The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles,often shortened as the Rakuten Eagles,are a baseball team based in Sendai,Miyagi Prefecture,Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping company Rakuten.
Todd Anthony "Moose" Linden is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Florida Marlins;and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Carson High School is a high school in Carson City,Nevada,United States. It is a part of the Carson City School District.
Chad Michael Qualls is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,Arizona Diamondbacks,Tampa Bay Rays,San Diego Padres,Philadelphia Phillies,New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Miami Marlins,and Colorado Rockies.
Richard Ryan Short is an American former professional baseball second baseman who currently serves as the minor league field coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Washington Nationals,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He bats and throws right-handed. He is an alumnus of Western Illinois University and Larkin High School in Elgin,IL.
Masahiro Tanaka is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Rómulo Ignacio Sánchez Oviedo is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brother Elephants.
Kameron Kraig 'Kam' Mickolio is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Casey Michael McGehee is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Milwaukee Brewers,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,Miami Marlins,San Francisco Giants,and Detroit Tigers. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yomiuri Giants.
Manuel Bañuelos is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves,Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. He has also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians and Rakuten Monkeys,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Rhiner Augusto Cruz Montero is a professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Born in the Dominican Republic,he played for Team Spain in the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament,in Italy in September 2019.
Nikolas Carlyle Turley is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates,and in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Maikel Antonio Franco,is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in the MLB. He made his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2014 and played for them through 2019. He has also played for the Kansas City Royals in 2020,the Baltimore Orioles in 2021,and the Washington Nationals in 2022.
Yuki Matsui is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2014 to 2023.
Zelous Lamar Wheeler is an American former professional baseball third baseman and right fielder. He previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yomiuri Giants and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Jabari Jerell Blash is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2016 with the San Diego Padres. He also played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Cody Joe Ponce is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He played college baseball for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.
Miguel Angel Yajure is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates,and in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Yajure signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2015,and made his MLB debut with the them in 2020,becoming the first major-league player to wear number 89,MLB's last unused uniform number.
Christopher Ryan Gittens is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He made his MLB debut in 2021.
The history of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) began in 2004 when two Pacific League (PL) teams,the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave,merged to create the Orix Buffaloes. After the league's first and only players strike on September 18–19,team representatives agreed to ease the rules of entry for new teams into NPB and that one would be allowed to join the following season to fill the void left by the merger. Beating out Livedoor,Hiroshi Mikitani's internet services company Rakuten was selected to create a new PL team to be based in Sendai,Miyagi Prefecture. The new club was named the "Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles" and they would play in the newly renovated Miyagi Stadium.
