Tohoku is aiming for its first league championship and Japan championship since 2013 Rakuten Eagles. The following is a list of newly joined players from the 2026 season.

(as of January 29, 2026)

*Names (honorifics omitted)/Positions/ number

Newly Joined Players
Satohiro Fujiwara／pitcher／13
Tatsuru Ito／pitcher／20
Shigenaga Chen／infielder／30
Toshiya Daiei／catcher／72
Ito Daisheng／pitcher／79
Ru Kutani / pitcher / 45
Shoya Sakaue / outfielder / 42

Mayuzumeta Horomura / outfielder / 126
Azusaon Otsubo / outfielder / 129
Takuma Nakazawa / pitcher / 133
Kyosuke Kaneko / infielder / 134
Taiga Shimabara / catcher / 122

Current Draft
Naoki Sato outfielder / 38

Transfer from other teams
Hikaru Ito / catcher / 27
Kenta Maeda / pitcher / 18
Chiharu Tanaka / pitcher / undisclosed

Foreign players
Roancy Contreras / pitcher / 15
Carson McCusker / outfielder / 34
Jose Ureña / 22 / 22 pitcher

Kenta Maeda pitcher, who has been playing in the MLB since 2016, joined Tohoku Rakuten Eagles. Maeda pitcher joined Hiroshima in the first round of the 2006 high school draft and swung his arm as an ace. win He also reached double figures three times in the MLB, totaling 226 starts in nine seasons with a 68-56 record and ERA 4.20 ERA. Northeast Rakuten Eagles did not have a double-digit win pitcher appearance last season. pitcher The team's pitching by Maeda pitcher, who has a proven track record, is a major highlight of the season.

Northeast Rakuten Eagles 's catcher team is Hikaru Ota player, Kengo Horiuchi The main players in the team are the middle generation, such as the top players and the top players, Tsuyoshi Ishihara The main members of the Tohoku lineup are middle-aged players, such as Hikaru Ito, who is a veteran. Veteran Hikaru Ito joined the team. Orix Buffaloes He will be able to make use of his abundant experience in his new home, where he was a battery partner with a good pitcher player in Yokohama DeNA.

​Ryosuke Tatsumi, who had exercised his domestic free agent rights, remained with Tohoku Rakuten Eagles. Last season, he was demoted to the farm team and his appearances in the first team were reduced to 114 games, but he is expected to bounce back this season.