At the opening ceremonies of the first season of professional baseball in 1990, Yu Hong-kai, one of the old Hongye players, came with his three sons to lead the teams on their march around the field, giving testimony to the legacy of baseball on Taiwan.
民國七十九年初，在職棒元年的開幕典禮上，主辦單位特別邀請當年紅葉小將之一的余宏開帶著三個兒子，以紅葉球員身分出場，走在各球隊之前，以示棒運之源，薪火相傳。