The 2020 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the sixteenth season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles played their home games at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Hajime Miki on his first and only season as team manager.

Rakuten did not qualify for the Climax Series, finishing the COVID-shortened season in fourth place with a record of .

Regular season Standings + 2020 Pacific League regular season standings Team 1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 12073425.635—40–19–133–23–42Chiba Lotte Marines* 12060573.5131435–23–225–34–13Saitama Seibu Lions12058584.50015½35–22–323–36–14Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles12055578.49116½31–25–424–32–45Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters12053625.4612031–26–322–36–26Orix Buffaloes12045687.3982726–31–319–37–4 League champion and advanced to the Climax Series Advanced to the Climax Series

Record vs. opponents + 2020 record vs. opponentsTeamBuffaloesEaglesFightersHawksLionsMarines Buffaloes — 12–10–2 11–12–1 5–17–2 12–11–1 5–18–1 Eagles 10–12–2 — 11–10–3 9–15 10–12–2 15–8–1 Fighters 12–11–1 10–11–3 — 6–17–1 14–10 11–13 Hawks 17–5–2 15–9 17–6–1 — 13–10–1 11–12–1 Lions 11–12–1 12–10–2 10–14 10–13–1 — 15–9 Marines 18–5–1 8–15–1 13–11 12–11–1 9–15 —

Chihō ballparks The Eagles had planned to host two home games outside of Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in 2020. Both were to be played at chihō, or "countryside", ballparks in Aomori and Akita Prefectures in Japan's Tōhoku region. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, both of games were cancelled.

+ 2020 Rakuten Eagles chihō ballparks Ballpark City Prefecture Haruka Yume Stadium Hirosaki Aomori Prefecture Komachi Stadium Akita Akita Prefecture Game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opening Day starting roster Friday, June 19, 2020 at Orix Buffaloes + 2020 Rakuten Eagles Opening Day starting roster Order Player Position 1 Eigoro Mogi Shortstop 2 Daichi Suzuki Third baseman 3 Jabari Blash Designated hitter 4 Hideto Asamura Second baseman 5 Hiroaki Shimauchi Left fielder 6 Stefen Romero Right fielder 7 Ginji Akaminai First baseman 8 Hikaru Ohta Catcher 9 Ryosuke Tatsumi Center fielder — Takahiro Norimoto Starting pitcher

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || June 19 || @ Buffaloes || 9–1 || T. Norimoto (1–0) || Kambe (0–1) || — || Kyocera Dome || — || 1–0–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || June 20 || @ Buffaloes || 2–1 || Morihara (1–0) || Sawada (0–1) || Karashima (1) || Kyocera Dome || — || 2–0–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || June 21 || @ Buffaloes || 0–4 || Yamamoto (1–0) || Ishibashi (0–1) || — || Kyocera Dome || — || 2–1–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || June 23 || Fighters || 4–0 || Yuge (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 3–1–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || June 24 || Fighters || 5–2 || Wakui (1–0) || Kawano (0–1) || Morihara (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 4–1–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || June 25 || Fighters || 5–8 || VerHagen (1–0) || Shiomi (0–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 4–2–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || June 26 || Fighters || 7–1 || T. Norimoto (2–0) || Arihara (0–2) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 5–2–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || June 27 || Fighters || 18–4 || Sakai (1–0) || Tamai (1–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 6–2–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || June 28 || Fighters || 4–6 || Sugiura (1–0) || Ishibashi (0–2) || Akiyoshi (2) || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 6–3–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || June 30 || Marines || 15–4 || Yuge (2–0) || Futaki (0–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 7–3–0 || W1

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || July 1 || Marines || 5–3 || Wakui (2–0) || Ojima (1–1) || Morihara (2) || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 8–3–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || July 2 || Marines || 5–8 || Iwashita (2–0) || Shiomi (0–2) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 8–4–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || July 3 || Marines || 3–1 || T. Norimoto (3–0) || Ishikawa (0–1) || Morihara (3) || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 9–4–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || July 4 || Marines || 3–1 || Kishi (1–0) || Taneichi (0–1) || Chargois (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 10–4–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || July 5 || Marines || 8–1 || Ishibashi (1–2) || Mima (1–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || 11–4–0 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || July 7 || @ Hawks || 3–4 || Senga (1–0) || Yuge (2–1) || Mori (3) || PayPay Dome || — || 11–5–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || July 8 || @ Hawks || 12–8 || Wakui (3–0) || Kasaya (0–1) || — || PayPay Dome || — || 12–5–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || July 9 || @ Hawks || 9–1 || Shiomi (1–2) || van den Hurk (1–1) || — || PayPay Dome || — || 13–5–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || July 10 || @ Hawks || 1–2 || R. Takahashi (2–0) || Chargois (0–1) || — || PayPay Dome || 1,839 || 13–6–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || July 11 || @ Hawks || 4–8 || Niho (1–2) || Karashima (0–1) || — || PayPay Dome || 3,419 || 13–7–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || July 12 || @ Hawks || 1–6 || Ishikawa (2–0) || Ishibashi (1–3) || — || PayPay Dome || 4,873 || 13–8–0 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 14 || Lions || colspan=4|Postponed (rain) – Makeup date: November 7 || Rakuten Seimei Park || — || — || — |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || July 15 || Lions || 11–0 || Wakui (4–0) || Imai (1–3) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 2,320 || 14–8–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || July 16 || Lions || 7–4 || Anraku (1–0) || K. Takahashi (1–3) || Morihara (4) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 2,381 || 15–8–0 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || July 17 || Lions || 2–10 || Neal (1–0) || T. Norimoto (3–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,111 || 15–9–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || July 18 || Lions || 3–4 || Matsumoto (1–2) || Shiomi (1–3) || Masuda (7) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,355 || 15–10–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || July 19 || Lions || 9–5 || Busenitz (1–0) || Hirai (2–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,559 || 16–10–0 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || July 21 || Buffaloes || 3–10 || Albers (2–2) || Sung (0–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 2,435 || 16–11–0 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || July 22 || Buffaloes || 7–11 || K. Yoshida (1–0) || Morihara (1–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,668 || 16–12–0 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa" | 29 || July 23 || Buffaloes || 2−2 || colspan=3| Game tied after 10 innings || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,414 || 16–12–1 || T1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || July 24 || Buffaloes || 2–6 || Sakakibara (1–1) || T. Norimoto (3–2) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,898 || 16–13–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || July 25 || Buffaloes || 3–6 || Yamada (2–1) || Morihara (1–2) || Dickson (5) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,140 || 16–14–1 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || July 26 || Buffaloes || 5–4 || Makita (1–0) || Higgins (1–1) || Busenitz (1) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 2,491 || 17–14–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || July 28 || @ Marines || 12–13 || Masuda (1–2) || Chargois (0–2) || — || Zozo Marine Stadium || 3,986 || 17–15–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || July 29 || @ Marines || 5–1 || Wakui (5–0) || Ojima (2–3) || — || Zozo Marine Stadium || 4,098 || 18–15–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || July 30 || @ Marines || 4–3 || Kubo (1–0) || Iwashita (3–2) || Busenitz (2) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 4,236 || 19–15–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || July 31 || @ Marines || 4–5 || Ishikawa (1–2) || T. Norimoto (3–3) || Masuda (10) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 4,990 || 19–16–1 || L1

