2023 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season explained

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Year:	2023
League:	Pacific League
League Place:	4th
Parent Company:	Rakuten
President:	Yosuke Yoneda Masayuki Morii
General Manager:	Kazuhisa Ishii
Manager:	Kazuhisa Ishii
Captain:	Hideto Asamura
Field:	Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi
Attendance:	18,868
Nickname:	Eagles

The 2023 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season is the 19th season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles play their home games at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team is led by Kazuhisa Ishii in his third season as team manager.

Regular season

Standings

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Team
1	Orix Buffaloes	143	86	53	4	—	41–28–3	45–25–1
2	Chiba Lotte Marines	143	70	68	5	15½	42–27–2	28–40–3
3	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	143	71	69	3	15½	39–32–0	32–37–3
4	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	143	70	71	2	17	38–33–1	32–38–1
5	Saitama Seibu Lions	143	65	77	1	22½	33–37–1	32–40–0
6	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	143	60	82	1	27½	31–40–0	29–42–1

Record vs. opponents

2023 record vs. opponents
Team	Buffaloes	Eagles	Fighters	Hawks	Lions	Marines	CL
Buffaloes	—	15–10	15–9–1	13–11−1	17–8	15–8−2	11–7
Eagles	10–15	—	15–10	14–10−1	10–14–1	12–13	9–9
Fighters	9–15–1	10–15	—	11–14	9–16	11–14	10–8
Hawks	11–13−1	10–14−1	14–11	—	13–12	12–12−1	11–7
Lions	8–17	14–10–1	16–9	12–13	—	9–16	6–12
Marines	8–15−2	13–12	14–11	12–12−1	16–9	—	7–9−2

Interleague

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Team
1	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	18	11	7	0	.611	-	6–3	5–4
2	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	18	11	7	0	.611	-	4–5	7–2
3	Yomiuri Giants	18	11	7	0	.611	-	5–4	6–3
4	Orix Buffaloes	18	11	7	0	.611	-	4–5	7–2
5	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	18	10	8	0	.556	1	4–5	6–3
6	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	18	9	9	0	.500	2	5–4	4–5
7	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	18	9	9	0	.500	2	4–5	5–4
8	Chiba Lotte Marines	18	7	9	2	.438	3	5–4	2–5−2
9	Chunichi Dragons	18	7	10	1	.412	3½	2–6−1	5–4
10	Hanshin Tigers	18	7	10	1	.412	3½	4–4−1	3–6
11	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	18	7	11	0	.389	4	3–6	4–5
12	Saitama Seibu Lions	18	6	12	0	.333	5	4–5	2–7

Opening Day starting roster

Thursday, March 30, 2023, vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters^[1]

Order	Player	Position
1	Ryosuke Tatsumi	Center fielder
2	Hiroto Kobukata	Left fielder
3	Maikel Franco	Designated hitter
4	Hideto Asamura	Second baseman
5	Hiroaki Shimauchi	Right fielder
6	Toshiki Abe	First baseman
7	Tsuyoshi Yamasaki	Shortstop
8	Yukiya Itoh	Third baseman
9	Yuma Yasuda	Catcher
—	Masahiro Tanaka	Starting pitcher

