2018 Nippon Professional Baseball draft explained

2018 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Sport:Baseball
Date:October 25,
Location:Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network:TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsor:Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overall:104
Rounds:12 (Includes draft for developmental players)
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
First Round:Akira Neo
Kaito Kozono
Kyota Fujiwara
Prev:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 25,, for the 54th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB.[1] [2] It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D". 2018 marked the 6th consecutive year in which Taisho Pharmaceuticals had sponsored the event.

Summary

Only the first round picks were allowed to be contested with all picks from the second round onward being based on table placing in the 2018 NPB season in a waiver system. Waiver priority was based on inter-league results. As the Pacific League teams came out on top against Central League opposition, Pacific League teams were given preference. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.

First round Contested Picks

!Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First roundAkira NeoInfielderDragons, Fighters, Giants, Swallows
First roundKaito KozonoInfielderBuffaloes, Baystars, Hawks, Carp
First roundKyota FujiwaraOutfielderEagles, Marines, Tigers
Second roundRyosuke TatsumiOutfielderEagles, Tigers, Giants, Hawks
Second roundTaiga KamichataniPitcherBaystars, Swallows

Selected Players

Player did not sign

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Ryosuke TatsumiOutfielderRitsumeikan University
  1. 2
Hikaru OhtaCatcherOsaka University of Commerce
  1. 3
Shoichiro HikijiPitcherKureshiki Commercial High School
  1. 4
Hayato YugePitcherSubaru
  1. 5
Tomoki SatohPitcherYamagata Chuo High School
  1. 6
Yoshiaki WatanabeInfielderMeiji University
  1. 7
Yuta OgoPitcherRissho University
  1. 8
Sora SuzukiPitcherFuji University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Kotaro Seimiya PitcherYachiyo Shōin High School
  1. 2
Yoshiki NorimotoPitcherYamagishi Logisters

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Koji ChikamotoOutfielderOsaka Gas
  1. 2
Ryuhei ObataInfielderNobeoka Gakuen High School
  1. 3
Seiya KinamiInfielderHonda
  1. 4
Yukiya SaitohPitcherHonda
  1. 5
Riku KawaharaPitcherSōseikan High School
  1. 6
Atsuki YuasaPitcherTōyama GRN Thunderbirds
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Yuya KatayamaCatcher

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kyota FujiwaraOutfielderOsaka Tōin High School
  1. 2
Yusuke AzumaPitcherNippon Sport Science University
  1. 3
Kazuya OjimaPitcherWaseda University
  1. 4
Koki YamaguchiOutfielderMeiō High School
  1. 5
Toshiya NakamuraPitcherAsia University
  1. 6
Takuro FuruyaPitcherNarashino High School
  1. 7
Shin MatsudaPitcherHonda
  1. 8
Hideto DoiPitcherMatsuyama Seiryō High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Mizuki KamataPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Akira NeoInfielderOsaka Tōin High School
  1. 2
Kodai UmetsuPitcherToyo University
  1. 3
Akiyoshi KatsunoPitcherMitsubishi Heavy Industries
  1. 4
Kota IshibashiCatcherKantō Daiichi High School
  1. 5
Kenshin KakikoshiPitcherYamanashi Gakuin High School
  1. 6
Kaname TakinoOutfielderOsaka University of Commerce

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Ryo OhtaInfielderTenri High School
  1. 2
Yuma TonguCatcherAsia University
  1. 3
Yudai AranishiPitcherHonda Kumamoto
  1. 4
Ryoga TomiyamaPitcherToyota
  1. 5
Sho GiboCatcherMirai Okinawa High School
  1. 6
Yu HidarisawaPitcherJX-ENEOS
  1. 7
Keita NakagawaInfielderToyo University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Taisei UrushiharaPitcherNiigata University of Health and Welfare

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Taiga KamichataniPitcherToyo University
  1. 2
Yukiya ItohInfielderRissho University
  1. 3
Shinichi OhnukiPitcherNippon Steel Kashima
  1. 4
Atsushi KatsumataPitcherNihon University Tsurugaoka High School
  1. 5
Kyosuke MashikoCatcherSeirantaitō High School
  1. 6
Naoto ChinoInfielderNiigata Albirex BC
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Daiya MiyagiPitcherShiga Gakuen High School

