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The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are making headlines as their offseason reshaping continues. The club confirmed it will not sign pitcher coaches and players including Shota Watanabe, Hyoga Ishihara, Kyosuke Kaneko, Toshiya OE and Daiki Irie for next season, though some may be offered development contracts. Former Nippon-Ham and Orix closer Hirotoshi Masui is set to join as pitching coach, reuniting with manager Yoshii. The moves come as four NPB clubs, including Chunichi, announced cuts on the 29th, with 164 players league-wide affected.