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || March 30 || @ Fighters || 3–1 || M. Tanaka (1–0) || Kato (0–1) || Y. Matsui (1) || Es Con Field || 31,092 || 1–0–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || April 1 || @ Fighters || 3–4 || Suzuki (1–0) || Miyamori (0–1) || - || Es Con Field || 30,637 || 1–1–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || April 2 || @ Fighters || 2–1 || Fujihira (1–0) || Kitayama (0–1) || Y. Matsui (2) || Es Con Field || 30,775 || 2–1–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || April 4 || Lions || 0–4 || Imai (1–0) || Norimoto (0–1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,365 || 2–2–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 5 || April 5 || Lions || 1–0 || Hayakawa (1–0) || Sumida (0–1) || Y. Matsui (3) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,526 || 3–2–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || April 6 || Lions || 1–2 || Matsumoto (1–0) || M. Tanaka (1–1) || Masuda (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 19,034 || 3–3–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || April 8 || @ Marines || 4–5 || Sawamura (1–0) || Nishiguchi (0–1) || Masuda (3) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 27,444 || 3–4–0 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || April 9 || @ Marines || 1–10 || Taneichi (1–1) || Kishi (0–1) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 28,848 || 3–5–0 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || April 11 || Buffaloes || 0–6 || Yamashita (1–0) || Norimoto (0–2) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 13,165 || 3–6–0 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || April 12 || Buffaloes || 2–7 || Tajima (1–1) || Hayakawa (1–1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 12,488 || 3–7–0 || L5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 11 || April 14 || Hawks || 3–0 || M. Tanaka (2–1) || Wada (1–1) || Y. Matsui (4) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 15,728 || 4–7–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 15 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 7 || Rakuten Mobile Park || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 12 || April 16 || Hawks || 3–6 || Tsumori (2–0) || Nishiguchi (0–2) || Osuna (3) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 18,504 || 4–8–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || April 18 || @ Buffaloes || 5–1 || M. Itoh (1–0) || Waguespack (2–1) || - || Kyocera Dome || 15,173 || 5–8–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 19 || @ Buffaloes || 1–2 || Tajima (2–1) || Nishiguchi (0–3) || Yo. Hirano (4) || Kyocera Dome || 14,983 || 5–9–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 15 || April 20 || @ Buffaloes || 1–3 || Yamasaki (1–0) || Fujihira (1–1) || Waguespack (1) || Kyocera Dome || 13,873 || 5–10–0 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16 || April 21 || Fighters || 8–7 || Suzuki (1–0) || S. Tanaka (0–1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 16,442 || 6–10–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || April 22 || Fighters || 3–5 || Uwasawa (2–1) || Shoji (0–1) || Miyanishi (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 17,161 || 6–11–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || April 23 || Fighters || 4–3 || Uchi (1–0) || Tamai (0–1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,128 || 7–11–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 25 || @ Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 2 || Kitakyushi Stadium || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || April 26 || @ Hawks || 2–4 || Wada (2–1) || Hayakawa (1–2) || Osuna (4) || PayPay Dome || 34,858 || 7–12–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 20 || April 27 || @ Hawks || 3–5 || Mori (1–0) || Takinaka (0–1) || Osuna (5) || PayPay Dome || 35,102 || 7–13–0 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || April 28 || @ Lions || 0–4 || Imai (3–0) || M. Tanaka (2–2) || - || Belluna Dome || 16,453 || 7–14–0 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22 || April 29 || @ Lions || 8–2 || Fujihira (2–1) || K. Takahashi (3–1) || - || Belluna Dome || 24,148 || 8–14–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || April 30 || @ Lions || 7–6 || Y. Matsui (1–0) || Yoza (0–1) || Sakai (1) || Belluna Dome || 22,176 || 9–14–0 || W2|-|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || May 2 || Marines || 5–1 || Kishi (1–1) || Nishino (3−1) || Y. Matsui (5) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,550 || 10–14–0 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 25 || May 3 || Marines || 0−2 || Sawamura (3–0) || Uchi (1–1) || Masuda (9) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,143 || 10−15−0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 26 || May 4 || Marines || 6−0 || T. Matsui (1−0) || Mori (1−1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,134 || 11−15−0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27 || May 5 || @ Fighters || 2−5 || Miyauchi (1−0) || Nishiguchi (0–4) || S. Tanaka (4) || Es Con Field || 26,342 || 11−16−0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28 || May 6 || @ Fighters || 5−0 || Takinaka (1–1) || Uwasawa (3–2) || - || Es Con Field || 26,761 || 12−16−0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || May 7 || @ Fighters || 2−3 || S. Tanaka (1−1) || Miyamori (0–2) || - || Es Con Field || 25,250 || 12−17−0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || May 9 || Buffaloes || 0−2 || Miyagi (4−0) || Hayakawa (1–3) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 17,459 || 