The 2024 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the 20th season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles play their home games at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Toshiaki Imae in his first season as team manager.

Regular season Standings + 2024 Pacific League regular season standings Team 1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks14391493—49–21–242–28–12Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters*1437560813½41–25–634–35–23Chiba Lotte Marines*1437166618½37–33–134–33–54Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles1436772423½30–39–237–33–25Orix Buffaloes143637732834–36–129–41–26Saitama Seibu Lions143499134231–40–118–51–2 League champion and advanced directly to the final stage of the Climax Series Advanced to the first stage of the Climax Series

Record vs. opponents + 2024 record vs. opponentsTeamBuffaloesEaglesFightersHawksLionsMarines Buffaloes — 15–10 12–12–1 6–18−1 12–13 8–16−1 10–8 Eagles 10–15 — 10–13–2 9–16 14–10–1 11–13–1 13–5 Fighters 12–12–1 13–10–2 — 12–12–1 13–10–2 18–6–1 7–10–1 Hawks 18–6−1 16–9 12–12–1 — 17–8 16–8−1 12–6 Lions 13–12 10–14–1 10–13–2 8–17 — 4–21 4–14 Marines 16–8−1 13–11–1 6–18–1 8–16−1 21–4 — 7–9−2

Interleague + 2024 regular season interleague standings Team 1Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles181350.722—6–37–22Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks181260.66717–25–43Yokohama DeNA BayStars181170.61123–68–14Tokyo Yakult Swallows18972.56335–2−24–55Orix Buffaloes181080.55634–56–36Hiroshima Toyo Carp181080.55636–34–57Yomiuri Giants18891.4714½4–54–4–18Chiba Lotte Marines18792.43854–53–4−29Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters187101.4125½3–5–14–510Hanshin Tigers187110.38864–53–611Chunichi Dragons187110.38863–64–512Saitama Seibu Lions184140.22293–62–7 Interleague champion

Chihō ballparks The Eagles hosted five home games outside of Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in 2024. Four were played at chihō, or "countryside", ballparks in Fukushima, Aomori, Yamagata, and Akita Prefectures in Japan's Tōhoku region and the fifth was played at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. A sixth game was scheduled to be played in Iwate Prefecture, however the game was rained out and was instead played in Rakuten Mobile Park.

+ 2024 Rakuten Eagles chihō ballparks Ballpark City Prefecture Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture Haruka Yume Stadium Hirosaki Aomori Prefecture Kirayaka Stadium Yamagata Yamagata Prefecture Kitagin Ballpark Morioka Iwate Prefecture Komachi Stadium Akita Akita Prefecture Tokyo Dome Bunkyō Tokyo Game was rained out.

Opening Day starting roster Friday, March 29, 2024, vs. Saitama Seibu Lions + 2024 Rakuten Eagles Opening Day starting roster Order Player Position 1 Eigoro Mogi First baseman 2 Hiroto Kobukata Second baseman 3 Yuya Ogo Right fielder 4 Hideto Asamura Third baseman 5 Hiroaki Shimauchi Left fielder 6 Maikel Franco Designated hitter 7 Ryosuke Tatsumi Center fielder 8 Hikaru Ohta Catcher 9 Itsuki Murabayashi Shortstop — Takahisa Hayakawa Starting pitcher

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || March 29 || Lions || 0–1 || Imai (1–0) || Hayakawa (0–1) || Abreu (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,069 || 0–1–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || March 30 || Lions || 2–8 || Sumida (1–0) || Shoji (0–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,593 || 0–2–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || March 31 || Lions || 4–3 || S. Watanabe (1–0) || Itogawa (0–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,501 || 1–2–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 2 || @ Fighters || 4–2 || Ponce (1–0) || Yamasaki (0–1) || Norimoto (1) || Es Con Field || 30,728 || 2–2–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 3 || @ Fighters || 2–4 || Kitayama (1–0) || Kishi (0–1) || S. Tanaka (2) || Es Con Field || 27,042 || 2–3–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 5 || Hawks || 1–6 || Ishikawa (1–0) || Hayakawa (0–2) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,506 || 2–4–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 6 || Hawks || 4–5 || Fujii (1–0) || Turley (0–1) || Osuna (4) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,801 || 2–5–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 7 || Hawks || 3–2 || Norimoto (1–0) || Sawayanagi (0–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,457 || 3–5–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 9 || @ Buffaloes || 4–5 || Tajima (1–0) || Ponce (1–1) || Yo. Hirano (3) || Kyocera Dome || 19,256 || 3–6–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 10 || @ Buffaloes || 5–4 || Nishigaki (1–0) || Yamazaki (0–1) || Norimoto (2) || Kyocera Dome || 19,667 || 4–6–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 11 || @ Buffaloes || 1–2 || Yo. Hirano (1–0) || Nishigaki (1–1) || — || Kyocera Dome || 18,214 || 4–7–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 12 || Marines || 5–2 || Hayakawa (1–2) || Ojima (1–2) || Norimoto (3) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,213 || 5–7–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa" | 13 || April 13 || Marines || 2−2 || colspan=3| Game tied after 12 innings || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,075 || 5–7–1 || T1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 14 || Marines || 2–9 || Sasaki (2–0) || Fujii (0–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,020 || 5–8–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 16 || Buffaloes || 6–2 || Ponce (2–1) || Tajima (1–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 19,079 || 6–8–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 17 || Buffaloes || 0–5 || Espinoza (3–0) || Kishi (0–2) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,735 || 6–9–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 18 || Buffaloes || 0–7 || Sotani (1–1) || Uchi (0–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,974 || 6–10–1 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 19 || @ Lions || 4–5 || Imai (2–0) || Hayakawa (1–3) || Abreu (5) || Belluna Dome || 17,811 || 6–11–1 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 20 || @ Lions || 8–2 || T. Sakai (1–0) || S. Sato (0–1) || — || Belluna Dome || 20,109 || 7–11–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 21 || @ Lions || 1–0 || Fujii (1–1) || K. Takahashi (0–2) || Nishigaki (1) || Belluna Dome || 25,210 || 8–11–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 23 || Fighters || 3–4 || S. Tanaka (1–0) || Nishigaki (1–2) || Sugiura (1) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,892 || 8–12–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || April 24 || Fighters || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: October 5 || Rakuten Mobile Park || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 25 || Fighters || 5–1 || Kishi (1–2) || Suzuki (0–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 21,850 || 9–12–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 27 || @ Marines || 4–1 || Uchi (1–1) || Sawamura (0–1) || Norimoto (4) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 24,478 || 10–12–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 28 || @ Marines || 1–10 || Ojima (2–3) || Takinaka (0–1) || — || Zozo Marine Stadium || 27,945 || 10–13–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Marines || 8–6 || Shoji (1–1) || Taneichi (1–3) || Norimoto (5) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 23,599 || 11–13–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 30 || @ Hawks || 0–8 || Arihara (3–2) || Ponce (2–2) || — || Mizuho PayPay Dome || 40,142 || 11–14–1 || L1

