2022 Nippon Professional Baseball draft explained
The 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20,, for the 58th 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 10th 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 2022 Pacific League received the waiver priority.[2] 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
- Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
- In the first round, Kota Yazawa (Outfielder) was selected by the Fighters, Reia Nakachi (Pitcher) by the Dragons, Yuta Saito (Pitcher) by the Carp, Takuya Hiruma (Outfielder) by the Lions, Ihine Itsua (Intfielder) by the Hawks, Shion Matsuo (Catcher) by the BayStars, Ryuhei Sotani (Pitcher) by the Buffaloes, and Kojiro Yoshimura (Pitcher) by the Swallows without a bid lottery.
- In the second round, Riku Kikuchi (Pitcher) was selected by the Marines, and Shota Morishita (Pitcher) by the Tigers without a bid lottery.
- List of selected players.[4]
Selected Players
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Chunichi Dragons
Chiba Lotte Marines
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
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- 1
| Riku Kikuchi | Pitcher | Senshu University |
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- 2
| Atsuki Tomosugi | Infielder | Tenri University |
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- 3
| Haruya Tanaka | Pitcher | Nihon Bunri High School |
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- 4
| Shūta Takano | Pitcher | Nippon Express |
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- 5
| Yūta Kaneda | Infielder | Urawa Gakuin High School |
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| Developmental Player Draft |
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- 1
| Yūto Yoshikawa | Pitcher | Urawa Reimei High School |
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- 2
| Kaiki Shirahama | Pitcher | Iizuka High School |
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- 3
| Rui Katsumata | Infielder | Fujinomiya Higashi High School |
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- 4
| Kaisei Kurokawa | Infielder | Gakuho Ishikawa High School | |
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Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Yomiuri Giants
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
|---|
- 1
| Shōgo Asano | Outfielder | Takamatsu Commercial High School |
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- 2
| Masaya Hagio | Outfielder | Keio University |
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- 3
| Chiharu Tanaka | Pitcher | Kokugakuin University |
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- 4
| Makoto Kadowaki | Infielder | Sōka University |
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- 5
| Hiromasa Funabasama | Pitcher | Seino Transportation |
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| Developmental Player Draft |
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- 1
| Hayate Matsui | Pitcher | Meisei University |
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- 2
| Tomoki Tamura | Pitcher | Sakata Minami High School |
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- 3
| Yusefu Yoshimura | Pitcher | Meitoku Gijyuku High School |
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- 4
| Ayumu Nakata | Infielder | Touoh Gijyuku High School |
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- 5
| Hakuto Aizawa | Infielder | Toin Gakuen High School |
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- 6
| Rui Mitsuka | Outfielder | Kiryu Daiichi High School |
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- 7
| Gen Ohshiro | Outfielder | Mirai Okinawa High School |
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- 8
| Rio Kitamura | Pitcher | Kiryu Daiichi High School |
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- 9
| Tessei Morimoto | Pitcher | Municipal Funabashi High School | |
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Saitama Seibu Lions
Hanshin Tigers
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
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- 1
| Shota Morishita | Outfielder | Chuo University |
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- 2
| Keito Monbetsu | Pitcher | Tokai University High School |
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- 3
| Hinase Itsubo | Outfielder | Kanto Daiichi High School |
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- 4
| Hidetoshi Ibaragi | Pitcher | Teikyo Nagaoka High School |
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- 5
| Reiji Toi | Infielder | Tenri High School |
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- 6
| Ren Tomida | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki |
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| Developmental Player Draft |
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- 1
| Kyosuke Noguchi | Outfielder | Kyushu Sangyo University | |
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Yokohama DeNA Baystars
Orix Buffaloes
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
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- 1
| Ryuhei Sotani | Pitcher | Hakuoh University |
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- 2
| Hō Naito | Infielder | Japan Aviation High School Ishikawa |
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- 3
| Kyōsuke Saitō | Pitcher | Morioka Chuo High School |
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- 4
| Ryū Sugisawa | Outfielder | Tohoku Fukushi University |
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- 5
| Atsumi Hidaka | Pitcher | Tomishima High School |
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| Developmental Player Draft |
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- 1
| Yūsei Nishihama | Pitcher | Gunma Diamond Pegasus |
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- 2
| Kaito Saiki | Pitcher | Osaka University of Economics |
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- 3
| Kaito Iriyama | Pitcher | Tohoku Fukushi University |
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- 4
| Tokumasa Chano | Outfielder | Tokushima Indigo Socks |
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- 5
| Kyōichirō Murakami | Catcher | Hosei University | |
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Nippon Professional Baseball news 2022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, 2022. December 6, 2023.
- 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. December 6, 2023.
- Web site: Nippon Professional Baseball 2022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. December 6, 2023.
- Web site: 2022 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧. ja-JP. NPB.jp. December 6, 2023.