12−18−0 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || May 10 || Buffaloes || 2−8 || Tajima (4–2) || Kishi (1–2) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,480 || 12−19−0 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 32 || May 11 || Buffaloes || 7−3 || Norimoto (1–2) || Kuroki (0−2) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,709 || 13−19−0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 33 || May 12 || @ Lions || 4−4 || colspan=3| Game tied after 12 innings || Belluna Dome || 12,675 || 13−19−1 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 13 || @ Lions || 4−7 || K. Takahashi (3–1) || Fujihira (2–2) || Moriwaki (1) || Belluna Dome || 18,417 || 13−20−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 35 || May 14 || @ Lions || 5−0 || Takinaka (2–1) || Sumida (1–4) || - || Belluna Dome || 22,257 || 14−20−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 36 || May 16 || Hawks || 3−0 || Hayakawa (2–3) || Ohzeki (2−4) || Y. Matsui (6) || Kitagin Ballpark || 16,070 || 15−20−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 37 || May 17 || Hawks || 1−10 || Wada (3–1) || Shoji (0–2) || - || Kirayaka Stadium || 9,912 || 15−21−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || May 19 || Marines || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 9 || Rakuten Mobile Park || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 20 || Marines || 1−6 || Nishino (5−1) || Norimoto (1–3) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 18,119 || 15−22−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 39 || May 21 || Marines || 4−6 || Hirohata (1−0) || Takinaka (2–2) || Perdomo (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 17,859 || 15−23−1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || May 23 || @ Buffaloes || 0−8 || Yamashita (4–0) || M. Tanaka (2–3) || - || Hotto Motto Field || 21,055 || 15−24−1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 41 || May 24 || @ Buffaloes || 5−6 || Waguespack (2–2) || Y. Matsui (1–1) || - || Hotto Motto Field || 21,362 || 15−25−1 || L5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 42 || May 26 || Fighters || 4−3 || Uchi (2–1) || H. Itoh (2−4) || Y. Matsui (7) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 16,444 || 16−25−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 43 || May 27 || Fighters || 1−3 || Suzuki (4–2) || T. Matsui (1−1) || S. Tanaka (7) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,111 || 16−26−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 44 || May 28 || Fighters || 3−2 || Sung (1−0) || Rodriguez (0−3) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,954 || 17−26−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 45 || May 30 || BayStars || 2−3 || Imanaga (3−1) || Norimoto (1–4) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 13,061 || 17−27−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 46 || May 31 || BayStars || 3−1 || M. Tanaka (3–3) || Wendelken (1−1) || Y. Matsui (8) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 13,677 || 18−27−1 || W1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || June 1 || BayStars || 3−11 || K. Azuma (5−2) || Takinaka (2–3) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 12,406 || 18−28−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || June 2 || @ Swallows || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: June 20 || Meiji Jingu Stadium || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 48 || June 3 || @ Swallows || 5−9 || Peters (2−1) || Hayakawa (2–4) || - || Meiji Jingu Stadium || 29,345 || 18−29−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || June 4 || @ Swallows || 2−5 || Kozawa (1−1) || Shoji (0–3) || Taguchi (12) || Meiji Jingu Stadium || 29,602 || 18−30−1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 50 || June 6 || Tigers || 4−1 || Norimoto (2–4) || Murakami (5−2) || Y. Matsui (9) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 16,028 || 19−30−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 51 || June 7 || Tigers || 3−11 || Y. Nishi || M. Tanaka (3–4) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 17,168 || 19−31−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 52 || June 8 || Tigers || 6−4 || Uchi (3–1) || Yuasa (0−1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 16,498 || 20−31−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 53 || June 9 || Dragons || 5−4 || S. Watanabe (1−0) || Ogasawara (4−3) || Y. Matsui (10) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 15,302 || 21−31−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 54 || June 10 || Dragons || 1−0 || Hayakawa (3–4) || Matsuba (0−1) || Y. Matsui (11) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,562 || 22−31−1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || June 11 || Dragons || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: June 21 || Rakuten Mobile Park || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 55 || June 13 || @ Carp || 6−3 || Norimoto (3–4) || Ohsera (2−5) || Y. Matsui (12) || Mazda Stadium || 28,430 || 23−31−1 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 56 || June 14 || @ Carp || 3−4 || Yasaki (4−0) || Y. Matsui (1−2) || - || Mazda Stadium || 23,949 || 23−32−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 57 || June 15 || @ Carp || 11−7 || S. Watanabe (2−0) || Shimauchi (1−2) || - || Mazda Stadium || 23,169 || 24−32−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 16 || @ Giants || 5−6 || Ohe (4−0) || Sakai (0−1) || - || Tokyo Dome || 36,916 || 24−33−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 59 || June 17 || @ Giants || 2−1 || Hayakawa (4–4) || Griffin (4−3) || Y. Matsui (13) || Tokyo Dome || 40,845 || 25−33−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 60 || June 18 || @ Giants || 2−1 || Kishi (2–2) || Sugano (1−1) || Y. Matsui (14) || Tokyo Dome || 40,929 || 26−33−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 20 || @ Swallows || 0−13 || Yamamoto (1−0) || Fujihira (2–3) || - || Meiji Jingu Stadium || 16,182 || 26−34−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 62 || June 21 || Dragons || 2−5 || Takahashi (3−6) || Takinaka (2–4) || Martínez (15) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 13,959 || 26−35−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 23 || Lions || 4−5 || Hirai (3−2) || Sakai (0−2) || Masuda (10) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 13,794 || 26−36−1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 64 || June 24 || Lions || 0−1 || K. Takahashi (5–5) || Karashima (0−1) || Masuda (11) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 18,276 || 26−37−1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 65 || June 25 || Lions || 2−5 || Sumida (3–6) || Hayakawa (4–5) || Moriwaki (3) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 17,065 || 26−38−1 || L5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 66 || June 26 || @ Hawks || 3−1 || M. Tanaka (4–4) || Wada (5–3) || Y. Matsui (15) || Tokyo Dome || 41,876 || 27−38−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 67 || June 28 || @ Hawks || 2−3 || Moinelo (3−0) || S. Watanabe (2−1) || Osuna (14) || PayPay Dome || 34,351 || 27−39−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 68 || June 29 || @ Hawks || 2−3 || Ohtsu (2−0) || Uchi (3–2) || Osuna (15) || PayPay Dome || 36,157 || 27−40−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 69 || June 30 || @ Marines || 5−4 || Sakai (1−2) || Perdomo (0−1) || Y. Matsui (16) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 18,546 || 28−40−1 || W1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 70 || July 1 || @ Marines || 2−10 || Taneichi (5–3) || Karashima (0−2) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 25,370 || 28−41−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 71 || July 2 || @ Marines || 11−4 || Fujii (1−0) || Mercedes (3−4) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 23,051 || 29−41−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || July 4 || Buffaloes || 7−9 || Udagawa (1−0) || M. Tanaka (4–5) || Yo. Hirano (13) || Tokyo Dome || 40,502 || 29−42−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 73 || July 5 || Buffaloes || 6−1 || Shoji (1–3) || Miyagi (6−3) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 12,575 || 30−42−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 74 || July 6 || Buffaloes || 3−0 || Kishi (3–2) || Yamashita (7–2) || Y. Matsui (17) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 12,087 || 31−42−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 75 || July 7 || Hawks || 6−5 || Norimoto (4–4) || Arihara (3−1) || Y. Matsui (18) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 14,613 || 32−42−1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 76 || July 8 || Hawks || 8−1 || Karashima (1−2) || Higashihama (5−6) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,950 || 33−42−1 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 77 || July 9 || Hawks || 5−1 || Fujii (2−0) || Ishikawa (3−4) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,028 || 34−42−1 || W5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 78 || July 11 || @ Fighters || 3−2 || M. Tanaka (5–5) || Kitayama (5–4) || Y. Matsui (19) || Es Con Field || 26,855 || 35−42−1 || W6|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 79 || July 12 || @ Fighters || 4−3 || Sung (2−0) || H. Itoh (5−5) || Y. Matsui (20) || Es Con Field || 25,936 || 36−42−1 || W7|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 80 || July 13 || @ Fighters || 3−2 || Sakai (2−2) || S. Tanaka (2–2) || Y. Matsui (21) || Es Con Field || 29,010 || 37−42−1 || W8|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 81 || July 15 || @ Marines || 7−9 || T. Nakamura (1−0) || Sakai (2−3) || Masuda (23) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 25,560 || 37−43−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 82 || July 16 || @ Marines || 7−6 || S. Watanabe (3−1) || Masuda (2−2) || Y. Matsui (22) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 26,617 || 38−43−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 83 || July 17 || @ Marines || 4−2 || Anraku (1−0) || Taneichi (6–4) || Y. Matsui (23) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 22,098 || 39−43−1 || W2|- align="center"|colspan="11" bgcolor="#bbffff"|All-Star Break: PL defeats the CL, 2–0|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 84 || July 22 || @ Lions || 1−2 || Imai (5–2) || Karashima (2−2) || Masuda (16) || Belluna Dome || 17,606 || 39−44−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 85 || July 23 || @ Lions || 4−2 || Norimoto (5–4) || Enns (1−8) || S. Suzuki (1) || Belluna Dome || 15,685 || 40−44−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 86 || July 25 || Fighters || 3−1 || Hayakawa (5–5) || Kato (5–7) || S. Watanabe (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 16,158 || 41−44−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 87 || July 26 || Fighters || 2−3 || Ikeda (1−3) || S. Suzuki (1−1) || S. Tanaka (15) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 16,935 || 41−45−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 88 || July 27 || Fighters || 5−9 || Kitayama (6–4) || M. Tanaka (5–6) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 