Break up the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
The third-year team in Sendai is making a mark this year in the Pacific League standings, showing a tremendous improvement over its first two seasons in Japanese baseball.
As of Friday, Rakuten was in fourth place, just a game under .500, and actually contending for a playoff spot, exciting the fans in Tohuku — and in many other parts of Japan.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.