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RAKUTEN EAGLES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 7, 2023
Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka takes huge pay cut after 'undignified two years'
The former Yankee signed for a reported 2023 salary of u00a5475 million plus incentives, down from the u00a5900 million he is said to have earned in each of the past two years.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 30, 2022
Hawks cut magic number to two as Eagles miss playoffs
The Eagles' loss guaranteed that the Hawks, the second-place Orix Buffaloes and the third-place Seibu Lions would advance to the Climax Series playoffs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2022
Shota Takeda outpitches Masahiro Tanaka as Hawks beat Eagles
Takeda (1-0) allowed just three hits and two walks against the Eagles, who could only manage to scratch out a fourth-inning tying run against him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 1, 2017
Norimoto surpasses Nomo with most consecutive double-digit strikeout games in NPB history
Takahiro Norimoto moved past Hall of Famer Hideo Nomo in the NPB record books on Thursday by striking out 10-plus batters in seven consecutive games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2017
Peguero's grand slam helps Eagles soar above Lions
Carlos Peguero hit a grand slam and Manabu Mima worked six innings as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles came from behind to beat the Seibu Lions 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 8, 2016
Rakuten to acquire outfielder Peguero
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have reached an agreement in principle to sign outfielder Carlos Peguero, a source close to the matter said Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 17, 2015
Eagles catcher Shima sidelined with broken rib
Tohoku Rakuten catcher Motohiro Shima will be out four to six weeks with a broken left rib cage, the Eagles said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 31, 2014
Events of 10 years ago still reverberate today
Ten years ago this month, Japanese baseball went into its deepest and most memorable crisis. In case you were not in Japan then — or have forgotten — here is a brief review of what happened.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2013
Eagles win brings Tohoku bargains
Tohoku baseball fans flocked to special sales at department stores and other shops Monday to celebrate the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' first Japan Series championship.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2013
Lions rally past Eagles
Shogo Akiyama and Takeya Nakamura hit back-to-back RBI singles as the Seibu Lions came from two runs down to beat rookie right-hander Takahiro Norimoto and the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Jun 12, 2013
Once a young phenom, Matsui now a veteran leader for upstart Eagles
The plays aren't as flashy or spectacular as they used to be, but Kazuo Matsui still makes them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2013
Tanaka goes seven innings for 8th win as Eagles defeat Giants
Masahiro Tanaka escaped a first-inning jam on Sunday and cruised to his eighth victory as the Rakuten Eagles defeated the Yomiuri Giants 5-3 in interleague action at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 3, 2013
Eagles facing big challenges in bid to make playoffs
Will this be the season the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles make it to the Pacific League Climax Series for the second time in their nine years of existence?
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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