15,082 || 41−46−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 89 || July 28 || Lions || 5−1 || Kishi (4–2) || Taira (6−5) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 15,164 || 42−46−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 90 || July 29 || Lions || 1−3 || Imai (6–2) || Karashima (2−4) || Masuda (18) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 18,855 || 42−47−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 91 || July 30 || Lions || 5−4 || Sakai (3−3) || Mizukami (0−1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 17,209 || 43−47−1 || W1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 92 || August 1 || @ Buffaloes || 2−6 || Yamamoto (10−4) || Hayakawa (5–6) || Yamazaki (5) || Kyocera Dome || 28,527 || 43−48−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 93 || August 2 || @ Buffaloes || 2−3 || Yo. Hirano (3−1) || Anraku (1−1) || - || Kyocera Dome || 21,651 || 43−49−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 94 || August 3 || @ Buffaloes || 9−1 || M. Tanaka (6–6) || Waguespack (3–5) || - || Kyocera Dome || 23,016 || 44−49−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || August 4 || Marines || 3−5 || Taneichi (8–4) || Kishi (4–3) || Tojo (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 17,035 || 44−50−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 96 || August 5 || Marines || 7−6 || Sakai (4−3) || Perdomo (1−2) || Y. Matsui (24) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 16,501 || 45−50−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 97 || August 6 || Marines || 2−1 || Norimoto (6–4) || Ojima (5−4) || Y. Matsui (25) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 18,018 || 46−50−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 98 || August 8 || @ Hawks || 9−3 || Hayakawa (6–6) || Taura (2−1) || - || PayPay Dome || 35,203 || 47−50−1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || August 9 || @ Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 3 || PayPay Dome || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 99 || August 10 || @ Hawks || 4−11 || Wada (6–4) || M. Tanaka (6–7) || - || PayPay Dome || 37,974 || 47−51−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 100 || August 11 || Buffaloes || 5−0 || Kishi (5–3) || Yamasaki (8–3) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 22,313 || 48−51−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || August 12 || Buffaloes || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 14 || Rakuten Mobile Park || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 101 || August 13 || Buffaloes || 0−1 || Udagawa (3−0) || Norimoto (6–5) || Yo. Hirano (19) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,526 || 48−52−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 102 || August 15 || @ Lions || 5−3 || S. Watanabe (4−1) || Masuda (4−3) || Y. Matsui (26) || Belluna Dome || 20,414 || 49−52−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 103 || August 16 || @ Lions || 1−4 || Imai (7–3) || Karashima (1−5) || - || Belluna Dome || 18,194 || 49−53−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 104 || August 17 || @ Lions || 2−4 || Sumida (7–7) || M. Tanaka (6–8) || Aoyama (3) || Belluna Dome || 16,496 || 49−54−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 105 || August 18 || Marines || 1−4 || Taneichi (10–4) || Kishi (5–4) || Masuda (30) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,021 || 49−55−1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 106 || August 19 || Marines || 7−5 || S. Watanabe (5−1) || Perdomo (1−3) || Y. Matsui (27) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,266 || 50−55−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 107 || August 20 || Marines || 3−4 || Nishimura (3−0) || Y. Matsui (1−3) || Masuda (31) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,028 || 50−56−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 108 || August 22 || @ Fighters || 2−6 || Kato (5–7) || Hayakawa (6–7) || - || Es Con Field || 23,563 || 50−57−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 109 || August 23 || @ Fighters || 4−10 || Ponce (2−4) || T. Matsui (1−2) || - || Es Con Field || 22,435 || 50−58−1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 110 || August 25 || Hawks || 3−2 || S. Watanabe (6−1) || Kaino (1−1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 26,372 || 51−58−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 111 || August 26 || Hawks || 2−1 || M. Tanaka (7–8) || Bando (4−3) || Y. Matsui (28) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,669 || 52−58−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 112 || August 27 || Hawks || 7−1 || Shoji (2–3) || Matsumoto (0−1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 18,408 || 53−58−1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 113 || August 29 || Lions || 2−1 || Norimoto (7–5) || Matsumoto (4–8) || Y. Matsui (29) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 13,952 || 54−58−1 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 114 || August 30 || Lions || 6−4 || Uchi (4–2) || Masuda (4−4) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 14,812 || 55−58−1 || W5|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 115 || August 31 || Lions || 4−5 || Kumon (1−0) || S. Watanabe (6−2) || Kriske (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 13,537 || 55−59−1 || L1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 116 || September 1 || @ Marines || 0−5 || Mima (2−7) || Kishi (5–5) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 22,535 || 55−60−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 117 || September 