2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season explained

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Year:2022
League:Pacific League
League Place:4th
Record:69–71–3 (.493)
Parent Company:Rakuten
President:Yosuke Yoneda
General Manager:Kazuhisa Ishii
Manager:Kazuhisa Ishii
Field:Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
Attendance:18,748
Nickname:Eagles

The 2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the 18th 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 led by Kazuhisa Ishii in his second season as team manager.

Rakuten finished the season with a record of, finishing in fourth place in the PL.

Regular season

Standings

Rank!scope="col" width="25%"
TeamGWLTGB
1Orix Buffaloes14376652—
2Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks14376652—
3Saitama Seibu Lions143726833½
4Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles143697136½
5Chiba Lotte Marines143697317½
6Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters1435981316½

Record vs. opponents

2022 record vs. opponents
TeamBuffaloesEaglesFightersHawksLionsMarinesCL
Buffaloes— 11–13–1 15–9–1 15–10 11–14 16–9 8–10
Eagles13–11–1 — 16–9 10–15 9–15–1 12–12–1 9–9
Fighters9–15–1 9–16 — 11–13–1 11–13–1 11–14 8–10
Hawks10–15 15–10 13–11–1 — 14–10–1 15–10 9–9
Lions14–11 15–9–1 13–11–1 10–14–1 — 11–14 9–9
Marines9–16 12–12–1 14–11 10–15 14–11 — 10–8

Interleague

Team! width="6%"
GWLTWin%GBHomeAway
Tokyo Yakult Swallows181440.778 - 7–27–2
Hanshin Tigers181260.66726–36–3
Chiba Lotte Marines181080.55646–34–5
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks18990.50055–44–5
Saitama Seibu Lions18990.50056–33–6
Yokohama DeNA BayStars18990.50055–44–5
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles18990.50055–44–5
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters188100.44466–32–7
Orix Buffaloes188100.44462–76–3
Yomiuri Giants188100.44465–43–6
Chunichi Dragons187110.38975–42–7
Hiroshima Toyo Carp185130.27993–62–7

Opening Day roster

Friday, March 25, 2022 vs. Chiba Lotte Marines[1]

OrderPlayerPos.
1Haruki NishikawaLF
2Tsuyoshi YamasakiSS
3Hideto Asamura2B
4Hiroaki ShimauchiRF
5Eigoro Mogi3B
6Ren WadaDH
7Daichi Suzuki1B
8Yuma YasudaC
9Hiroto KobukataCF
—Takahiro NorimotoP

