Rakuten Eagles 's starting pitcher, Ryota Takinaka (Photo by Masahiro Okano)
Rakuten Eagles will play a practice game against Nippon-Ham in Kinbu on the 15th. Draft pick number 3, Shigenaga, will start at third base and bat fifth.
1 (2) Hirara
2 (Play) Sozan
3 (1) Irie
4 (right) Ogo
5 (3) Shigenaga
6 (finger) Kofuda
7 (left) Komori
8 (Catcher) Horiuchi
9 (center) Muto
pitcher Takinaka
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