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kosei YoshidaPitcherKanaashi Agricultural High School
  1. 2
Yuki NomuraInfielderHanasakitokuharu High School
  1. 3
Tsubasa NabatamePitcherNippon Express
  1. 4
Chusei MannamiOutfielderYokohama High School
  1. 5
Ren KakigiPitcherOsaka Tōin High School
  1. 6
Yua TamiyaCatcherNarita High School
  1. 7
Shun FukudaPitcherSeisa Dohto University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Kazuyoshi EbinaOutfielderTōyama GRN Thunderbirds

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Yuki TakahashiPitcherHachinohe Gakuin University
  1. 2
Riku MasudaInfielderMeishū Gakuen Hitachi High School
  1. 3
Daisuke NaoePitcherMatsushō Gakuen High School
  1. 4
Kai YokogawaPitcherOsaka Tōin High School
  1. 5
Yoshiya MatsuiInfielderOrio Aishin High School
  1. 6
Shosei TogoPitcherSeishin Ursula Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Kota YamashitaOutfielderTakasaki University of Health and Welfare High School
  1. 2
Kaisei HiraiPitcherGifu Daiichi High School
  1. 3
Shohei NumataPitcherAsahikawa University High School
  1. 4
Hibiki KurodaInfielderTsuruga Kehi High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Hiroshi KainoPitcherToyo University
  1. 2
Kazuki SugiyamaPitcherMitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima
  1. 3
Daiju NomuraInfielderWaseda Jikkyo High School
  1. 4
Yugo BandohPitcherJR East
  1. 5
Shun MizutaniOutfielderIwami Chisuikan High School
  1. 6
Keisuke IzumiPitcherKanazawa Seiryo University
  1. 7
Masato OkumuraPitcherMitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Riku WatanabeCatcherKokugakuin University
  1. 2
Naoya OkamotoPitcherTokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk
  1. 3
Tomoaki ShigetaPitcherKokushikan University
  1. 4
Takamasa NakamuraOutfielderNishi-Nippon Junior College High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Noboru ShimizuPitcherKokugakuin University
  1. 2
Shōta NakayamaOutfielderHosei University
  1. 3
Yuta IchikawaPitcherMeitoku Gijuku High School
  1. 4
Taiki HamadaOutfielderMeihō High School
  1. 5
Koshiro SakamotoPitcherNippon Steel Hirohata
  1. 6
Yuta SuzukiPitcherNihon Bunri High School
  1. 7
Yuto KanakuboCatcherKyushu Kyoritsu University
  1. 8
Taisei YoshidaInfielderMeiji Yasuda Life
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Taishi UchiyamaCatcherTochigi Golden Braves
  1. 2
Yu MatsumotoInfielder

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Wataru MatsumotoPitcherNippon Sport Science University
  1. 2
Yutaro WatanabePitcherUrawa Gakuin High School
  1. 3
Kakeru YamanobeInfielderMitsubishi Motors Okazaki
  1. 4
Kaito AwatsuPitcherHigashi Nippon International University
  1. 5
Shoya MakinoCatcherYū Gakkan High School
  1. 6
Ryosuke MoriwakiPitcherSega Sammy
  1. 7
Ryusei SatohInfielderFuji University
Developmenalt Player Draft
  1. 1
Aoi TohnoPitcherJapan University of Economics
  1. 2
Jiyu OhkuboPitcherHokkai High School
  1. 3
Daichi NakagumaCatcherTokuyama University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kaito KozonoInfielderHōtoku Gakuen High School
  1. 2
Sotaro ShimauchiPitcherKyushu Kyoritsu University
  1. 3
Kota HayashiInfielderChiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
  1. 4
Takuto NakagamiInfielderGifu Commercial High School
  1. 5
Norihiko TanakaPitcherKomono High School
  1. 6
Yuya ShozuiOutfielderAsia University
  1. 7
Ryutaro HatsukiInfielderKamimura Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Minoru OhmoriOutfielderShizuoka Sangyo University

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 一般社団法人日本野球機構 . 2018年新人選手選択会議 特別協賛社決定のお知らせ . 2018-05-31 . NPB.jp . 2020-02-25 . ja.
  2. News: 観覧希望者募集要項 2018年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 . 一般社団法人日本野球機構 . 2020-02-25 . ja.
  3. Web site: 2018 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧. ja-JP. NPB.jp. November 23, 2022.

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