On the 6th, Rakuten announced that the first-regular season official games for the 2026 season will be hosted in all six Tohoku prefectures: Aomori, Iwate, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima, in addition to their home stadium, Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi.

This marks the fourth time in three years that first-division regular season have been held in the six Tohoku prefectures. There were no rain or other weather cancellations in the 2025 season, and for the first time, all Tohoku prefectures were able to play in the games. In the 2026 season, the team aims to win in all Tohoku prefectures. Ticket sales and other details will be announced on the team's website as soon as they are finalized.

▼ 2026 season: Outline of first-division regular season held in each prefecture in Tohoku

Aomori Prefecture

Date: May 12th (Tuesday) vs. Orix

・Venue: Haruka Yume Baseball Stadium (Hirosaki City Sports Park ball park)

■Yamagata Prefecture

Date: June 23rd (Tuesday) vs. Seibu

・Venue: Kirayaka Stadium (Yamagata City General Sports center fielder ball park)

■Fukushima Prefecture

Date: Wednesday, July 1st vs. Lotte

・Venue: York Kaiseiyama Stadium (Kaiseiyama ball park)

■Akita Prefecture

Date: Tuesday, September 1st vs. Orix Buffaloes

・Venue: Komachi Stadium (Akita Prefectural ball park)

■Iwate Prefecture

Date: Wednesday, September 2nd vs. Orix

・Venue: Kitagin Ballpark (Iwate Morioka Ballpark)