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 1 || @ Hawks || 4–3 || S. Suzuki (1–0) || Osuna (0–1) || Norimoto (6) || Mizuho PayPay Dome || 40,142 || 12–14–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 3 || Marines || 12–1 || Hayakawa (2–3) || Nishino (2–3) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,572 || 13–14–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 4 || Marines || 0–2 || Iwashita (2–0) || Uchi (1–2) || Masuda (4) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,010 || 13–15–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 5 || Marines || 1–4 || Ojima (3–3) || Kishi (1–3) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,039 || 13–16–1 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 6 || Buffaloes || 2–4 || Sotani (2–1) || Shoji (1–2) || Machado (2) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 20,769 || 13–17–1 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 8 || Buffaloes || 4–1 || Fujii (2–1) || Miyagi (2–4) || Norimoto (7) || Komachi Stadium || 14,047 || 14–17–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 10 || @ Lions || 13–2 || Hayakawa (3–3) || Aoyama (0–1) || — || Belluna Dome || 14,409 || 15–17–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || @ Lions || 1–2 || Takeuchi (3–0) || Uchi (1–3) || Abreu (8) || Belluna Dome || 19,482 || 15–18–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 12 || @ Lions || 2–6 || Imai (3–0) || Kishi (1–4) || — || Belluna Dome || 19,185 || 15–19–1 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 14 || Hawks || 4–1 || Ponce (3–2) || Arihara (3–3) || Norimoto (8) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,043 || 16–19–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 15 || Hawks || 3–7 || Hasegawa (3–2) || Shoji (1–3) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,193 || 16–20–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Buffaloes || 5–3 || CH. Sung (1–0) || Takashima (0–1) || Norimoto (9) || Kyocera Dome || 31,932 || 17–20–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Buffaloes || 3–8 || Sotani (3–1) || Uchi (1–4) || — || Kyocera Dome || 30,977 || 17–21–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Buffaloes || 2–3 || Iguchi (1–0) || T. Sakai (1–1) || — || Kyocera Dome || 31,664 || 17–22–1 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 21 || @ Hawks || 0–21 || Arihara (4–3) || Ponce (3–3) || — || Mizuho PayPay Dome || 40,142 || 17–23–1 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 22 || @ Hawks || 0–12 || Wada (2–0) || Shoji (1–4) || — || Kyocera Dome || 33,293 || 17–24–1 || L4 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 24 || Fighters || 3–4 || S. Tanaka (2–0) || CH. Sung (1–1) || Sugiura (2) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 24,783 || 17–25–1 || L5 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 25 || Fighters || 0–5 || T. Kato (3–4) || Koja (0–1) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,034 || 17–26–1 || L6 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 26 || Fighters || 3–2 || Kishi (2–4) || Yanagawa (0–1) || Norimoto (10) || Rakuten Mobile Park || 23,735 || 18–26–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" style="border-top: solid 2px black; border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 46 || May 28 || @ BayStars || 1–6 || Kay (3–4) || Ponce (3–4) || — || Yokohama Stadium || 29,710 || 18–27–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 47 || May 29 || @ BayStars || 4–0 || Uchi (2–4) || Jackson (2–4) || — || Yokohama Stadium || 32,141 || 19–27–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 48 || May 30 || @ BayStars || 6–5 || Fujii (3–1) || K. Ishida (2–3) || Norimoto (11) || Yokohama Stadium || 31,209 || 20–27–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 49 || May 31 || Swallows || 5–3 || S. Watanabe (2–0) || Espada (0–2) || — || Azuma Baseball Stadium || 12,223 || 21–27–1 || W3

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 50 || June 1 || Swallows || 8–2 || Matsui (1–0) || Yajure (4–5) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,337 || 22–27–1 || W4 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 51 || June 2 || Swallows || 0–4 || Ishikawa (1–1) || Kishi (2–5) || — || Rakuten Mobile Park || 25,303 || 22–28–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" style="border-right: solid 2px black; border-left: solid 2px black" | 52 || June 4 || @ Tigers || 3–1 || S. Suzuki (2–0) || Guerra (0–3) || Norimoto (12) || Koshien Stadium || 42,622 || 23–28–1 || W1