Orix Buffaloes Tomoya Mori catcher and congratulated their alma mater, Osaka Toin, on winning the Senbatsu Tournament on March 31. Moritomo, who won back-to-back spring and summer titles in his second year in 2012 with DeNA's Fujinami, who was a year ahead of him, said, "Congratulations on your victory. I am very proud of the success of my juniors, and they have been a great inspiration to me as well. I look forward to their future success as well. Haruki Mori pitcher

Mori Yo, who played in Koshien in both spring and summer in 2024 when he was a second-year student and was drafted second overall in 2025, seemed inspired, saying, "Congratulations on your victory. I'm so happy that the members I played with in high school have become the best in Japan on the big stage of Koshien. I'll do my best not to fall behind everyone!"