Samurai Japan pitcher Atsuki Atsuki Taneichi Marines and Shoma Fujihira of Rakuten Eagles Rakuten Golden pitcher updated their Instagram accounts on the 13th (14th Japan time) to report that they held a pep rally in Miami, USA.

They posted a photo featuring five people who were all born in 1998 and are in the same grade. In addition to the two, Dodgers pitcher Yamamoto, DeNA pitcher Maki, Hanshin Tigers Sato, who will be starting in the quarter-final against Venezuela on the 14th (15th in Japan) at Loan Depot Park, were all smiling in the photo.

Taneichi, who is also a candidate for the new closer for the Samurai Japan team, wrote, "Our class reunion was a lot of fun! Please cheer us on in the quarterfinals starting tomorrow," while Fujihira left a message saying, "Starting tomorrow, we have a battle we can't afford to lose! I'm ready to pitch in any situation. Let's fight together! Let's win the championship!! We had a dinner with classmates to boost our morale!"