Rakuten Eagles announce 2027 coaching staff! Former Lotte player Akira Otsuka to serve as head coach

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Akira Otsuka during his time as a Lotte coach [Photo by Yuta Iwashita]
Akira Otsuka during his time as a Lotte coach [Photo by Yuta Iwashita]

Rakuten Eagles announced their coaching staff for the 2027 season on the 29th.

▼ Announcement of Next Season's Coaching Staff

Manager Masato Yoshii 81

Farm Team Manager Naoto Watanabe 74

Head Coach Akira Otsuka 76

General fielder Coach Tatsuya Shiokawa 86

Batting Coach Yuhei 84

Batting Coach Michihiro Ogasawara

Batting Coach Hiroshi Watanabe 89

Batting Coach Katsumi Yamashita 94

pitcher Coach Koji Aoyama 82

pitcher Coach Yuya Kubo 91

pitcher Coach Motoyuki Akahori 92

pitcher Coach Hirotoshi Masui 96

pitcher coach Wataru Karashima

Battery Coach Shinya Tsuruoka 88

Battery Coach Suguru Ino 93

infield defense base running Coach: Tomotaka Tamaki

infield defense base running Coach Masato Watanabe 83

outfield defense base running Coach Toshio Haru 95

outfield defense base running Coach Shinichi Kawana 99

Developmental Batting Coach Fumitoshi Takano 90

Development pitcher coach Takashi Ishii 80

Development catcher coach Takahiro Shimozuma 97

Development fielder Coach Akihisa Makita 85

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Rakuten Eagles announce 2027 coaching staff! Former Lotte player Akira Otsuka to serve as head coach