Orix Buffaloes s Syoichiro Yamazaki pitcher updated his Instagram on March 27, showing a dinner meeting with the same Hiroshi Hirooka infielder and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitcher of the Dodgers. On Stories, he posted a photo of the three smiling at a yakiniku restaurant. They wrote, "Another round of drinks, Yoshinobu!" and "Hirooka-san gochisita!" and "Hirooka-san gochi shita!

Dodgers media outlet Dodger Nation also updated their official Twitter account on the 26th (27th Japan time), saying, "Yamamoto Yoshinobu reunited with two of his former NPB teammates, Soichiro Yamazaki and Taishi Hirooka, this Christmas," along with a cheering emoji.