Rakuten Eagles Eagles outfielder Oscar González (28) was declared a free agent by NPB on the 4th. He had been placed on waivers on May 28th, but no team expressed interest in acquiring him by the deadline, resulting in his release as a free agent.

Former Padres player Gonzalez joined Rakuten Eagles in May of last year. Last season, he played in 53 games, batting .229 with 4 Home Run and 19 RBI. This season, he has only played in 3 games since the start of the season, batting .125 with Home Run RBI His last appearance in the first team was against Nippon-Ham on May 5th (Rakuten Eagles Mobile's Strongest).