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || March 25 || Marines || 0–4 || Ishikawa (1–0) || Norimoto (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,564 || 0–1–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || March 26 || Marines || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: August 4 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - [2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || March 27 || Marines || 6–5 || Matsui (1–0) || Suzuki (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,903 || 1–1–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 3 || March 29 || @ Buffaloes || 2–1 || Tanaka (1–0) || Kuroki (0–1) || Matsui (1) || Kyocera Dome || 26,237 || 2–1–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4 || March 30 || @ Buffaloes || 6–1 || Hayakawa (1–0) || Vargas (0–1) || - || Kyocera Dome || 17,835 || 3–1–0 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 5 || March 31 || @ Buffaloes || 6–1 || Nishiguchi (1–0) || Hirano (0–1) || Matsui (2) || Kyocera Dome || 15,111 || 4–1–0 || W4|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || April 1 || Hawks || 0–1 || Senga (1–0) || Wakui (0–1) || Mori (5) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,111 || 4–2–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 2 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID-19) – Makeup date: August 25 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - [2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 3 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: September 29 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - [2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || April 5 || Lions || 7–3 || Tanaka (2–0) || Sato (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,893 || 5–2–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 8 || April 6 || Lions || 7–2 || Kishi (1–0) || Matsumoto (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,870 || 6–2–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 9 || April 8 || @ Fighters || 3–0 || Hayakawa (2–0) || Itoh (0–2) || Matsui (3) || Sapporo Dome || 9,854 || 7–2–0 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 10 || April 9 || @ Fighters || 8–5 || Wakui (1–1) || Kawano (0–2) || - || Sapporo Dome || 13,994 || 8–2–0 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11 || April 10 || @ Fighters || 2–3 || Kitayama (2–0) || Matsui (1–1) || - || Sapporo Dome || 12,141 || 8–3–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 12 || Buffaoles || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: September 12 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - [2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 13 || Buffaoles || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: September 13 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - [2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 14 || Buffaoles || colspan=4|Postponed (COVID) – Makeup date: October 2 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - [2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12 || April 16 || @ Hawks || 6–5 || Anraku (1–0) || Mori (0–3) || Matsui (4) || Kitakyushi Stadium || 18,709 || 9–3–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || April 17 || @ Hawks || 14–4 || Takinaka (1–0) || Higashihama (1–1) || - || Heiwa Lease Field || 17,796 || 10–3–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 19 || Fighters || 0–2 || Kato (2–1) || Tanaka (2–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,119 || 10–4–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 15 || April 20 || Fighters || 4–2 || Kishi (2–0) || Ponce (0–1) || Matsui (5) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,453 || 11–4–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16 || April 21 || Fighters || 8–5 || Ishibashi (1–0) || Tateno (1–2) || Matsui (6) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,131 || 12–4–0 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || April 22 || @ Lions || 0–3 || Takahashi (2–2) || Hayakawa (2–1) || Taira (1) || Belluna Dome || 10,224 || 12–5–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || April 23 || @ Lions || 7–3 || Wakui (2–1) || Sumida (1–3) || - || Belluna Dome || 26,257 || 13–5–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || April 24 || @ Lions || 3–6 || Hirai (2–1) || Takinaka (1–1) || - || Belluna Dome || 14,901 || 13–6–0 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 20 || April 26 || @ Marines || 3–2 || Anraku (2–0) || Tojo (0–1) || Matsui (7) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 15,524 || 14–6–0 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 21 || April 27 || @ Marines || 3–3 || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || Zozo Marine Stadium || 13,258 || 14–6–1 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22 || April 28 || @ Marines || 2–1 || Fujii (1–0) || Mima (0–3) || Anraku (1) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 17,531 || 15–6–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| - || April 29 || Hawks || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: September 30 || Rakuten Seimei Park || - || - || - [2] |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || April 30 || Hawks || 7–6 || Anraku (3–0) || Tsumori (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 25,602 || 16–6–1 || W2|-|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 24 || May 1 || Hawks || 2–1 || Norimoto (1–1) || Ohzeki (2–2) || Yuge (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 24,250 || 17–6–1 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25 || May 3 || @ Fighters || 2–1 || Tanaka (3–1) || Kato (2–2) || Matsui (8) || Sapporo Dome || 20,087 || 18–6–1 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 26 || May 4 || @ Fighters || 5–1 || Wakui (3–1) || Kaneko (0–1) || - || Sapporo Dome || 20,184 || 19–6–1 || W5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 27 || May 5 || @ Fighters || 8–4 || Kishi (3–0) || Itoh (3–3) || - || Sapporo Dome || 16,420 || 20–6–1 || W6|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28 || May 6 || @ Buffaloes || 3–2 || Busenitz (1–0) || Hirano (2–2) || Matsui (9) || Kyocera Dome || 16,430 || 21–6–1 || W7|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29 || May 7 || @ Buffaloes || 7–1 || Hayakawa (3–1) || Yamasaki (0–4) || - || Kyocera Dome || 18,340 || 22–6–1 || W8|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 30 || May 8 || @ Buffaloes || 2–1 || Sung (1–0) || Kuroki (0–2) || Matsui (10) || Kyocera Dome || 16,296 || 23–6–1 || W9|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 31 || May 10 || Marines || 7–0 || Tanaka (4–1) || Ojima (0–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,005 || 24–6–1 || W10|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32 || May 11 || Marines || 1–3 || Kawamura (2–0) || Fujii (1–1) || Masuda (5) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 23,110 || 24–7–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || May 12 || Marines || 2–5 || Mima (1–4) || Kishi (3–1) || Masuda (6) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,089 || 24–8–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 13 || @ Lions || 2–4 || Takahashi (4–2) || Takinaka (1–2) || Masuda (8) || Belluna Dome || 10,121 || 24–9–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 35 || May 14 || @ Lions || 4–5 || Moriwaki (1–0) || Anraku (3–1) || Masuda (9) || Belluna Dome || 12,091 || 24–10–1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 36 || May 15 || @ Lions || 3–1 || Norimoto (2–1) || Enns (2–2) || Matsui (11) || Belluna Dome || 21,224 || 25–10–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 37 || May 17 || @ Marines || 3–6 || Sasaki (1–0) || Tanaka (4–2) || Masuda (7) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 21,001 || 25–11–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 18 || @ Marines || 0–1 || Tojo (1–1) || Sakai (0–1) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 20,084 || 25–12–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 39 || May 19 || @ Marines || 7–2 || Kishi (4–1) || Sasaki (1–1) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 19,930 || 26–12–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || May 20 || Buffaloes || 0–1 || Tajima (1–2) || Takinaka (1–3) || Hirano (13) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,239 || 26–13–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 41 || May 21 || Buffaloes || 0–6 || Yamamoto (5–2) || Hayakawa (3–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,306 || 26–14–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || May 22 || Buffaloes || 0–6 || Miyagi (3–2) || Norimoto (2–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,896 || 26–15–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 43 || May 24 || @ Tigers || 0–1 || Nishi (3–3) || Tanaka (4–3) || Iwazaki (7) || Koshien Stadium || 33,186 || 26–16–1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 44 || May 25 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Karashima (1–0) || Nishi (2–1) || - || Koshien Stadium || 31,493 || 27–16–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 45 || May 26 || @ Tigers || 1–0 || Sung (2–0) || Iwazaki (1–2) || Matsui (12) || Koshien Stadium || 26,255 || 28–16–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || May 27 || Swallows || 1–8 || Takahashi (4–1) || Takinaka (1–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,688 || 28–17–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || May 28 || Swallows || 4–11 || Kizawa (3–1) || Hayakawa (3–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 23,629 || 28–18–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 48 || May 29 || Swallows || 3–1 || Norimoto (3–2) || Ishikawa (2–3) || Matsui (13) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,534 || 29–18–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || May 31 || @ Dragons || 0–2 || Ogasawara (3–3) || Tanaka (4–4) || Martínez (13) || Vantelin Dome || 18,827 || 29–19–1 || L1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 50 || June 1 || @ Dragons || 2–0 || Karashima (2–0) || Ueda (0–2) || Matsui (14) || Vantelin Dome || 16,536 || 30–19–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 51 || June 2 || @ Dragons || 2–3 || Matsuba (3–1) || Kishi (4–2) || Martínez (14) || Vantelin Dome || 16,214 || 30–20–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 52 || June 3 || @ BayStars || 0–7 || Ohnuki (4–2) || Takinaka (1–5) || - || Yokohama Stadium || 26,201 || 30–21–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 53 || June 4 || @ BayStars || 1–6 || Kriske (1–1) || Sung (2–1) || - || Yokohama Stadium || 31,130 || 30–22–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 54 || June 5 || @ BayStars || 6–5 || Anraku (4–1) || Yamasaki (0–2) || Matsui (15) || Yokohama Stadium || 27,125 || 31–22–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 55 || June 7 || Carp || 1–3 || Tokoda (6–3) || Tanaka (4–5) || Kuribayashi (12) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,558 || 31–23–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 56 || June 8 || Carp || 1–0 || Sung (3–1) || Matsumoto (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,044 || 32–23–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 57 || June 9 || Carp || 4–1 || Kishi (5–2) || Kuri (3–4) || Matsui (16) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,186 || 33–23–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 10 || Giants || 1–4 || Togo (7–3) || Fujii (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,259 || 33–24–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 59 || June 11 || Giants || 8–1 || Hayakawa (4–3) || Mercedes (5–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 25,585 || 34–24–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 60 || June 12 || Giants || 9–2 || Norimoto (4–2) || Yamasaki (2–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,870 || 35–24–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 17 || @ Hawks || 4–9 || Senga (4–2) || Tanaka (4–6) || - || PayPay Dome || 31,322 || 35–25–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 62 || June 18 || @ Hawks || 1–3 || Matayoshi (2–3) || Matsui (1–2) || - || PayPay Dome || 31,057 || 35–26–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 19 || @ Hawks || 1–4 || Wada (2–1) || Hayakawa (4–4) || Moinelo (10) || PayPay Dome || 31,595 || 35–27–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 64 || June 21 || Fighters || 3–0 || Norimoto (5–2) || Yoshida (1–2) || Matsui (17) || Komachi Stadium || 17,128 || 36–27–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 65 || June 22 || Fighters || 6–3 || Nishiguchi (2–0) || Kitayama (3–5) || - || Iwate Stadium || 15,585 || 37–27–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 66 || June 24 || Lions || 3–4 || Takahashi (6–6) || Tanaka (4–7) || Masuda (19) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,045 || 37–28–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 67 || June 25 || Lions || 0–2 || Hirai (4–4) || Karashima (2–1) || Masuda (20) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 24,914 || 37–29–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 68 || June 26 || Lions || 0–2 || Yoza (5–2) || Hayakawa (4–5) || Moriwaki (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,367 || 37–30–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 69 || June 28 || @ Buffaloes || 4–2 || Norimoto (6–2) || Miyagi (6–4) || Matsui (18) || Hotto Motto Field || 16,961 || 38–30–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 70 || June 29 || @ Buffaloes || 1–6 || Tajima (4–3) || Kishi (5–3) || - || Hotto Motto Field || 17,093 || 38–31–1 || L1|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || July 1 || @ Marines || 4–6 || Guerrero (2–2) || Sung (3–2) || Masuda (18) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 20,194 || 38–32–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || July 2 || @ Marines || 1–3 || Osuna (2–0) || Suzuki (0–1) || Masuda (19) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 19,090 || 38–33–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 73 || July 3 || @ Marines || 14–1 || Hayakawa (5–5) || Mima (4–5) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 17,389 || 39–33–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 74 || July 5 || Hawks || 2–6 || Ohzeki (6–3) || Norimoto (6–3) || - || Hirosaki Stadium || 10,191 || 39–34–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 75 || July 7 || Hawks || 5–2 || Kishi (6–3) || Otake (0–2) || Matsui (19) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,058 || 40–34–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 76 || July 8 || Lions || 4–8 || Mizukami (2–1) || Suzuki (0–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,605 || 40–35–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 77 || July 9 || Lions || 3–6 || Mizukami (3–1) || Suzuki (0–3) || Masuda (22) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,969 || 40–36–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 78 || July 10 || Lions || 3–6 || Yoza (6–3) || Hayakawa (5–6) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,791 || 40–37–1 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 79 || July 13 || @ Fighters || 2–3 || Ponce (1–1) || Norimoto (6–4) || Hori (3) || Kusanagi Stadium || 12,535 || 40–38–1 || L4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 80 || July 14 || @ Fighters || 0–6 || Kato (4–4) || Kishi (6–4) || - || Kusanagi Stadium || 10,449 || 40–39–1 || L5|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 81 || July 16 || Buffaloes || 7–3 || Tanaka (5–7) || Yamamoto (6–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,730 || 41–39–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 82 || July 17 || Buffaloes || 3–7 || Tajima (6–3) || Karashima (2–2) || Hirano (23) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,158 || 41–40–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 83 || July 18 || Buffaloes || 8–3 || Sung (4–2) || Suzuki (0–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,774 || 42–40–1 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 84 || July 20 || @ Hawks || 17–3 || Takinaka (2–5) || Ohzeki (6–5) || - || Kitakyushi Stadium || 16,725 || 43–40–1 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 21 || @ Hawks || 0–7 || Senga (8–3) || Kishi (6–5) || - || PayPay Dome || 29,254 || 43–41–1 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 