2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season

The 2021 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles season was the 17th season of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles franchise. The Eagles played their home games at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in the city of Sendai as members of Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League. The team was led by Kazuhisa Ishii in his first season as team manager.

Rakuten finished the season with a record of, securing third place in the PL and qualifying for the Climax Series. They were eliminated by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the First Stage in two games.

Opening Day roster
Friday, March 26, 2021, vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Game log

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

Game log

 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Lions team member
 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Postponement Bold = Lions 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
Taiju Life Monthly MVP Award
 * Hideaki Wakui - March/April (pitcher)

All-Star Series selections
 * Hideto Asamura - second baseman
 * Hiroto Kobukata - infielder
 * Yuki Matsui - closing pitcher
 * Takahiro Norimoto - pitcher
 * Hiroaki Shimauchi - outfielder
 * Sung Chia-hao - pitcher
 * Masahiro Tanaka - pitcher

All-Star Series MVP
 * Hiroaki Shimauchi - Game 2