2 || @ Marines || 5−3 || Anraku (2−1) || Masuda (2−4) || Y. Matsui (30) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 28,857 || 56−60−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 118 || September 3 || @ Marines || 5−4 || Shoji (3–3) || Nakamori (1−2) || Y. Matsui (31) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 27,729 || 57−60−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || September 5 || Fighters || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 22 || Rakuten Mobile Park || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || September 6 || Fighters || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 5 || Rakuten Mobile Park || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 119 || September 8 || @ Hawks || 8−6 || Kishi (6–5) || Ishikawa (4−7) || Y. Matsui (32) || PayPay Dome || 34,795 || 58−60−1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 120 || September 9 || @ Hawks || 2−7 || Kaino (2−1) || M. Tanaka (7–9) || - || PayPay Dome || 38,331 || 58−61−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 121 || September 10 || @ Hawks || 6−4 || Shoji (4–3) || Bando (5−4) || Y. Matsui (33) || PayPay Dome || 38,139 || 59−61−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || September 12 || @ Marines || 3−5 || Sawada (2−0) || Norimoto (7–6) || Masuda (35) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 24,234 || 59−62−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 123 || September 13 || @ Marines || 5−3 || S. Watanabe (7−2) || Masuda (2−5) || Y. Matsui (34) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 24,200 || 60−62−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 124 || September 14 || Buffaloes || 0−2 || Yamazaki (1−0) || Anraku (2−2) || Yamaoka (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,539 || 60−63−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 125 || September 16 || @ Buffaloes || 3−1 || Kishi (7–5) || Yamamoto (14−6) || Y. Matsui (35) || Kyocera Dome || 35,360 || 61−63−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 126 || September 17 || @ Buffaloes || 4−6 || Udagawa (4−0) || Sung (2−1) || Yamazaki (8) || Kyocera Dome || 35,688 || 61−64−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 127 || September 18 || @ Buffaloes || 3−6 || Kogita (3−0) || M. Tanaka (7–10) || Yamazaki (9) || Kyocera Dome || 33,773 || 61−65−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 128 || September 19 || Hawks || 3−2 || Norimoto (8–6) || Matayoshi (2−2) || Y. Matsui (36) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,048 || 62−65−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 129 || September 20 || Hawks || 6−1 || Fujii (3−0) || Ohzeki (4−7) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,300 || 63−65−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 130 || September 21 || Lions || 2−7 || Imai (10–4) || Shiomi (0−1) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 14,031 || 63−66−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 131 || September 22 || Fighters || 0−3 || Kanemura (2−1) || Fujihira (2–4) || S. Tanaka (24) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 15,811 || 63−67−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 132 || September 23 || Fighters || 4−1 || Kishi (8–5) || Uwasawa (8–9) || Y. Matsui (37) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,946 || 64−67−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 133 || September 24 || Fighters || 3−1 || Y. Matsui (2−3) || Ikeda (1−5) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,561 || 65−67−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 134 || September 25 || @ Fighters || 9−1 || S. Watanabe (8−2) || Itoh (7−10) || - || Es Con Field || 26,010 || 66−67−1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 135 || September 27 || @ Lions || 1−2 || Hirai (4−3) || S. Watanabe (8−3) || Kriske (7) || Belluna Dome || 24,873 || 66−68−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 136 || September 28 || Buffaloes || 9−5 || Anraku (3−2) || Abe (3−5) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 22,911 || 67−68−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 137 || September 30 || @ Buffaloes || 5−4 || Kishi (9–5) || Tajima (6–4) || Y. Matsui (38) || Kyocera Dome || 26,159 || 68−68−1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 138 || October 1 || @ Buffaloes || 8−2 || Shoji (5–3) || Kuroki (1−5) || - || Kyocera Dome || 28,162 || 69−68−1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 139 || October 2 || @ Hawks || 0−6 || Ohzeki (5−7) || M. Tanaka (7–11) || - || PayPay Dome || 37,413 || 69−69−1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 140 || October 3 || @ Hawks || 3−7 || Wada (8–6) || Norimoto (8–7) || Osuna (26) || PayPay Dome || 38,597 || 69−70−1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 141 || October 5 || Fighters || 5−3 || Sakai (5−3) || Nemoto (3−1) || Y. Matsui (39) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,997 || 70−70−1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 142 || October 7 || Hawks || 5−5 || colspan=3| Game tied after 12 innings || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,841 || 70−70−2 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || October 9 || Marines || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 10 || Rakuten Mobile Park || - || - || - |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 143 || October 10 || Marines || 0−5 || Ojima (10−6) || Norimoto (8–8) || - || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,630 || 70−71−2 || L1|-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Postponement
Bold = Eagles team member

