◆Nippon Life Interleague Series 2026 Rakuten Eagles vs. Hiroshima (June 12th, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
Rakuten Eagles Eagles catcher Hikaru Ito and pitcher Ryota Takinaka were removed from the active roster on the 12th.
Hikaru Ito, who joined the team from DeNA after exercising his overseas free agent rights, appeared in 22 games this season. He had a batting average of .133, with 1 Home Run and 2 RBI.
Takichu started in the game against the The Giants on the previous day, the 11th. He pitched two innings in the eighth inning, allowing two hits and one walk (runs), resulting in a 1-0 loss (winning pitcher). On this day, he was participating in first-team practice at pitcher.
catcher Tsuyoshi Ishihara was added to the list of players in his place.
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