Akasaka Drivens

(赤坂ドリブンズ)

Players

2018 – 1st Round

2018 – 3rd Overall

2023 – 6th Overall

2023 – 7th Overall

Former Players

2018 – 2nd Round
2018-2023

2019 – 10th Overall
2019-2023

2018: Champions! | 2019: 7th | 2020: 4th | 2021: 7th | 2022: 7th | 2023: 2nd

2018-19 (Champions!)

July 17, 2018: M-League is announced with the Akasaka Drivens (owned by Haruhodo DY Media Partners) as one of the seven inaugural teams
August 7, 2018: In the 2018 M-League Draft, the Akasaka Drivens draft Sonoda Ken (園田賢) [Saikouisen] as their 1st pick and Murakami Jun (村上淳) [Saikouisen] as their 2nd pick. The team, along with the Shibuya Abemas and U-Next Pirates, chooses Suzuki Taro (鈴木たろう) [NPM] as their 3rd pick. The Akasaka Drivens win the random draw and keep Taro as their 3rd pick.
September 9, 2018: Contracts are signed, making Sonoda, Murakami and Taro official members.
September 19, 2018: @AkasakaDrivens is created on Twitter
October 1, 2018: M-League 2018 Regular Season begins
February 12, 2019: The M-League 2018 Regular Season ends with the Akasaka Drivens scoring -8.7pts and placing 4th, qualifying for the finals
March 2, 2019: The M-League 2019 Finals begin
March 31, 2019: The M-League 2019 Finals ends with the Akasaka Drivens finishing with +594.5pts in 1st place, winning the championship

2019-20 (7th Place)

May 27, 2019: M-League announces that the player cap is raised to 4 players and that teams must have one male and one female on the team, along with a semifinals stage being added.
June 29, 2019: Sonoda, Murakami and Taro have their contracts renewed
July 9, 2019: The Akasaka Drivens draft Maruyama Kanako (丸山奏子) [Saikouisen] in the M-League 2019 Draft
August 8, 2019: All contracts are confirmed, making Sonoda, Murakami, Taro and Maruyama the official team members for M-League 2019
September 30, 2019: The M-League 2019 Regular Season begins
March 9, 2020: The M-League 2019 Regular Season ends with the Akasaka Drivens scoring -276.3pts and placing 7th, failing to advance to the semifinals
May 23, 2020: The M-League 2019 Season ends

2020-21 (4th Place)

July 15, 2020: The Akasaka Drivens renewed the contracts for all their players, making Sonoda, Murakami, Taro and Maruyama the official team for M-League 2020
October 5, 2020: M-League 2020 Regular Season begins
November 14, 2020: Suzuki Taro switches professional organizations from NPM to Saikouisen
March 12, 2021: M-League 2020 Regular Season ends with the Akasaka Drivens scoring -3.2pts and placing 3rd, advancing to the semifinals
April 12, 2021: M-League 2020 Semifinals begin
April 30, 2021: M-League 2020 Semifinals end with the Akasaka Drivens scoring +26.6pts and placing 3rd, advancing to the finals
May 10, 2021: M-League 2020 Finals begin
May 18, 2021: M-League 2020 Finals end with the Akasaka Drivens scoring -59.7pts and finishing 4th

2021-22 (7th Place)

June 28, 2021: The Akasaka Drivens renewed the contracts of Sonoda, Murakami, Taro and Maruyama, making them the official team members for the M-League 2021 Season
October 4, 2021: M-League 2021-22 Regular Season begins
March 11, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Regular Season ends with the Akasaka Drivens scoring -263.8pts and placing 7th, failing to qualify for the semifinals
April 26, 2022: M-League 2021-22 Season end

2022-23 (7th Place)

June 7, 2022: The Akasaka Drivens announce that they will be renewing the contracts for all four of their players
October 3, 2022: The M-League 2022-23 Season begins
February 23, 2023: Sonoda Ken wins a kokushi off of Hori Shingo, marking the second yakuman in the team’s history
March 21, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Regular Season ends with the Akasaka Drivens scoring -514.3pts and placing 7th, failing to qualify for the semifinals
May 19, 2023: The M-League 2022-23 Finals end

2023-24 (2nd Place)

May 29, 2023: Murakami Jun and Maruyama Kanako are dropped by the Akasaka Drivens
June 30, 2023: Asami Maki (浅見真紀) [Saikouisen] and Watanabe Futoshi (渡辺太) [Saikouisen] are drafted by the Akasaka Drivens in the M-League 2023-24 Draft
September 1, 2023: M-League reveals the team uniforms for the 2023-24 season
September 18, 2023: The M-League 2023-24 Regular Season begins
January 2, 2024: Former Akasaka Drivens player Maruyama Kanako wins the Pro Baseball New Year’s Mahjong Exchange Tournament
February 26, 2024: Suzuki Taro wins the second game with a score of 112,800, beating the M-League record by 100
March 29, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Regular Season ends with the Akasaka Drivens finishing in 2nd place with a score of +345.3pts, advancing to the semifinals
April 8, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Semifinals begin
May 2, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Semifinals ends with the Akasaka Drivens finishing in 4th place with a score of +37.8pts, advancing to the finals
May 6, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Finals begin
May 1, 2024: The M-League 2023-24 Finals end with the Akasaka Drivens finishing in 2nd place with a score of +345.3pts