[All-Star Game] Rakuten Eagles 's Ryosuke Tatsumi delivers a series of "unique performances": "I hope it makes lots of people happy." The total cost of Rakuten Eagles Card glasses and sunglasses was "several million yen."

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In the 7th inning, with two outs and a runner on third base, pinch hitter Ryosuke Tatsumi steps up to the plate wearing Rakuten Eagles Card sunglasses (Photo by Ryota Miyazaki).

◆Mynavi All-Star Game 2026: Central League 5-7 Pacific League (July 28, Tokyo Dome)

Rakuten Eagles Eagles outfielder Ryosuke Tatsumi, representing the Pacific League, entertained the crowd with a series of unique performances.

It all started before the game began. He was wearing special sunglasses that displayed messages. Messages such as "Congratulations Rakuten Eagles Mobile on surpassing 10 million subscribers" and "I can see the ball perfectly well" were displayed. He had said he would be "serious this year," but true to his festive nature, he livened up the stadium.

He appeared as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning with two outs and a runner on third. Tatsumi wore sunglasses with Rakuten Eagles cards covering the lenses. count until 2-1, he wore special sunglasses when he came to bat. After that, he handed the sunglasses to Yanagida in the next hitter and tried in normal mode, but fell struck out swinging and missing. "I couldn't see it, so I thought this was bad and took it off," he laughed, explaining his intention, "Actually, the entrance song was also mixed with the song from the Rakuten Eagles Cardman commercial, and some people arranged it. I also thought it would be good for the Rakuten Eagles group, NPB fans, artist fans, and all kinds of people to enjoy it," explaining his intention. Yanagida revealed that he told her, 'You can't see at all.'

Regarding the total cost of the special merchandise, he grinned and said, "It was around several million yen in total." He nodded, saying, "I'd be happy if I could make even a few people smile, as this event attracted the attention of many fans."

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[All-Star Game] Rakuten Eagles 's Ryosuke Tatsumi delivers a series of "unique performances": "I hope it makes lots of people happy." The total cost of Rakuten Eagles Card glasses and sunglasses was "several million yen."