The Yakult Swallows' supervisor, Shigeru Takada, was even more impressive, ultimately helping the team to secure this potential new star—a number of Swallows fans who have been following Tetsuro Yamada are already dreaming of a bright future, imagining him becoming "Mr. Swallow," taking over the legendary number 1 jersey of the team, and hitting home run after home run at Shengong Stadium to help the Swallows obtain the honor of being Japan's Number One...
Equally pleased was Lin Guanglai in front of the television—as a constant roommate during his stay in the U.S., Lin Guanglai had established a considerable friendship with Tetsuro Yamada.
Now, seeing his good friend and senior being selected by the professional team as their first pick, how could he not be happy?
"When Yamada-san comes to Tokyo in the future, he must treat me to dinner—I'm the most familiar with the Shengong Stadium area."
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Guanglai continued watching the draft session on TV.
