◆ Pacific League: Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham (3rd, Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)
It has been revealed that Rakuten Eagles infielder Rui Muneyama is expected to rejoin the first team on the 3rd. He was absent from the pre-game practice for the farm league game against Oisix (at Shinrindori Izumi) and the injured player practice on that day.
Muneyama played in 122 games last season and was aiming for further progress as the regular shortstop in his second year, but he injured his left wrist while headfirst sliding in an exhibition game against The Giants on March 20 (Tokyo Dome). He suffered a left wrist cartilage (TFCC) injury and will be sidelined for more than three months.
On June 24th, he made his return to competitive play in a farm league game against Hayate (at Shinrindori Izumi). Up to that point, he had played in five farm league games and had a batting average of .312.
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![[Scoreboard] Rakuten Eagles vs. Nippon-Ham](https://hochi.news/assets/v2/img/hochi_news_sns.png)
![[Rakuten Eagles] With injured players returning one after another, they are poised to mount a comeback. Rui Muneyama, Naoto Nishiguchi, and Urena are among those who have returned to playing after injuries. Under new manager Masato Yoshii, the team has a record of 4 wins and 5 losses.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/02/20260702-OHT1I51166-L.jpg)
![[Seibu Lions] Shockwaves hit the team as they lose their top spot... Shinya Hasegawa suffers a fractured hamate bone in his left hand and is sidelined. He was the first developmental player to win MVP in the interleague series with a batting average of .367.](https://hochi.news/images/2026/07/02/20260702-OHT1I51302-L.jpg)
