On the 30th, the new Rakuten Eagles batting coach Michihiro Ogasawara participated in the autumn training held at Rakuten Saikyo Mobile and began his duties. The coaching staff members had been announced the previous day.

Mr. Ogasawara joined Nippon-Ham as the third-round draft pick from NTT Kanto in 1996 and had a successful career. After declaring free agency following the 2006 season and moving from Nippon-Ham to The Giants, he hit 30 Home Runs for four consecutive years starting from his first year of transfer in 2007. He recorded 378 Home Runs over his 19-year professional career. His career batting average of .310 ranks ninth all-time. As an instructor, he possesses extensive coaching experience, having served as the Chunichi second-team manager for three years starting in 2016, the Nippon-Ham head coach in 2020 and 2021, and the second-team and third-team hitting coach for The Giants for one year each starting in 2022.

This season, the team languished in last place, ranking fifth in the league with a Home Run average of .239 and 103 home runs, while their 473 runs scored were the worst in the league. In addition to key hitter like Murabayashi, McCusker, and Tatsumi, there are also many promising left-handed hitter such as Muneyama, Nakajima, and YG Yasuda, and expectations are high for further progress from "Guts," who was known for his full swings, with the support of Mr. Ogasawara.

In addition to batting coach Ogasawara, Toshio Haru (56), who served as head coach for the Orix Buffaloes until this season, Hirotoshi Masui (42), formerly of the Orix Buffaloes, Hayate manager Motoyuki Akahori (56), Tomotaka Tamaki (51), formerly of Hiroshima, Wataru Karashima (36), Akira Otsuka (51), and Shinya Tsuruoka (45), formerly of Nippon-Ham, have joined the cabinet as new coaches. Former Lotte player Otsuka will serve as the head coach.