2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season

The 2008 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the fourth season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles played their home games at Miyagi Baseball Stadium in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Katsuya Nomura on his third season as team manager.

Rakuten did not qualify for the Climax Series, finishing the season in fifth place with a record of.

Opening Day roster
Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Eagles team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Eagles team member

Batting

 * †Denotes player joined the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
 * ‡Denotes player left the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
 * Bold/italics denotes best in the league

Pitching

 * †Denotes player joined the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
 * ‡Denotes player left the team mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Eagles only.
 * Bold/italics denotes best in the league

Awards and honors
Most Valuable Player Award
 * Hisashi Iwakuma

Eiji Sawamura Award
 * Hisashi Iwakuma

Nippon Life Monthly MVP Award
 * Takeshi Yamasaki - March/April (batter)
 * Hisashi Iwakuma - June (pitcher)
 * Fernando Seguignol - September (batter)

Best Nine Award
 * Hisashi Iwakuma - pitcher
 * Rick Short - outfielder

Golden Spirit Award
 * Hisashi Iwakuma

All-Star Series selections
 * Hisashi Iwakuma - pitcher
 * Masahiro Tanaka - pitcher
 * Rick Short - infielder
 * Takeshi Yamasaki - designated hitter

All-Star Series MVP
 * Takeshi Yamasaki - Game 1

Nippon Life Award (Interleague play)
 * Hisashi Iwakuma

Best Battery Award
 * Hisashi Iwakuma and Akihito Fujii

JA Zen-Noh Go-Go Awards
 * Good Catch Award (July)
 * Masato Nakamura (July 2)