2021 Nippon Professional Baseball draft explained

2021 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Sport:Baseball
Date:October 11,
Location:Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network:TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsor:Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overall:128
Rounds:23 (Includes draft for developmental players)
League:Nippon Professional Baseball
First Round:Chihiro Sumida
Kenta Kozono
Prev:2020
Next:2022

The 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 11,, for the 57th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB.[1] It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D ".[1] It has been sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical for the 9th consecutive year since 2013.[1]

Summary

Only the first round picks will be done by bid lottery. from 2019, the Professional Baseball Executive Committee has decided that the Central League and the Pacific League will be given the second round of waiver priority alternately every other year, and in 2021 Central League received the waiver priority.[2] And since it was held in the middle of the regular season, the second round of Waiver priority was decided according to the ranking as of October 10, the day before. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.[3] It ends when all teams are "selected" or when the total number of selected players reaches 120. Also, if the number of players has not reached 120, we will continue to hold a "developmental squad player selection meeting" with the participation of the desired team.[3]

First Round Contested Picks

!Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First RoundChihiro SumidaPitcherLions, Carp, Giants, Swallows
First RoundKenta KozonoPitcherBaystars, Tigers
Second RoundHikaru YamashitaPitcherCarp, Swallows

Selected Players

Player did not sign

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kenta KozonoPitcherWakayama High School
  1. 2
Sōma TokuyamaPitcherWaseda University
  1. 3
Ryūnosuke AibaraInfielderTokyo Gattkan High School
  1. 4
Ginji MiuraPitcherHosei University
  1. 5
Ōsuke FukazawaPitcherSenshu University Matsudo High School
  1. 6
Kōki KajiwaraOutfielderKanagawa University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Nagi MurakawaOutfielderTokushima Indigo Socks
  1. 2
Naoya HigashideCatcherKomatsu Ohtani High School
  1. 3
Takeru OhashiOutfielderIbaraki Astro Planets

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kota TatsuPitcherTenri High School
  1. 2
Naoki ArizonoInfielderChiba Gakugei High School
  1. 3
Tatsuki MizunoInfielderJR Shikoku
  1. 4
Uta SakaguchiInfielderGifu Daiichi High School
  1. 5
Kyosuke KuroyanagiPitcherChukyo University Chukyo High School
  1. 6
Takehiro HasegawaPitcherKanazawa Gakuin University
  1. 7
Keito MatsuuraPitcherOsaka Tōin High School
  1. 8
Koki KitayamaPitcherKyoto Sangyo University
  1. 9
Daigo KamikawabataInfielderNTT East
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Ren FukushimaPitcherHachinohe Nishi High School
  1. 2
Takanari HayamizuCatcherGunma Diamond Pegasus
  1. 3
Taisei YanagawaPitcherKyushu International University High School
  1. 4
Kazuhiro AbeOutfielderHiratsuka Gakuen High School

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kenta BrightOutfielderJobu University
  1. 2
Kosuke UkaiOutfielderKomazawa University
  1. 3
Taisei IshimoriPitcherHinokuni Salamanders
  1. 4
Taisei MiyaCatcherHanasaki Tokuharu High School
  1. 5
Mao HoshinoInfielderToyohashi Chuo High School
  1. 6
Yuma FukumotoOutfielderOsaka University of Commerce

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Chihiro SumidaPitcherNishinippon Institute of Technology
  1. 2
Shunsuke SatoPitcherUniversity of Tsukuba
  1. 3
Yuto KogaCatcherChuo University
  1. 4
Shinnosuke HadaPitcherHachiouji High School
  1. 5
Masaya KurodaPitcherHachinohe Institute of Technology Daiichi High School
  1. 6
Seigo NakayamaInfielderHakuoh University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Takeru FuruichiCatcherTokushima Indigo Socks
  1. 2
Natsuo TakizawaInfielderSekine Gakuen High School
  1. 3
Shinya SugaiPitcherYamamoto Gakuen High School
  1. 4
Keishin KawamuraOutfielderKokugakuin University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Takumi KuroharaPitcherKwansei Gakuin University
  1. 2
Shohei MoriPitcherMitsubishi Heavy Industries West
  1. 3
Kento NakamuraOutfielderToyota
  1. 4
Shunsuke TamuraOutfielderAichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School
  1. 5
Ryuya MatsumotoPitcherHonda Suzuka
  1. 6
Shota SuekaneOutfielderOsaka Gas
  1. 7
Shoto TakagiCatcherGifu Commercial High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Soh ShinyaPitcherTanabe High School
  1. 2
Seita MaekawaInfielderTsuruga Kehi High School
  1. 3
Raisei NakamuraPitcherTakaoka Daiichi High School
  1. 4
Rei SakataPitcherChubu Gakuin University