86 || July 22 || @ Lions || 4–9 || Watanabe (1–1) || Norimoto (6–5) || - || Belluna Dome || 19,546 || 43–42–1 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 87 || July 23 || @ Lions || 3–3 || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || Belluna Dome || 26,641 || 43–42–2 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 88 || July 24 || @ Lions || 9–2 || Karashima (3–2) || Hirai (5–5) || - || Belluna Dome || 13,973 || 44–42–2 || W1|- align="center"|colspan="11" bgcolor="#bbffff"|All-Star Break: PL defeats the CL, 2–0|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 89 || July 29 || Fighters || 1–2 || Ponce (2–2) || Takinaka (2–6) || Kitaura (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,057 || 44–43–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 90 || July 30 || Fighters || 7–0 || Tanaka (6–7) || Tanaka (1–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 26,136 || 45–43–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 91 || July 31 || Fighters || 10–5 || Ishibashi (2–0) || Miyanishi (0–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,105 || 46–43–2 || W2|-|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 92 || August 2 || Marines || 4–6 || Romero (8–5) || Norimoto (6–6) || Masuda (24) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,560 || 46–44–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 93 || August 3 || Marines || 5–4 || Sakai (1–1) || Sasaki (6–2) || Matsui (20) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,717 || 47–44–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 94 || August 4 || Marines || 10–1 || Kishi (7–5) || Motomae (3–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,038 || 48–44–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || August 5 || @ Hawks || 3–7 || Matsumoto (4–0) || Takinaka (2–7) || - || PayPay Dome || 27,439 || 48–45–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 96 || August 6 || @ Hawks || 1–9 || Takeda (1–0) || Tanaka (6–8) || - || PayPay Dome || 29,578 || 48–46–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 97 || August 7 || @ Hawks || 7–2 || Miyamori (1–0) || Wada (3–3) || - || PayPay Dome || 29,544 || 49–46–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 98 || August 9 || @ Buffaloes || 1–5 || Tajima (8–3) || Norimoto (6–7) || - || Kyocera Dome || 16,347 || 49–47–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 99 || August 10 || @ Buffaloes || 2–1 || Nishiguchi (3–0) || Waguespack (2–6) || Matsui (21) || Kyocera Dome || 17,766 || 50–47–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 100 || August 11 || @ Buffaloes || 1–6 || Miyagi (7–6) || Yuge (1–0) || - || Kyocera Dome || 24,037 || 50–48–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 101 || August 12 || Lions || 1–5 || Imai (3–1) || Kishi (7–6) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,128 || 50–49–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 102 || August 13 || Lions || 4–6 || Yoza (9–3) || Tanaka (6–9) || Smith (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,659 || 50–50–2 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 103 || August 14 || Lions || 4–3 || Nishiguchi (4–0) || Mizukami (4–3) || Matsui (22) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,366 || 51–50–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 104 || August 16 || @ Fighters || 2–1 || Norimoto (7–7) || Nemoto (2–3) || Matsui (23) || Sapporo Dome || 17,859 || 52–50–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 105 || August 17 || @ Fighters || 8–2 || Karashima (4–2) || Uehara (3–4) || - || Sapporo Dome || 17,341 || 53–50–2 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 106 || August 18 || @ Fighters || 2–1 || Busenitz (2–0) || Itoh (9–8) || Matsui (24) || Sapporo Dome || 17,632 || 54–50–2 || W4|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 107 || August 19 || Marines || 5–6 || Sasaki (7–3) || Kishi (7–7) || Osuna (2) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,215 || 54–51–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 108 || August 20 || Marines || 5–2 || Tanaka (7–9) || Romero (8–7) || Matsui (25) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 22,874 || 55–51–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 109 || August 21 || Marines || 1–0 || Fujihira (1–0) || Ojima (2–9) || Matsui (26) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,449 || 56–51–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 110 || August 23 || Hawks || 6–15 || Ishikawa (5–7) || Norimoto (7–8) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,801 || 56–52–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 111 || August 24 || Hawks || 3–4 || Kaino (1–0) || Busenitz (2–1) || Tsumori (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,259 || 56–53–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 112 || August 25 || Hawks || 7–5 || Suzuki (1–3) || Bandoh (1–1) || Matsui (27) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,312 || 57–53–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 113 || August 26 || @ Marines || 0–2 || Sasaki (8–3) || Kishi (7–8) || Osuna (4) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 24,313 || 57–54–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 114 || August 27 || @ Marines || 11–3 || Tanaka (8–9) || Romero (8–8) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 25,912 || 58–54–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 115 || August 28 || @ Marines || 2–9 || Ojima (3–9) || Hayakawa (5–7) || - || Zozo Marine Stadium || 26,771 || 58–55–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 116 || August 30 || Buffaloes || 3–4 || Higa (4–0) || Matsui (1–3) || Hirano (28) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,901 || 58–56–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 117 || August 31 || Buffaloes || 3–8 || Tajima (9–3) || Karashima (4–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 13,017 || 58–57–2 || L3|-|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 118 || September 1 || Buffaloes || 11–8 || Anraku (5–1) || Biddle (4–5) || Matsui (28) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 12,187 || 59–57–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 119 || September 2 || Fighters || 1–3 || Itoh (10–9) || Kishi (7–9) || Ishikawa (4) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,068 || 59–58–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 120 || September 3 || Fighters || 5–4 || Anraku (6–1) || Hori (1–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,625 || 60–58–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 121 || September 4 || Fighters || 2–8 || Kato (6–6) || Hayakawa (5–8) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,748 || 60–59–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || September 6 || @ Hawks || 2–4 || Wada (5–4) || Takinaka (2–8) || Moinelo (20) || PayPay Dome || 25,851 || 60–60–2 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 123 || September 7 || @ Hawks || 4–3 || Karashima (5–3) || Ishikawa (5–9) || Matsui (29) || PayPay Dome || 28,441 || 61–60–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 124 || September 8 || @ Hawks || 7–3 || Wakui (4–1) || Rea (5–5) || - || PayPay Dome || 30,452 || 62–60–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 125 || September 10 || Marines || 4–6 || Nishino (2–2) || Tanaka (8–10) || Osuna (7) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 19,274 || 62–61–2 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 126 || September 11 || Marines || 3–2 || Kishi (8–9) || Karakawa (2–1) || Matsui (30) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 20,657 || 63–61–2 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 127 || September 12 || Buffaloes || 8–2 || Norimoto (8–8) || Miyagi (10–7) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,115 || 64–61–2 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa"| 128 || September 13 || Buffaloes || 3–3 || colspan=3|Game tied after 12 innings || Rakuten Seimei Park || 12,715 || 64–61–3 || T1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 129 || September 15 || Hawks || 3–7 || Wada (6–4) || Karashima (5–4) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 15,078 || 64–62–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 130 || September 16 || Hawks || 2–6 || Kaino (2–0) || Wakui (4–2) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 16,336 || 64–63–3 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 131 || September 17 || @ Lions || 3–0 || Tanaka (9–10) || Matsumoto (6–6) || Matsui (31) || Belluna Dome || 24,167 || 65–63–3 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 132 || September 18 || @ Lions || 4–3 || Norimoto (9–8) || Yoza (10–7) || Matsui (32) || Belluna Dome || 27,471 || 66–63–3 || W2|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 133 || September 19 || @ Lions || 6–4 || Busenitz (3–1) || Masuda (2–5) || Miyamori (1) || Belluna Dome || 27,475 || 67–63–3 || W3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 134 || September 20 || @ Lions || 1–4 || Takahashi (11–8) || Takinaka (2–9) || Taira (8) || Belluna Dome || 14,063 || 67–64–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 135 || September 23 || Fighters || 3–6 || Rodriguez (3–2) || Miyamori (1–1) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 23,319 || 67–65–3 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 136 || September 24 || Buffaloes|| 1–9 || Yamamoto (15–5) || Tanaka (9–11) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 21,332 || 67–66–3 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 137 || September 25 || @ Fighters || 6–0 || Karashima (6–4) || Matsuura (0–1) || - || Sapporo Dome || 22,619 || 68–66–3 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 138 || September 26 || @ Fighters || 2–3 || Kato (8–7) || Hayakawa (5–9) || Itoh (1) || Sapporo Dome || 16,923 || 68–67–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 139 || September 27 || @ Buffaloes || 6–1 || Norimoto (10–8) || Miyagi (11–8) || - || Kyocera Dome || 20,092 || 69–67–3 || W1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 140 || September 28 || Lions || 0–1 || Imai (5–1) || Kishi (8–10) || Taira (9) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 17,313 || 69–68–3 || L1|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 141 || September 29 || Hawks || 4–5 || Ohzeki (7–6) || Anraku (6–2) || Moinelo (24) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 14,360 || 69–69–3 || L2|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 142 || September 30 || Hawks || 1–5 || Wada (7–4) || Wakui (4–3) || - || Rakuten Seimei Park || 18,642 || 69–70–3 || L3|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 143 || October 2 || Buffaloes || 2–5 || Udagawa (2–1) || Tanaka (9–12) || Abe (3) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 25,339 || 69–71–3 || L4|-|-| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Tie      = Postponement
Bold = Eagles team member

