Satou Hikaru, the transfer student from the United States, is actually the son of Satou Takuya, the eternal friend and Major League teammate of Daigo's father, Goro!
Right away, Hikaru asks Daigo about advice for joining a local baseball team, but being Daigo, being completely off-put by baseball, gives Hikaru a rude answer.
That evening, Daigo's mother, Kaoru, receives a request for help from the Dolphins' manager, Fujii: "We don't have enough players for the practice match this weekend, can we borrow Daigo?"
Even if you're just making up the numbers,
you have to take it seriously.
.عليك أن تلعب بجدّية مع أنّك تعوّض النّقص العددي فقط
Auch, wenn du nur Ersatz bist,
Aunque solo estés en el campo,
juega como debes.
Aunque solo estés en el campo,
juega como debes.
Même si tu y vas pour remplacer,
t’as intérêt à jouer sérieusement.
Anche se sei venuto a far numero, 
vedi di giocare seriamente.
Mesmo estando aqui só pra
completar o time, jogue a sério.
Играй как следует, пусть
даже тебя позвали на замену.