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In 2022, Korean professional baseball faces a crisis. Contrary to expectations that clubs' activities would decrease, the market begins to fluctuate in October due to unconventional investments and recruitments. To everyone's surprise, an unwanted player starts hitting home runs every day.

Park Byungho, the heart of the team, transfers to KT Wiz through the FA market. Key catcher, Park Dongwon, is also traded to Kia. Morale dips to an all-time low, and Kiwoom is expected to be at the bottom of rankings. However, they begin to dream of their revolt in the league.

The season opens with SSG on top. They invested forty billion won for the season win, so expectations for a wire-to-wire victory burdens the coach, while nightmares of the past begin to affect the team.

Superstar Lee Daeho announces his retirement ahead of the season and is given 144 games in total. He fights to enter the postseason games to play his 145th game. Winning is the only dream that Daeho has not achieved. The Lotte Giants bring in win after win, against experts' expectations.

The Awamori shochu, prepared by LG to toast to their victory, has remained sealed for twenty-eight years. As LG ranks second in the regular season of 2022, they raise expectations for the fans who are thirsty for a victory.

The Samsung Lions fall into a losing streak in the July heat. "The Guardian," Oh Seunghwan, who is wholly trusted by the team and fans, drives the team into a deeper pit by recording a blown save. The Lions are out of control as Oh Seunghwan falls. Their losing streak shows no signs of ending.