2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Roster
Team Record: 66-62
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Ishii (0-0)
Location: Sendai, Japan
Ballpark: Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi
Playoffs - Chiba Lotte Marines 1 game, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 0
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2021 season with a record of 66 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Golden Eagles scored 532 runs and conceded 507 runs. Hiroaki Shimauchi led Tohoku with 21 home runs, while Hideto Asamura walloped 15 or more also. Hiroaki Shimauchi recorded 96 runs batted in. Takero Okajima paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .280 clip. Takahiro Norimoto topped the squad with 11 wins, and Masahiro Tanaka registered a 3.02 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Masahiro Tanaka, Yuki Matsui, Brandon Dixon, Alan Busenitz, Rusney Castillo and Kazuhisa Makita.
Kazuhisa Ishii served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuichi Adachi | R | R | September 22, 1989 | 5'10" | 183 | , JP |
| Ginji Akaminai | L | R | February 24, 1988 | 5'9" | 187 | Shimohei-gun, Iwate JP |
| Tomohiro Anraku | L | R | November 4, 1996 | 6'1" | 191 | |
| Hideto Asamura | R | R | November 12, 1990 | 5'11" | 172 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Alan Busenitz | R | R | August 22, 1990 | 6'1" | 180 | Watkinsville, GA US |
| Rusney Castillo | R | R | July 9, 1987 | 5'9" | 195 | Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Avila CU |
| Brandon Dixon | R | R | January 29, 1992 | 6'2" | 215 | Murrieta, CA US |
| Yuya Fukui | R | R | February 8, 1988 | 5'10" | 171 | Aida-gun, Okayama JP |
| Hiroyuki Fukuyama | R | R | March 27, 1989 | 5'8" | 154 | Unnan, Shimane JP |
| Takahisa Hayakawa | L | L | July 6, 1998 | 5'10" | 167 | Sanbu District, JP |
| Ryota Ishibashi | L | R | June 6, 1991 | 5'9" | 169 | , JP |
| Masaki Iwami | R | R | July 10, 1994 | 6'2" | 238 | , JP |
| Yoshinao Kamata | R | R | October 26, 1993 | 5'9" | 171 | |
| Takayuki Kishi | R | R | December 4, 1984 | 5'11" | 150 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hiroto Kobukata | L | R | September 28, 1995 | 5'6" | 152 | |
| Fumiya Kurokawa | L | R | April 17, 2001 | 5'11" | 189 | |
| Kazuhisa Makita | R | R | November 10, 1984 | 5'10" | 181 | Yaizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Yuki Matsui | L | L | October 30, 1995 | 5'8" | 167 | Yokohama, JP |
| Eigoro Mogi | L | R | February 14, 1994 | 5'7" | 165 | , JP |
| Kohei Morihara | L | R | December 26, 1991 | 6'1" | 194 | |
| Itsuki Murabayashi | R | R | October 6, 1997 | 5'11" | 161 | , JP |
| Atsuki Mutoh | L | L | June 15, 2001 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Naoto Nishiguchi | R | R | November 14, 1996 | 6'0" | 183 | |
| Takahiro Norimoto | L | R | December 17, 1990 | 5'10" | 178 | Taga, JP |
| Yuya Ogoh | L | R | August 3, 1996 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Hikaru Ohta | R | R | October 14, 1996 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Takero Okajima | L | R | September 7, 1989 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Louis Okoye | R | R | July 21, 1997 | 6'1" | 198 | Tokyo, JP |
| Tomohito Sakai | R | R | January 2, 1993 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Hiroaki Shimauchi | L | L | February 2, 1990 | 5'10" | 167 | |
| Takahiro Shimotsuma | R | R | April 15, 1994 | 6'1" | 189 | |
| Ko Shimozuru | R | R | April 23, 1988 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Takahiro Shiomi | L | L | September 6, 1988 | 6'0" | 170 | Moriguchi, Osaka JP |
| Shu Sugahara | L | R | April 5, 1994 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Ginjiro Sumitani | R | R | July 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Chia-Hao Sung | L | R | September 6, 1992 | 6'1" | 202 | , TW |
| Daichi Suzuki | L | R | August 18, 1989 | 5'8" | 174 | |
| Sora Suzuki | L | L | August 19, 1996 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Koichi Takada | R | R | June 3, 1998 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Hosei Takata | R | R | July 4, 1998 | 5'8" | 165 | , JP |
| Ryota Takinaka | R | R | December 20, 1994 | 5'10" | 205 | |
| Kazuki Tanaka | S | R | August 8, 1994 | 5'11" | 165 | , JP |
| Masahiro Tanaka | R | R | November 1, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Takaya Tanaka | L | R | August 27, 1992 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| Ryosuke Tatsumi | L | R | December 27, 1996 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Taisei Tsurusaki | R | R | October 10, 1997 | 5'9" | 189 | |
| Yasuhito Uchida | R | R | May 30, 1995 | 6'0" | 207 | |
| Takuma Uchima | R | R | November 21, 1998 | 5'10" | 189 | |
| Ren Wada | R | R | September 26, 1995 | 5'10" | 176 | |
| Hideaki Wakui | R | R | June 21, 1986 | 6'1" | 187 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Yoshiaki Watanabe | L | R | January 8, 1997 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Yuki Watanabe | L | L | November 8, 1995 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Tsuyoshi Yamasaki | L | R | December 29, 1995 | 5'8" | 163 | , JP |
| Toshitake Yokoo | R | R | May 27, 1993 | 5'10" | 198 | , JP |
| Hayato Yuge | L | L | April 6, 1994 | 6'3" | 231 |
