Returning to the first base dugout from the batter's box, to the surprise of many journalists and media both on-site and in front of the TV, Manny Machado did not show the frustrated breakdown they expected after being easily struck out by Lin Guanglai;
Instead, the young star from Baltimore was simply removing his gear piece by piece while carefully recalling the details of that last at-bat.
Even though Machado, with his quick wit, maintained a dismissive attitude towards Lin Guanglai during interviews with the media, in truth, only he and his team knew the extent of research the Baltimore Orioles had conducted on the Yankees, especially Lin Guanglai, recently.
Although many of the videos were from Lin Guanglai's time in Nippon Professional Baseball, they revealed his abilities far surpassed those of other Japanese players—because of this, Machado already had certain expectations of Lin Guanglai's capabilities in his mind;
