| 2020 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | ||
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| League | Pacific League | |
| Ballpark | Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi | |
| Record | 55–57–8 (.491) | |
| League place | 4th | |
| Parent company | Rakuten | |
| President | Yozo Tachibana | |
| General manager | Kazuhisa Ishii | |
| Manager | Hajime Miki | |
| Captain | Eigoro Mogi | |
| Average attendance | 3,935 | |
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The 2020 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the sixteenth season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles played their home games at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Hajime Miki on his first and only season as team manager.
Rakuten did not qualify for the Climax Series, finishing the COVID-shortened season in fourth place with a record of 55–57–8.
Regular season
Standings
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 120 | 73 | 42 | 5 | .635 | — | 40–19–1 | 33–23–4 |
| 2 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 120 | 60 | 57 | 3 | .513 | 14 | 35–23–2 | 25–34–1 |
| 3 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 120 | 58 | 58 | 4 | .500 | 15½ | 35–22–3 | 23–36–1 |
| 4 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 120 | 55 | 57 | 8 | .491 | 16½ | 31–25–4 | 24–32–4 |
| 5 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 120 | 53 | 62 | 5 | .461 | 20 | 31–26–3 | 22–36–2 |
| 6 | Orix Buffaloes | 120 | 45 | 68 | 7 | .398 | 27 | 26–31–3 | 19–37–4 |
Record vs. opponents
| Team | Buffaloes | Eagles | Fighters | Hawks | Lions | Marines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffaloes | — | 12–10–2 | 11–12–1 | 5–17–2 | 12–11–1 | 5–18–1 |
| Eagles | 10–12–2 | — | 11–10–3 | 9–15 | 10–12–2 | 15–8–1 |
| Fighters | 12–11–1 | 10–11–3 | — | 6–17–1 | 14–10 | 11–13 |
| Hawks | 17–5–2 | 15–9 | 17–6–1 | — | 13–10–1 | 11–12–1 |
| Lions | 11–12–1 | 12–10–2 | 10–14 | 10–13–1 | — | 15–9 |
| Marines | 18–5–1 | 8–15–1 | 13–11 | 12–11–1 | 9–15 | — |
Opening Day roster
Friday, June 19, 2020 at Orix Buffaloes[2]
| Order | Player | Pos. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eigoro Mogi | SS |
| 2 | Daichi Suzuki | 3B |
| 3 | Jabari Blash | DH |
| 4 | Hideto Asamura | 2B |
| 5 | Hiroaki Shimauchi | LF |
| 6 | Stefen Romero | RF |
| 7 | Ginji Akaminai | 1B |
| 8 | Hikaru Ohta | C |
| 9 | Ryosuke Tatsumi | CF |
| — | Takahiro Norimoto | P |
Game log
| 2020 game log: 55–57–8 (Home: 31–25–4; Away: 24–32–4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 7–3
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July: 12–13–1
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August: 12–12–2
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September: 12–14
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October: 10–13–3
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November: 2–2–2
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Postponement Bold = Eagles team member |
Roster
Player statistics
Batting
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuichi Adachi | 42 | 60 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .167 | .242 | .267 | 16 |
| Ginji Akaminai | 88 | 212 | 16 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 28 | .236 | .313 | .274 | 58 |
| Hideto Asamura | 120 | 432 | 72 | 121 | 25 | 0 | 32 | 104 | 1 | 91 | 111 | .280 | .408 | .560 | 242 |
| Jabari Blash | 37 | 119 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 46 | .235 | .369 | .345 | 41 |
| Kazuya Fujita | 55 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .222 | .229 | 8 |
| Kengo Horiuchi | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Tsuyoshi Ishihara | 18 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .174 | .174 | .217 | 5 |
| Masaki Iwami | 16 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .216 | .237 | .378 | 14 |
| Hiroto Kobukata | 112 | 378 | 61 | 109 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 42 | 59 | .288 | .364 | .381 | 144 |
| Fumiya Kurokawa | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .235 | .143 | 2 |
| Eigoro Mogi | 73 | 276 | 43 | 83 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 39 | 52 | .301 | .396 | .457 | 126 |
| Itsuki Murabayashi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Yuya Ogo | 58 | 105 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 34 | .295 | .405 | .438 | 46 |
| Hikaru Ohta | 67 | 130 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 38 | .200 | .301 | .323 | 42 |
| Takero Okajima | 35 | 75 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 26 | .200 | .277 | .307 | 23 |
| Stefen Romero | 103 | 356 | 46 | 97 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 63 | 0 | 38 | 108 | .272 | .354 | .539 | 192 |
| Hiroaki Shimauchi | 114 | 406 | 50 | 114 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 9 | 48 | 71 | .281 | .363 | .392 | 159 |
| Takahiro Shimotsuma | 43 | 77 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .156 | .165 | .247 | 19 |
| Ko Shimozuru | 20 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .188 | .257 | .344 | 11 |
| Daichi Suzuki | 120 | 478 | 71 | 141 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 46 | 58 | .295 | .363 | .381 | 182 |
| Kazuki Tanaka | 80 | 254 | 38 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 76 | .240 | .305 | .382 | 97 |
| Takaya Tanaka† | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .400 | .438 | .600 | 9 |
| Ryosuke Tatsumi | 104 | 251 | 38 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 57 | .223 | .286 | .378 | 95 |
| Yasuhito Uchida | 38 | 93 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 31 | .172 | .284 | .366 | 34 |
| Ren Wada | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .125 | .176 | .188 | 3 |
| Naoto Watanabe | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 3 |
| Yoshiaki Watanabe | 35 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .235 | .258 | .318 | 27 |
| Tsuyoshi Yamasaki | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .214 | .250 | 3 |
| Ayatsugu Yamashita | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .125 | .000 | 0 |
| Total：29 players | 1,446 | 3,990 | 557 | 1,029 | 190 | 23 | 112 | 534 | 67 | 473 | 918 | .258 | .341 | .401 | 1,601 |
- †Denotes player joined the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
