among so many players?

I wasn't too thrilled.

Gosh, great.

CHUCKLING

Have you been practicing?

Can you throw well?

I can definitely throw well. Yes.

Which position is the best?

Everything.

I'll show you in the park.

I'LL SHOW YOU IN THE PARK

You really worked out?

-Yes.
-Really?

He never worked out as an athlete.

Not even as an athlete.

We have to test him before he plays.

He might get injured.

Wait, I saw you up there,

and it looked like
none of you work out anymore.

SPEECHLESS

PROUD

Chi Seok-hoon, how well can you play?
Any numbers?

If I had to play against a team
like who you played today,

I would've hit about 0,250.

Seok-hoon, go home.

Manager, please switch him.

We'll test Chi Seok-hoon
shortly after this meeting.

Lastly, let's hear a word
from our captain.

Until today…

SIGH…

-Man.
-Someone else, then?

Yes.

-Manager Lee, last words.
-Me?

I felt like I'm up against a wall.

Every single game we have left is
very precious to us.

We should go back
to our attitude of day one.

Let's become a team again
and run for victory.

-Let's go.
-Yes.

Keep it up!

-Get your spirits up.
-Keep it up!

Let's do our chant.

Here we go.

-Let's go, CK Monsters!
-Let's go, CK Monsters!

LET'S GO, CK MONSTERS!

Grab a glove. Let's test Seok-hoon.

You should do a good job.

THE TEST BEGINS NOW

By the way, I'm not warmed up.

Goodness.

-What?
-You failed.

I'm trying to make it funny.

Here.

Come on.

Hey. Hey!

He's not really doing it for me.

-Go.
-Can you breathe?

DONG-WOOK

It's too short.

WHO IS THIS GUY?

ALREADY TIRED

He's about to die.

TAEK-KEUN

Running throw. Do a running throw.

-He can't move.
-Running throw.

No comment.

LET'S STOP HERE

Wait, so did you practice?

-I practiced swinging.
-Swinging?

Hey, wait. He's making me nervous.

Hear me out to the end.
I practiced swinging,

catching, and batting too.

Come prepared.

-Keep it up. See you next week.
-Yes.

-Goodbye.
-Keep it up.

(LEAVING QUICKLY)

I…

-Are you okay?
-It's fun. A lot of fun.

Yes, it's a lot of fun.
I was born to play this.

But you're panting too much.

I'm adding it for fun.

I'm not tired at all.

Wouldn't it be funnier if I seemed tired?

-Your lips turned blue.
-Right?

I'm a little dizzy too.

-It must be tough.
-It's fine.

DID WE EXCHANGE 3 PLAYERS
FOR THE RIGHT GUY?

LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING HIS GREAT PLAY

19 GAMES 14 WINS 2 LOSSES
WIN PERCENTAGE .737

INHA UNIVERSITY, 1ST MATCH

INHA UNIVERSITY, 1ST MATCH
LOSS

INHA UNIVERSITY, 2ND MATCH

INHA UNIVERSITY, 2ND MATCH
VICTORY

THE FINAL BATTLE

WE HAVE TOO MUCH TO LOSE

WE'LL BE UNEMPLOYED IF WE LOSE

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY PRIDE LEFT

WE WON'T LOSE THE SERIES TWICE

A BATTLE TO KEEP THE PLACE
AS THE STRONGEST

EXPLODING WITH FRUSTRATION

INHA UNIVERSITY SIGNALS
THE BEGINNING OF THEIR CHASE

WE'RE THE BEST TEAM

THEY CAN'T LOSE FOCUS TOO EASILY

THE GROUND BECOMES OVERHEATED

A BREATHTAKING BATTLE OF PRIDE

BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS

WHICH TEAM WILL WIN IN THE END?

Subtitle translation by: Jea-Heon Chung