"Just last night, the 2017 season of Major League Baseball came to a close. After an intense battle lasting eight months, the New York Yankees, who were not favored by professional media or a large number of fans at the start of the season, had the last laugh. They gracefully swept the first-ranked Los Angeles Dodgers with a total score of 4-1 to win this season's World Series Championship...

Notably, this is also the Yankees' 28th World Series Championship in history, a number that further extends their lead on the list of World Series Championship titles: as of the end of the 2017 season, the Yankees' championship count alone exceeds the total championship numbers of the teams ranked 2nd to 4th (Cardinals with 11, Athletics with 9, and Dodgers with 6)...

After the victory, Yankee Stadium in the Bronx turned into a sea of joy. After the team lifted the trophy, neither the fans on-site nor in the surrounding areas were willing to leave for a long time. According to the data provided by New York officials, even minor traffic accidents occurred frequently last night... Clearly, New York fans reacted passionately to this championship. I think, apart from the Mets fans, nearly all the residents of New York must have turned out last night..."

The television screen was showing highlights of last night's game and scenes of Yankees players and fans celebrating passionately during the post-game award ceremony — as the baseball season gradually winds down, the New York Yankees returning to the pinnacle after an 8-year hiatus has become the biggest news, with related stories being broadcast repeatedly on TV both in North America and East Asia.

Gazing at the bright face of Lin Guanglai on the TV screen, Shohei Ohtani finished the last bite of food on his plate, wiped his mouth, then stood up and headed towards the tactical meeting room without looking back:

The 2017 Japan Series has also officially kicked off, with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters facing the Yokohama BayStars, who were only ranked third in the Central League regular season but completed an upset in the Climax Series, taking down the Hanshin Tigers and Hiroshima Toyo Carp in succession—

Facing such an opponent whose absolute strength isn't considered strong, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, firing on all cylinders, showed no mercy and are currently leading the series with a 3-0 score, just one more win away from clinching the title.

At this moment, Shohei Ohtani, whose heart had long flown over the ocean, doesn't want to delay even a moment longer. His goal is very simple now:

Once the Japan Series ends, he will start his posting process to head across the ocean as soon as possible, where he will receive the most advanced and cutting-edge training and compete with a group of players with the best physical and baseball abilities in the world, ultimately becoming the one standing at the top.

And the prerequisite for all of this is to thoroughly complete the decisive victory over the Yokohama BayStars tonight, using the championship of Japan's Number One as his last dance in Nippon Professional Baseball.

For this, Shohei Ohtani is very confident.

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"Oh, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won the championship... from this, it seems that maybe next year, I might see Shohei on the Major League stage?"

Looking at the news notification on his phone screen, Lin Guanglai's eyes showed a trace of surprise, "Come to think of it, since coming to the United States, I haven't really followed Nippon Professional Baseball closely, and I don't know how SoftBank lost to the Ham Fighters this year. When I get back, I'll definitely have to tease them a bit, heh heh..."

For Lin Guanglai, the period after winning the World Series Championship has been quite spectacular:

The night of winning the World Series Championship, after the award ceremony, the Yankees players immediately commenced the classic championship ritual seen across North American sports circles —the champagne shower— upon returning to the locker room.

Lin Guanglai still remembers the very first to rush in was the unusually excited veteran Sabathia. Even having once been a key player in the 2009 championship win, that night, Sabathia was as excited as a child, grabbing a bottle of champagne and immediately starting to shake it vigorously.

With a loud "bang" akin to a starting gun, Sabathia aimed the bottle's opening at his teammate standing at the door, showering the golden liquid onto Lin Guanglai, who was chatting and laughing with his teammates.

And so, a free-for-all began.

During this, as the team's main contributor to the championship and the World Series MVP, Lin Guanglai naturally received the most "attention" from his teammates, with many targeting him with their "shots." He only remembers that day, there was not a single dry spot on him.

After the champagne shower segment ended, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner even booked an entire five-star hotel specifically to host a victory party for the whole team. The Yankees players celebrated all night, indulging in drinks, marking this moment of jubilation.

And just the afternoon following the championship win, with the cooperation of the Yankees organization and the New York government, a grand championship parade around the entire Big Apple City unfolded as expected:

Even though the November temperatures in New York were nearly plummeting below freezing, the cold wind couldn't dampen the Yankees fans' enthusiasm, with many arriving 7 to 8 hours early to secure a spot to see the stars up close.

Manhattan turned into a sea of stripes, and Broadway was packed without any room to spare, with over a million people flooding the streets—from Battery Park to City Hall, every inch of railings, every window, and every fire escape had people hanging on. Such actions by the fans also kept the New York Police Department extremely busy maintaining order.