Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Article Index for
Tohoku
Website Links For
Tohoku
 

Information About

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles




The is a Baseball team founded in 2004 to begin play in 2005 in the Japan ese Pacific League . The team was created to fill the void left by the merger of the Orix Blue Wave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes , who merged at the end of the 2004 season due to financial difficulties, leaving the league with an odd number of teams. The team is based in Sendai . It inaugurated its first season with a 3 – 1 victory over Lotte .

:Founded: 2004
:Home ballpark: Fullcast Stadium Miyagi
:Uniform colors: Red, white, and gold
:Logo design: A stylized white 'E' with horizontal stripes to the left in the shape of a wing, all in white with a golden trim.
:Nickname: ''Rakuten'' (楽天), ''Eagles'' (イーグルス), ''Washi'' (鷲, meaning to Eagle ), ''Inuwashi'' (狗鷲, meaning to Golden Eagle )
:League championships won (0):
: Japan Series championships won (0):


PLAYERS OF NOTE


Retired numbers

  • 10 - This number is worn by both team mascots, and is considered the number of the fan, the 'tenth player' on the field.



SEE ALSO



EXTERNAL LINKS