The Orix Buffaloes are a Japanese professional baseball team based in the Osaka and Kobe area of western Japan. Competing in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball and backed by the Orix financial group, the club won three straight league pennants in the early 2020s. It plays at the Kyocera Dome Osaka.
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are a Japanese professional baseball club based in Sendai in the Tohoku region in the north of the country. Founded in 2005, the club won the Japan Series in 2013 in an emotional triumph that lifted a region recovering from a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Backed by the Rakuten group, it enjoys a passionate following.
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Official broadcasters for Baseball in Japan
Pro Yakyu - NPB coverage varies by territory. These are the official broadcasters that typically carry Baseball in Japan — check the service matching your region before subscribing.
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What each side plays next, and which services typically carry it.
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Coverage depends on your region. Official broadcasters that typically carry Baseball in Japan include beIN Sports, ESPN, DAZN, Sky Sport, TNT Sports, SuperSport — the tiles in the "How to watch" section link to each rights-holder.
The match was scheduled for Thu, Aug 13, 09:00 AM UTC. All times on this site are shown in UTC.
Orix Buffaloes next play Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters v Orix Buffaloes on Fri, Aug 14, 09:00 AM UTC; Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles next play Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles v Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Fri, Aug 14, 09:00 AM UTC.
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