"Is this for real?" A warm-up match with Dodgers and SD!→But I can't believe an outsider made it happen... "Make the most of me." NC's home run king is "different."

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"I thought I could contribute to the team outside of the game as well."

With the best batting performance in the league, he will play in the KBO League for three consecutive years. It feels like greed to want to do better, but Matt Davidson (35, NC Dinos) found what he could do and voluntarily gave the club a great help.

NC, which is in spring camp in Tucson, Arizona, USA, will play the San Diego Padres on the 28th, the Chicago White Sox on March 1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 3rd.

It's like an unexpected gift. Unlike most KBO clubs moving to Okinawa and Miyazaki, Japan, and playing practice games with domestic teams to enhance their sense of practice, NC trains only in Arizona. There are obvious advantages in climate and environment, but the problem was finding a real opponent.

Earlier, NC said, "We have laid the foundation for further enhancing the effectiveness and completeness of training by completing the warm-up series with three MLB clubs," adding, "In particular, the actual game-oriented game with high-quality MLB clubs is expected to be an important opportunity to further enhance the completeness of CAMP 2, and it is expected to be a process to lay the foundation for building power to start the new season in the best performance and condition."

Lim Sun-nam, NC's general manager, said, "Through the warm-up matches with three major league teams, we have secured opportunities to compete with high-quality players. I think it will be a meaningful time for our players to check the performance of this CAMP 2 and improve their adaptability for the upcoming season," he said.

Many players dream of participating in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), which is crucial because they have the opportunity to compete with world-class players. The reality is that it is difficult to compete with many big leaguers if they fail to advance to the second round even if they get a hard chance, but NC will face competitive teams three times in the big league.

What's more surprising is the back story of this match. It was a valuable achievement made by Davidson, the home run king, last year.

Davison said through the club, "I've lived a long time as a baseball player and have a good relationship with many people. In the process of preparing for the season in Tucson, we knew that it was difficult to find an opponent for the warm-up match. While communicating with manager Cho Min-ki, who is in charge of overseas planning, I thought I could contribute to the team outside the game, he said. "Since then, I have contacted MLB officials with whom I have a relationship, and as a result, the warm-up match with the three teams was made. Even during the off-season, I have been thinking about what can help the team in terms of experience. I'm truly happy to help the team grow," he explained.

Manager Cho Min-ki, who is in charge of overseas planning, said, "After the 2025 CAMP 2, I had a candid discussion with Davison about the planning of the warm-up match. Davison, who heard the story, said, "I'll try to promote the warm-up match even with all my connections." He said, "I have a lot of relationships with baseball for a long time, so I hope you make the most of me."

Discussions began again at the end of last year, and Davison contacted MLB team leaders and team leaders he knew, eventually taking the opportunity to face big league teams.

In the process, he visited each club in person and even conducted an investigation, and Davison accompanied him in the whole process and even coordinated the details himself.

Manager Cho Min-ki said, "During the survey, I saw many employees and colleagues welcoming Davison, and I could feel what a great team he was," adding, "In addition, during the meeting with the MLB club, I was able to confirm his affection and pride for NC once again. Since joining the company in 2018, I have met many foreign players, but among them, I think they are especially considerate and smart colleagues. "If I finish my career someday, I told Davidson that I hope he will be with us as our teammates."

Davison made his own character T-shirts and presented them to all members of the team in this spring camp. In this regard, Davison said, "In the Major League, there are many kinds of clothes that players can wear in the locker, and I wanted to provide additional team clothes that can be comfortably worn to our team members," adding, "When I first gave them out last year, the team members responded very well and I was grateful that everyone wore them comfortably. So I prepared different colors this year. I'm proud to see the team members happy," he also explained.

Kim Hyung-joon said, "Davidson is a team player who always puts the team first. I think it's a true Dinos team player rather than a foreign player. "I'm grateful to Davidson, who would have prepared a T-shirt thinking about his team members in the off-season," he said, and Kim Hwi-jip said, "Davidson is the best teammate." I'm happy to be with a player like Davison and I want to make a great season together this season as well."

Earlier, he offered cool coffee to the team and volunteered to train at night, showing a "completely different approach" from ordinary outsiders. NC fans, players and coaching staff have no choice but to love it.

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