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kyuta KazamaPitcherNorth Asia University Meiou High School
  1. 2
Tomoya MasakiOutfielderKeio University
  1. 3
Taisei KimuraPitcherHokkai High School
  1. 4
Isami NomuraInfielderNTT West
  1. 5
Fuga OhtakePitcherTohoku Fukushi University
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Keio FujinoInfielderTobata High School
  1. 2
Yuto KawamuraOutfielderSendai University
  1. 3
Sanshiro IzakiPitcherFukuoka High School
  1. 4
Mizuki MiuraPitcherTohoku Fukushi University
  1. 5
Leiri Hammond TanakaPitcherTeikyo Daigo High School
  1. 6
Koki KatohPitcherTakigawa Daini High School
  1. 7
Takuma YamasakiPitcherIwami Chisuikan High School
  1. 8
Takuto SakumaCatcherTamura High School
  1. 9
Keita YamamotoOutfielderMeisei University
  1. 10
Sora KatohCatcherTomeikan High School
  1. 11
Masaki TakimotoPitcherMunicipal Matsudo High School
  1. 12
Yoshiki MishiroInfielderOita Commercial High School
  1. 13
Takuma SatoPitcherNiigata University of Health and Welfare
  1. 14
Keisuke NakataOutfielderFukuoka University

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Taisei OtaPitcherKansai University of International Studies
  1. 2
Ryūsei YamadaPitcherJR East
  1. 3
Yuji AkahoshiPitcherNihon University
  1. 4
Hayato IshitaPitcherTokai University Sagami High School
  1. 5
Yūki OkadaOutfielderHosei University
  1. 6
Yamato ShirokiPitcherMeitoku Gijuku High School
  1. 7
Yūki HanadaPitcherHiroshima Shinjo High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Yamato SuzukiOutfielderHokkai Gakuen University
  1. 2
Ryūsei TakataPitcherIshikawa Million Stars
  1. 3
Keita KamedaCatcherTokai University
  1. 4
Misaki SasaharaOutfielderUeda Nishi High School
  1. 5
Eiji KamouchiPitcherSoseikan High School
  1. 6
Taiki KikuchiPitcherToin University of Yokohama
  1. 7
Makoto KyōmotoPitcherMeiho High School
  1. 8
Ryū TomidaPitcherShikoku Gakuin University
  1. 9
Haruto KawasakiPitcherHomare High School
  1. 10
Ryōya ŌtsuCatcherHokkai High School

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Soshi YoshinoOutfielderShohei High School
  1. 2
Yuma YasudaCatcherAichi University
  1. 3
Ginji MaedaOutfielderMishima Minami High School
  1. 4
Katsutoshi TaiPitcherKamimura Gakuen High School
  1. 5
Tomotaka MatsuiPitcherKanazawa Gakuin University
  1. 6
Masaya NishigakiPitcherWaseda University
  1. 7
Kazuki YoshikawaPitcherJFE West Japan
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Satoshi MiyamoriPitcherKochi Fighting Dogs
  1. 2
Ozora YanagisawaOutfielderNihon University Fujisawa High School
  1. 3
Sho OkawaraOutfielderTokai University Yamagata High School

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Daichi MorikiPitcherKochi High School
  1. 2
Yuto SuzukiPitcherSoka University
  1. 3
Takuma KirishikiPitcherNiigata University of Health and Welfare
  1. 4
Ukyo MaegawaOutfielderChiben Gakuen High School
  1. 5
Hidetaka OkadomePitcherAsia University
  1. 6
Hiroshi ToyodaOutfielderHitachi
  1. 7
Hayato NakagawaCatcherKyoto International High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Ryo ItohPitcher

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Kou MatsukawaCatcherWakayama High School
  1. 2
Raito IkedaInfielderKokushikan University
  1. 3
Atsuya HirohataPitcherMitsubishi Motors Kurashiki Oceans
  1. 4
Seiun AkiyamaPitcherNishogakusha University High School
  1. 5
Akira YagiPitcherMitsubishi Heavy Industries West
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Fuki TanakaPitcherAsahikawa Jitsugyo High School
  1. 2
Shota HayamizuInfielderToyama GRN Thunderbirds
  1. 3
Kirato NagashimadaPitcherTachibana Gakuen High School
  1. 4
Ryosuke MurayamaCatcherMakuhari Sougou High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Hikaru YamashitaPitcherHosei University
  1. 2
Kazuya MaruyamaOutfielderMeiji University
  1. 3
Daichi ShibataPitcherNippon Express
  1. 4
Kohtaro KomoriInfielderUbe Technical High School
  1. 5
Hyuga TakeyamaPitcherKyoei High School
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Yukihiro IwataOutfielderShinano Grandserows

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
  1. 1
Ren MukunokiPitcherTohoku Fukushi University
  1. 2
Tomoya NoguchiInfielderKansai University
  1. 3
Sho FukunagaCatcherKokugakuin University
  1. 4
Haruto WatanabeOutfielderKeio University
  1. 5
Ryoma IkedaOutfielderOsaka Toin High School
  1. 6
Kaede YokoyamaPitcherSega Sammy
  1. 7
Atsuya KogitaPitcherTDK
Developmental Player Draft
  1. 1
Takayuki YamanakaOutfielderIbaraki Astro Planets
  1. 2
Keita SonobeInfielderFukushima RedHopes
  1. 3
Kosei OhsatoInfielderTohoku Fukushi University

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nippon Professional Baseball news 2021年新人選手選択会議 特別協賛社決定のお知らせ. ja-JP. NPB.jp. May 31, 2021. November 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Daily Sports baseball news ドラフトウエーバー指名順 1年おきにセ・パ入れ替え 現役ドラフトは継続審議. ja-JP. Daily Sports. September 3, 2020. November 5, 2022.
  3. Web site: Nippon Professional Baseball 2021年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD 選択手順. ja-JP. NPB.jp. November 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: 2021 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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