- ‡Denotes player left the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
- Bold/italics denotes best in the league[4]
Pitching
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomohiro Anraku | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
| Koji Aoyama | 2 | 0 | 4.35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Alan Busenitz | 1 | 4 | 2.86 | 46 | 0 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| J. T. Chargois | 0 | 3 | 5.81 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 26.1 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 19 |
| Shoma Fujihira | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuya Fukui | 0 | 4 | 5.46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29.2 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 |
| Hiroyuki Fukuyama | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Shun Ikeda | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| Ryota Ishibashi | 1 | 6 | 6.11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 63.1 | 72 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 46 |
| D. J. Johnson† | 1 | 0 | 3.07 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Yoshinao Kamata | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Wataru Karashima | 1 | 3 | 4.93 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 38.1 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 26 |
| Takayuki Kishi | 7 | 0 | 3.21 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 67.1 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 70 |
| Hiroki Kondo | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Yuya Kubo | 1 | 0 | 13.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazuhisa Makita | 2 | 2 | 2.16 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| Yuki Matsui | 4 | 5 | 3.18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 56 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 82 |
| Kohei Morihara | 1 | 2 | 7.56 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 16.2 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
| Takahiro Norimoto | 5 | 7 | 3.96 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 109 | 110 | 56 | 48 | 34 | 105 |
| Tomohito Sakai | 3 | 2 | 3.65 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 34 |
| Takahiro Shiomi | 4 | 8 | 4.8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 84.1 | 88 | 45 | 45 | 20 | 63 |
| Sung Chia-hao | 1 | 2 | 6.94 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 29 |
| Sora Suzuki | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryota Takinaka | 2 | 1 | 3.40 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 29 |
| Kanji Teraoka | 2 | 1 | 3.15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Taisei Tsurusaki | 1 | 1 | 4.19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 |
| Hideaki Wakui | 11 | 4 | 3.6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 130 | 110 | 53 | 52 | 38 | 110 |
| Hayato Yuge | 3 | 2 | 5.01 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.1 | 57 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 34 |
| Total：28 players | 55 | 57 | 4.19 | 541 | 120 | 28 | 1,055.2 | 995 | 522 | 491 | 398 | 867 |
- †Denotes player joined the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
- ‡Denotes player left the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
- Bold/italics denotes best in the league[5]
Awards and honors
Monthly MVP Award[6]
- Hideaki Wakui - June/July (pitcher)
- Takayuki Kishi - October/November (pitcher)
- Hideto Asamura - September (batter)
- Hideto Asamura - second baseman
- Daichi Suzuki - third baseman
- Daichi Suzuki - third baseman
Best Battery Award
- Hideaki Wakui and Hikaru Ohta - June/July
Speed Up Award[9]
- Hiroto Kobukata (batter)
SKY Perfect! Sayonara Award[10]
- Eigoro Mogi - September (September 11)
Farm team
| Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 79 | 42 | 28 | 9 | .600 | — | 23–13–1 | 19–15–8 |
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 76 | 42 | 32 | 2 | .568 | 2 | 22–22–1 | 20–10–1 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 79 | 38 | 33 | 8 | .535 | 4½ | 18–18–5 | 20–15–3 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | .523 | 5½ | 14–14–2 | 20–17–3 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 79 | 32 | 38 | 9 | .457 | 10 | 18–14–5 | 14–24–4 |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 76 | 28 | 41 | 7 | .406 | 13½ | 11–20–6 | 17–21–1 |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 75 | 28 | 41 | 6 | .406 | 13½ | 15–21–3 | 13–20–3 |
Nippon Professional Baseball draft
| Round | Name | Position | Affiliation | Signed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takahisa Hayakawa | Pitcher | Waseda University | Yes |
| 2 | Koichi Takada | Pitcher | Hosei University | Yes |
| 3 | Masaru Fujii | Pitcher | Eneos Holdings | Yes |
| 4 | Takuma Uchima | Pitcher | Asia University | Yes |
| 5 | Daiki Irie | Infielder | Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School | Yes |
| 6 | Seiryu Uchi | Pitcher | Riseisha High School | Yes |
| Development players | ||||
| 1 | Shun Ishida | Pitcher | Tochigi Golden Braves | Yes |
References
- 1 2 "2020 Pacific League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Friday, June 19, 2020". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- 1 2 "2020 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Japan Pacific League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Japan Pacific League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ↑ "2020年度 日本生命月間MVP賞" [2020 Nippon Life Month MVP Award] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ↑ "2020年度 表彰選手（パシフィック・リーグ）" [2020 Awarded Players (Pacific League)] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ↑ "歴代受賞選手〜ポジション別〜" [Award Winners by Position] (in Japanese). Mitsui Public Relations Committee. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ↑ "ローソンチケット スピードアップ賞" [Lawson Ticket Speed Up Award] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ "サヨナラ賞" [Goodbye Award] (in Japanese). Sky PerfecTV!. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Eastern League Standings". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ "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]. Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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