Roster

2023 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player statistics

Batting

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	78	216	16	55	17	1	4	24	0	27	47	.255	.340	.398	86
	6	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.100	.100	.100	1
	*143*	522	64	143	20	0	26	78	2	75	108	.274	.368	.462	241
	95	312	31	69	11	0	12	32	0	21	52	.221	.273	.372	116
	17	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	1
	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1
	87	188	20	46	6	1	5	16	3	15	48	.245	.301	.367	69
	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0
	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0
	134	477	67	123	8	6	5	37	36	48	83	.258	.329	.331	158
	9	22	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	.091	.087	.227	5
	8	12	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	.083	.267	.083	1
	98	301	35	77	14	2	2	32	11	21	55	.256	.311	.336	101
	35	72	11	13	2	1	1	4	2	11	24	.181	.286	.278	20
	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	0
	120	390	53	102	16	3	10	49	13	36	85	.262	.321	.395	154
	104	173	19	42	6	0	3	14	1	27	47	.243	.356	.330	57
	114	361	33	96	20	0	6	43	3	33	67	.266	.327	.371	134
	104	322	21	76	13	0	7	38	2	41	41	.236	.325	.342	110
	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0
	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	0
	65	131	9	29	2	0	1	10	0	5	23	.221	.259	.260	34
	101	250	25	61	9	1	5	27	0	24	36	.244	.330	.348	87
	95	34	22	3	0	0	2	3	3	5	13	.088	.205	.265	9
	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	0
	133	434	45	114	16	5	9	43	13	40	99	.263	.341	.385	167
	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	.200	.167	.200	1
	25	49	3	7	0	0	0	3	0	5	7	.143	.222	.143	7
	117	261	29	53	6	5	2	19	13	35	58	.203	.303	.287	75
	53	110	7	24	2	0	3	7	0	16	25	.218	.323	.318	35
Total：30 players	143	4,667	513	1,140	168	25	104	485	102	490	937	.244	.321	.358	1,670

Bold/italics denotes best in the league^[2]