Roster

2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManagerCoaches

Player statistics

Batting

Player! width="5%"
83 238 18 62 6 0 0 26 0 28 31 .261 .335 .286 68
143 532 73 134 17 0 27 86 4 92 137 .252 .365 .436 232
21 62 4 15 2 0 0 8 0 11 25 .242 .365 .274 17
19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 0
5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
†3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 0
3 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .429 3
17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0
12 22 1 3 1 0 1 6 0 1 9 .136 .174 .318 7
22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
118 424 54 113 16 5 2 29 21 37 65 .267 .328 .342 145
17 63 4 14 3 0 0 2 0 7 9 .222 .296 .270 17
58 202 14 42 6 0 7 28 0 20 68 .208 .278 .342 69
73 238 26 53 12 1 9 30 4 27 74 .223 .300 .395 94
47 16 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .188 .235 .188 3
43 88 11 22 2 3 1 9 1 8 28 .250 .323 .375 33
108 372 58 81 17 4 7 37 19 68 103 .218 .342 .341 127
21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0
10 18 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 4 .167 .250 .389 7
71 145 10 31 4 0 3 18 1 21 46 .214 .325 .303 44
53 182 20 39 8 3 3 25 2 10 27 .214 .264 .341 62
6 25 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 .200 .200 .200 5
142 541 59 161 36 3 14 77 5 63 82 .298 .373 .453 245
98 253 21 60 4 0 4 18 0 18 52 .237 .293 .300 76
125 408 39 105 19 0 5 35 4 38 52 .257 .344 .341 139
15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
77 63 10 9 3 0 1 5 6 6 25 .143 .229 .238 15
25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
18 17 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 .118 .211 .118 2
120 409 60 111 14 3 11 35 12 42 103 .271 .354 .401 164
8 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 .100 .231 .100 1
11 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 .069 .067 .069 2
60 153 14 37 1 2 1 17 2 12 24 .242 .295 .294 45
79 187 19 38 6 5 3 13 15 17 46 .203 .280 .337 63
5 10 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 .200 .333 .500 5
Total：36 players143 4738 533 1,150 179 29 101 511 97 535 1,063 .243 .325 .357 1,690

†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[3]