|-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || August 1 || @ Marines || 8–0 || Shiomi (2–3) || Taneichi (3–2) || — || Zozo Marine Stadium || 4,967 || 20–16–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || August 2 || @ Marines || 6–7 || K.Y. Chen (1–0) || Sakai (1–1) || Masuda (11) || Zozo Marine Stadium || 4,996 || 20–17–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || August 4 || Hawks || 7–6 || Tsurusaki (1–0) || Moinelo (0–1) || Busenitz (3) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,442 || 21–17–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || August 5 || Hawks || 6–0 || Wakui (6–0) || Wada (3–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 4,037 || 22–17–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || August 6 || Hawks || 1–3 || Bandoh (1–1) || Matsui (0–1) || Mori (10) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,757 || 22–18–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || August 7 || Hawks || 7–4 || Sung (1–1) || Higashihama (2–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 4,336 || 23–18–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || August 8 || Hawks || 4–2 || Shiomi (3–3) || Niho (3–3) || Busenitz (4) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 4,277 || 24–18–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || August 9 || Hawks || 0–5 || Bandoh (2–1) || Fukui (0–1) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 4,562 || 24–19–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || August 11 || @ Lions || 7–5 || Yuge (3–1) || K. Takahashi (2–5) || Busenitz (5) || MetLife Dome || 4,715 || 25–19–1 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || August 12 || @ Lions || 6–2 || Wakui (7–0) || Itoh (0–1) || — || MetLife Dome || 4,670 || 26–19–1 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || August 13 || @ Lions || 7–4 || Sakai (2–1) || Yoza (2–4) || Makita (1) || MetLife Dome || 4,718 || 27–19–1 || W3 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || August 14 || @ Lions || 8–13 || Imai (3–3) || Tsurusaki (1–1) || — || MetLife Dome || 4,681 || 27–20–1 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa" | 49 || August 15 || @ Lions || 3−3 || colspan=3| Game tied after 10 innings || MetLife Dome || 4,677 || 27–20–2 || T1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || August 16 || @ Lions || 1–11 || Honda (1–4) || Fukui (0–2) || — || MetLife Dome || 4,659 || 27–21–2 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || August 18 || @ Fighters || 4–9 || Uwasawa (3–2) || Yuge (3–2) || — || Sapporo Dome || 3,380 || 27–22–2 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || August 19 || @ Fighters || 12–2 || Wakui (8–0) || Sugiura (4–2) || — || Sapporo Dome || 3,048 || 28–22–2 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffeeaa" | 53 || August 20 || @ Fighters || 3−3 || colspan=3| Game tied after 10 innings || Sapporo Dome || 2,919 || 28–22–3 || T1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || August 21 || @ Fighters || 4–1 || T. Norimoto (4–3) || Tamai (4–2) || Busenitz (6) || Sapporo Dome || 4,927 || 29–22–2 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || August 22 || @ Fighters || 1–5 || Arihara (3–5) || Shiomi (3–4) || — || Sapporo Dome || 4,947 || 29–23–2 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || August 23 || @ Fighters || 0–11 || VerHagen (5–1) || Fukui (0–3) || — || Sapporo Dome || 4,936 || 29–24–2 || L2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || August 25 || Marines || 4–8 || Mima (5–2) || Chargois (0–2) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,424 || 29–25–2 || L3 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || August 26 || Marines || 0–2 || Ojima (4–4) || Wakui (8–1) || Masuda (17) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 4,130 || 29–26–2 || L4 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || August 27 || Marines || 15–0 || Matsui (1–1) || Iwashita (3–4) || — || Rakuten Seimei Park || 3,503 || 30–26–2 || W1 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || August 28 || Lions || 2–1 || T. Norimoto (5–3) || Neal (2–4) || Busenitz (7) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 4,208 || 31–26–2 || W2 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || August 29 || Lions || 3–6 || Nolin (1–0) || Shiomi (3–5) || Masuda (13) || Rakuten Seimei Park || 4,446 || 31–27–2 || L1 |-align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"