Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Machị 11, 2011, izu abụọ tupu egwuregwu mbụ nke oge ahụ, mpaghara Tōhoku kụrụ
ala ọma jijiji kacha njọ n'akụkọ ihe mere eme nke mba ahụ. Ala ọma jijiji ahụ na oké ifufe na-efe efe nke sochiri ya bibiri ógbè ahụ, gụnyere obodo ndị Eagles bi na ya bụ́ Sendai. Egwuregwu pre-season nke Rakuten na-egwu megide Hanshin Tigers na Akashi, Hyōgo n'oge ihe omume ahụ ka a kagburu mgbe agba nke asatọ gasịrị ka ndị egwuregwu na ndị ọrụ nwee ike ịlele nchekwa nke ndị enyi na ezinụlọ ha na mpaghara ahụ. N'ihi na a na-eyigharịrị oge mmeghe oge ruo n'April 12, ndị Eagles gara n'ihu na-azụ ọzụzụ na mpaghara Kansai n'ihi mmebi nke Sendai na Kleenex Stadium. Na mgbakwunye na ndị Eagles na-eme mmemme ịnakọta ego, ndị otu 12 niile na-egwu egwuregwu ebere n'etiti Eprel 3 ruo 4 iji nyere aka kpata ego maka enyemaka ala ọma jijiji. Klọb ahụ meghere oge na QVC Marine Field megide ndị agha mmiri. Fans ndị ala ọma jijiji ahụ chụpụrụ nwere ike ile Rakuten na-abịa-site-n'azụ mmeri na nnukwu ákwà ngebichi ndị otu ahụ guzobere na 20 ebe mgbaba na Tōhoku. Ụbọchị ole na ole ka e mesịrị, ha kwadoro egwuregwu "ụlọ" mbụ ha na Koshien Stadium mgbe ọrụ mweghachi na Kleenex Stadium gara n'ihu. Ala ọma jijiji ahụ mebiri akụkụ 47 dị iche iche nke ámá egwuregwu ahụ, gụnyere ọkụ ya na mgbidi ya ndị dị n'èzí. Baseball laghachiri na Sendai na Eprel 29, mgbe Eagles gbara egwuregwu mbụ ha n'ụlọ ha. Emume mmeghe nke gọvanọ nke Miyagi Prefecture Yoshihiro Murai na onye nnọchi anya United States John Roos mere tupu egwuregwu ahụ wee gaa Rakuten merie. Ọzọkwa, egwuregwu ikpeazụ nke 2011 All-Star Series gbanwere site na Tokyo Dome gaa Kleenex Stadium, nke abụọ oge Eagles kwadoro ihe omume ahụ n'ime afọ anọ.