On the YouTube channel "Tanishige Baseball Channel" of professional baseball commentator Motonobu Tanishige, he mentioned Yudai Yamamoto of the Softbank Hawks.

In Game 4 of the Japan Series, Yamamoto hit a two-run RBI triple in the fourth inning, followed by a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning that provided a valuable insurance run. After hitting the sacrifice fly, Yamamoto let out a roar near first base.

Tanishige-san said, 'Regarding the final fourth point, Yamamoto Yudai hit a sacrifice fly, and I have never seen Yamamoto Yudai show such raw emotion like that before. I think his mindset and approach have changed since joining the Softbank Hawks, which is a strong, tough, and competitive team. Yamamoto Yudai, expressing himself like that, was really cool.'

Yamamoto transferred from DeNA to the Softbank Hawks mid-season. After the transfer, he appeared in 55 games during the regular season, recording a .267 batting average, 6 Home Runs, and 41 RBI. In the Japan Series against his former team, DeNA, he contributed to the championship victory with a performance featuring a .364 batting average and 3 RBI.