# Rakuten Eagles ceremonial pitch events

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/rakuten-eagles-ceremonial-pitch-events
> Updated: 2026-09-04T09:42:00.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2.

Actor Aoi Morikawa participated in the ‘Tohoku Roukin Nighter’ event at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi on September 4. Serving as an image model for Tohoku Roukin, Morikawa delivered a ceremonial first pitch during a game between the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Despite practicing with players Itsuki Ito and Shibata, Morikawa delivered a ground ball and remarked, ‘It was no good at all.’ She noted that it was her first time experiencing a stadium atmosphere and expressed admiration for the fans.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-04: Nippon-Ham Fighters defeat Rakuten as Reyes hits 30th home run

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters defeated the Rakuten Eagles 5–2, fueled by Koki Kitayama’s 11th win and Franmil Reyes’ 30th home run. Meanwhile, Hiroshima fell to last place after losing to Yomiuri.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/aoi-morikawa-performs-ceremonial-pitch-at-rakuten-eagles-game

### 2026-08-26: Rakuten Eagles announce special guests for September 1 game in Akita

Actress Natsuki Kato will perform the ceremonial first pitch and singer Eiko Matsumoto will sing the national anthem at the Rakuten Golden Eagles game in Akita on September 1.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rakuten-eagles-announce-special-guests-for-september-1-game-in-akita

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