Pitching

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	3	2	3.04	57	0	0	47.1	48	16	16	18	32
	0	0	81	1	0	0	0.2	4	6	6	2	0
	2	4	4.44	11	11	0	50.2	50	30	25	27	42
	3	0	2.29	10	6	0	35.1	28	12	9	18	24
	6	7	3.44	17	17	0	96.2	102	42	37	27	78
	0	0	18.9	2	0	0	3.1	8	7	7	1	2
	1	0	3.27	25	0	0	22	18	11	8	14	9
	1	5	4.56	10	10	0	51.1	57	27	26	16	24
	9	5	3.07	20	20	0	120.1	123	44	41	20	76
	0	0	9	4	0	0	4	4	4	4	6	3
	1	2	3.86	6	3	0	18.2	15	9	8	8	13
	2	3	1.57	59	0	39	57.1	38	14	10	13	72
	0	2	7.71	24	0	0	21	30	18	18	14	15
	0	0	81	1	0	0	0.1	1	3	3	1	0
	0	4	4.56	26	0	0	23.2	32	14	12	9	18
	8	8	2.61	24	24	0	155	134	57	45	44	111
	5	3	2.98	47	0	1	42.1	36	17	14	25	30
	0	1	9	1	1	0	4	4	4	4	1	4
	5	3	3.36	19	19	0	109.2	90	43	41	48	93
	2	1	2.89	49	0	0	46.2	41	16	15	11	35
	1	1	3.3	61	0	1	43.2	37	18	16	25	47
	0	0	1.86	7	0	0	9.2	14	4	2	2	6
	2	4	3.83	8	8	0	42.1	45	20	18	11	18
	7	11	4.91	24	24	0	139.1	156	79	76	38	81
	0	0	1.86	7	0	0	9.2	11	2	2	0	7
	4	2	2.28	53	0	0	55.1	38	17	14	17	35
	8	3	2.4	51	0	1	48.2	30	15	13	20	41
	0	0	5.59	12	0	0	9.2	12	7	6	4	5
Total：28 players	70	71	3.52	143	143	42	1,268.2	1,206	556	496	440	921

Bold/italics denotes best in the league^[3]

Awards and honors

Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award^[4]

Hideto Asamura - July (batter)

Best Nine Award^[5]

Hideto Asamura - second baseman

Mitsui Golden Glove Award^[6]

Ryosuke Tatsumi - outfielder

All-Star Series selections^[7]

Masahiro Tanaka - pitcher
Hiroto Kobukata - infielder

SKY PerfecTV! Sayonara Award^[8]

Hiroto Kobukata - June (June 8)
Hideto Asamura - August (August 30)

Farm team

#!scope="col"

Team
1	Yomiuri Giants	124	74	44	6	.627	-	45–18	29–26–6
2	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	129	78	48	3	.619	0	41–22–2	37–26–1
3	Saitama Seibu Lions	124	71	49	4	.592	4	24–24–2	37–25–2
4	Yokohama DeNA BayStars	132	59	66	7	.472	18½	35–29–3	24–37–4
5	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	128	54	67	7	.446	21½	29–30–6	25–37–1
6	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	122	45	73	4	.381	29	26–31–3	19–42–1
7	Chiba Lotte Marines	124	43	75	6	.364	31	21–37–3	22–38–3

Nippon Professional Baseball draft

See main article: 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

2023 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles draft selections^[9] !Round!Name!Position!Affiliation!Signed?
1	Tatsuki Koja	Pitcher	Toin University of Yokohama	Yes
2	Haruto Sakai	Pitcher	Takigawa Daini High School	Yes
3	Hinata Naoki	Pitcher	Tokai University Sugao High School	Yes
4	Jumil Rikai Waters	Infielder	Nihon Wellness Okinawa High School	Yes
5	Takuma Matsuda	Pitcher	Osaka Sangyo University	Yes
6	Daisuke Nakajima	Outfielder	Aoyama Gakuin University	Yes
7	Seiya Ohuchi	Pitcher	Nihon Wellness Miyagi High School	Yes
8	Takumi Aono	Infielder	Himi High School	Yes

Notes and References

Web site: Thursday, March 30, 2023 . . March 30, 2023.
Web site: 2023 Japan Pacific League Batting Leaders . . September 29, 2024.
Web site: 2023 Japan Pacific League Pitching Leaders . . September 29, 2024.
Web site: 2023年度大樹生命月間MVP賞 . 2023 Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award . ja . . September 19, 2022.
Web site: 2023年度表彰選手（パシフィック・リーグ） . 2023 Awarded Players (Pacific League) . ja . . September 30, 2024.
Web site: 2023年度三井ゴールデン・グラブ賞 . 2023 Mitsui Golden Glove Award . ja . . September 30, 2024.
Web site: 出場者 . Participants . ja . . September 30, 2024.
Web site: サヨナラ賞 . Goodbye Award . ja . . September 30, 2024.
Web site: 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス選択選手一覧 . Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Selected Player List. . September 30, 2024.