Pitching

Player! width="5%"
6 2 4.38 52 0 1 49.1 51 25 24 12 39
3 1 2.27 34 0 0 31.2 22 8 8 10 25
1 0 3.97 8 5 0 22.2 15 11 10 12 17
1 2 3.38 4 4 0 18.2 16 8 7 10 10
0 0 4.09 11 0 0 11 14 5 5 4 7
0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3
5 9 3.86 19 19 0 107.1 105 48 46 23 86
2 0 6.12 26 0 0 32.1 35 22 22 12 18
0 0 6.00 2 2 0 6 10 4 4 3 2
6 4 3.40 17 17 0 90 86 36 34 24 53
8 10 3.19 22 22 0 141 116 51 50 28 118
0 0 6.00 6 0 0 6 9 4 4 5 4
0 0 9.00 1 1 0 4 6 4 4 2 3
1 3 1.92 53 0 32 51.2 21 11 11 19 83
†1 1 1.54 26 0 1 23.1 12 4 4 12 23
‡0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 1 3
0 0 2.66 24 0 0 23.2 20 7 7 10 15
4 0 2.26 61 0 0 55.2 39 16 14 26 59
10 8 3.53 21 21 0 125 127 54 49 38 104
1 1 3.31 34 0 0 32.2 23 12 12 17 32
4 2 2.61 54 0 0 51.2 45 18 15 15 38
1 3 4.03 38 0 0 38 25 17 17 25 35
0 0 7.11 2 1 0 6.1 8 5 5 4 9
0 0 7.20 3 0 0 5 5 5 4 5 5
2 9 4.62 15 15 0 78 94 44 40 27 42
9 12 3.31 25 25 0 163 160 65 60 30 126
0 0 4.50 11 0 0 12 16 6 6 6 7
0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 3 3.54 10 10 0 56 50 23 22 10 35
0 0 2.13 13 0 0 12.2 7 3 3 4 10
0 0 1.80 4 0 0 5 3 1 1 1 2
0 1 3.29 13 1 1 13.2 14 5 5 6 5
Total：32 players69 71 3.47 143 143 35 1,279.2 1,161 522 493 401 1,018

†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]

Awards and honors

Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award[5]

Best Nine Award[6]

Mitsui Golden Glove Award[7]

All-Star Series selections[8]

Speed Up Award[9]

SKY Perfect! Sayonara Award[10]

Farm team

Team! width="6%"
GWLTWin%GBHomeAway
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles11469423.622 - 38–20–231–22–1
Chiba Lotte Marines10961453.5755½34–18–227–27–1
Yomiuri Giants125635210.548835–26–528–26–5
Tokyo Yakult Swallows11154561.49114½29–22–125–34
Saitama Seibu Lions11147586.4481923–25–324–33–3
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters9938556.4092218–33–320–22–3
Yokohama DeNA BayStars10540623.39224½26–2714–35–3

Nippon Professional Baseball draft

2022 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Draft selections[11] !Round!Name!Position!Affiliation!Signed?
1Kosei ShojiPitcherRikkyo UniversityYes
2Ryuji KomagoPitcherSaginomiya SeisakushoYes
3Shota WatanabePitcherKyushu Sangyo UniversityYes
4Mao ItoPitcherTokyo University of Agriculture OkhotskYes
5Ryuya TairaInfielderNTT WestYes
6Yuki HayashiPitcherSeino TransportationYes
Development players
1Konosuke TatsumiInfielderSeinan Gakuin UniversityYes
2Kosei KogaPitcherShimonoseki International High SchoolYes
3Akihiro TakeshitaPitcherHakodate UniversityYes
4Sotaro NagataInfielderNational Taiwan University of SportYes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friday, March 25, 2022 . . March 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: 振替試合開催日のお知らせ . Announcement of the dates of the make-up games . ja . September 22, 2022 . Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
  3. Web site: 2022 Japan Pacific League Batting Leaders . . February 3, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2022 Japan Pacific League Pitching Leaders . . February 3, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2021年度 大樹生命月間MVP賞 . 2022 Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award . ja . . September 19, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2022年度 表彰選手（パシフィック・リーグ） . 2022 Awarded Players (Pacific League) . ja . . February 3, 2022.
  7. Web site: 2022年度 三井ゴールデン・グラブ賞 . 2022 [Mitsui Golden Glove Award |lang=ja |publisher=[[Nippon Professional Baseball]] |access-date=February 3, 2022.
  8. Web site: 出場者 . Participants . ja . . September 19, 2022.
  9. Web site: ローソンチケット スピードアップ賞 . Lawson Ticket Speed Up Award . ja . . February 3, 2023.
  10. Web site: サヨナラ賞 . Goodbye Award . ja . . February 3, 2023.
  11. 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. . February 3, 2023.

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