On the 8th, Rakuten Eagles announced that they have selected the 16 registered members of the Rakuten Eagles Junior team to participate in the NPB Junior Tournament KONAMI CUP 2026.

▼ Selected Players for the 2026 Rakuten Eagles Junior Team

Full Name / Furigana / Region / Elementary School Name / Grade / Team Name

Harunosuke Inoue / Aomori / Kuroishi Elementary School / 6th Grade / Nakago Baseball Club

Ryugi Yokosawa / Aomori / Kita Elementary School / 6th Grade / Itayanagi Wild The Eagles

Shuyu Kannari / Aomori / Chuo Elementary School / 6th Grade / Goshogawara BBC

Asahi Saito / Aomori / Higashi Elementary School / 6th Grade / Hirosaki Red Devils

Akito Tsushima / Aomori / Chitose Elementary School / 6th Grade / Hirosaki Minami BBC

Rikuto Asamizu / Aomori / Tsukuda Elementary School / 6th Grade / Aomori Strongs

Yuma Kato / Akita / Sennan Elementary School / 6th Grade / Sennan Triple Stars

Minato Nakayashiki / Iwate / Kikkyono Elementary School (Hachinohe City) / 6th Grade / Hirono Baseball Club

Haku Araki / Yamagata / Sakegawa Elementary School / 6th Grade / Sakegawa Baseball Club

Toranosuke Igarashi / Yamagata / Oizumi Elementary School / 6th Grade / Oizumi The Hawks

Haruto Shijo / Fukushima / Hisanohama Daiichi Elementary School / 6th Grade / Matsuzaki Garden Junior Sports Club

Asahi Dosho (*) / DOSHO ASAHI / Miyagi / Nagamachi Elementary School / 6th Grade / Nagamachi Elementary School Youth baseball Club

Kai Nitta / Miyagi / Nitta Elementary School / 6th Grade / Nitta Elementary Twins

Eito Saito / Miyagi / Tsutsujigaoka Elementary School / 6th Grade / Tsutsuji Junior baseball Club

Shunta Ri / Ri Shunta / Miyagi / Hachihonmatsu Elementary School / 6th Grade / Miyagi League - Sendai Kuromatsu

Masato Aihara / Miyagi / Tamaura Elementary School / 6th Grade / Natori Condors

(* indicates players belonging to Rakuten Eagles Academy Baseball School)

▼ "Rakuten Eagles Junior" 2026 Team Staff

Representative: Shoji Ohiro (Former Rakuten Eagles infielder / Current Rakuten Eagles staff member)

Manager: Kanji Teraoka (Former Rakuten Eagles pitcher / Current Rakuten Eagles Academy coach)

Coach: Tatsuro Iwasaki (Former Rakuten Eagles infielder / Current Rakuten Eagles Academy coach)

Coach: Shinri Komine (Former Rakuten Eagles pitcher / Current Rakuten Eagles Academy coach)