2018 Nippon Professional Baseball draft
The 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on 25 October 2018 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".[1] 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 Name | Position | Teams Selected by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | Kyōta Fujiwara | Outfielder | Lotte, Rakuten, Hanshin |
| First Round | Akira Neo | Infielder | Chunichi, Giants, Yakult, Nippon Ham |
| First Round | Kaito Kozono | Infielder | Hiroshima, Orix, DeNA, SoftBank |
| Second Round | Ryōsuke Tatsumi | Outfielder | Rakuten, Hanshin, Softbank, Giants |
| Second Round | Taiga Kamichatani | Pitcher | DeNA, Yakult |
- Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
Selected Players
| * | Player did not sign |
|---|
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ryosuke Tatsumi | Outfielder | Ritsumeikan University | |
| #2 | Hikaru Ōta | Catcher | Osaka University of Commerce | |
| #3 | Shūichirō Hikiji | Pitcher | Kureshiki Commercial High School | |
| #4 | Hayato Yuge | Pitcher | Subaru | |
| #5 | Tomoki Satō | Pitcher | Yamagata Chuo High School | |
| #6 | Yoshiaki Watanabe | Infielder | Meiji University | |
| #7 | Yūya Ogō | Pitcher | Rissho University | |
| #8 | Sora Suzuki | Pitcher | Fuji University | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Kōtarō Seimiya | Pitcher | Yachiyo Shōin High School | |
| #2 | Yoshiki Norimoto | Pitcher | Yamagishi Logisters | |
Hanshin Tigers
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kōji Chikamoto | Outfielder | Osaka Gas | |
| #2 | Ryūhei Obata | Infielder | Nobeoka Gakuen High School | |
| #3 | Seiya Kinami | Infielder | Honda | |
| #4 | Yukiya Saitō | Pitcher | Honda | |
| #5 | Riku Kawahara | Pitcher | Sōseikan High School | |
| #6 | Atsuki Yuasa | Pitcher | Tōyama GRN Thunderbirds | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Yūya Katayama | Catcher | Fukui Wild Raptors | |
Chiba Lotte Marines
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kyōta Fujiwara | Outfielder | Osaka Tōin High School | |
| #2 | Yūsuke Azuma | Pitcher | Nippon Sport Science University | |
| #3 | Kazuya Ojima | Pitcher | Waseda University | |
| #4 | Kōki Yamaguchi | Outfielder | Meiō High School | |
| #5 | Toshiya Nakamura | Pitcher | Asia University | |
| #6 | Takurō Furuya | Pitcher | Narashino High School | |
| #7 | Shin Matsuda | Pitcher | Honda | |
| #8 | Hideto Doi | Pitcher | Matsuyama Seiryō High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Mizuki Kamata | Pitcher | Tokushima Indigo Socks | |
Chunichi Dragons
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Akira Neo | Infielder | Osaka Tōin High School |
| #2 | Kōdai Umetsu | Pitcher | Toyo University |
| #3 | Akiyoshi Katsuno | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| #4 | Kōta Ishibashi | Catcher | Kantō Daiichi High School |
| #5 | Kenshin Kakikoshi | Pitcher | Yamanashi Gakuin High School |
| #6 | Kaname Takino | Outfielder | Osaka University of Commerce |
Orix Buffaloes
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ryō Ōta | Infielder | Tenri High School | |
| #2 | Yūma Tongū | Catcher | Asia University | |
| #3 | Yūdai Aranishi | Pitcher | Honda Kumamoto | |
| #4 | Ryōga Tomiyama | Pitcher | Toyota | |
| #5 | Shō Gibo | Catcher | Mirai Okinawa High School | |
| #6 | Yū Hidarisawa | Pitcher | JX-ENEOS | |
| #7 | Keita Nakagawa | Infielder | Toyo University | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Taisei Urushihara | Pitcher | Niigata University of Health and Welfare | |
Yokohama DeNA Baystars
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Taiga Kamichatani | Pitcher | Toyo University | |
| #2 | Yukiya Itō | Infielder | Rissho University | |
| #3 | Shinichi Ōnuki | Pitcher | Nippon Steel Kashima | |
| #4 | Atsushi Katsumata | Pitcher | Nihon University Tsurugaoka High School | |
| #5 | Kyōsuke Mashiko | Catcher | Seirantaitō High School | |
| #6 | Naoto Chino | Infielder | Niigata Albirex BC | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Daiya Miyagi | Pitcher | Shiga Gakuen High School | |
Nippon Ham Fighters
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kōsei Yoshida | Pitcher | Kanaashi Agricultural High School | |
| #2 | Yūki Nomura | Infielder | Hanasakitokuharu High School | |
| #3 | Tsubasa Nabatame | Pitcher | Nippon Express | |
| #4 | Chūsei Mannami | Outfielder | Yokohama High School | |
| #5 | Ren Kakigi | Pitcher | Osaka Tōin High School | |
| #6 | Yua Tamiya | Catcher | Narita High School | |
| #7 | Shun Fukuda | Pitcher | Seisa Dohto University | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Kazuyoshi Ebina | Outfielder | Tōyama GRN Thunderbirds | |
Yomiuri Giants
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yūki Takahashi | Pitcher | Hachinohe Gakuin University | |
| #2 | Riku Masuda | Infielder | Meishū Gakuen Hitachi High School | |
| #3 | Daisuke Naoe | Pitcher | Matsushō Gakuen High School | |
| #4 | Kai Yokogawa | Pitcher | Osaka Tōin High School | |
| #5 | Yoshiya Matsui | Infielder | Orio Aishin High School | |
| #6 | Shōsei Togō | Pitcher | Seishin Ursula Gakuen High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Kōta Yamashita | Outfielder | Takasaki University of Health and Welfare High School | |
| #2 | Kaisei Hirai | Pitcher | Gifu Daiichi High School | |
| #3 | Shōhei Numata | Pitcher | Asahikawa University High School | |
| #4 | Hibiki Kuroda | Infielder | Tsuruga Kehi High School | |
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hiroshi Kaino | Pitcher | Toyo University | |
| #2 | Kazuki Sugiyama | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima | |
| #3 | Daiju Nomura | Infielder | Waseda Jikkyo High School | |
| #4 | Yugo Bandoh | Pitcher | JR East | |
| #5 | Shun Mizutani | Outfielder | Iwami Chisuikan High School | |
| #6 | Keisuke Izumi | Pitcher | Kanazawa Seiryo University | |
| #7 | Masato Okumura | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Riku Watanabe | Catcher | Kokugakuin University | |
| #2 | Naoya Okamoto | Pitcher | Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk | |
| #3 | Tomoaki Shigeta | Pitcher | Kokushikan University | |
| #4 | Takamasa Nakamura | Outfielder | Nishi-Nippon Junior College High School | |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Noboru Shimizu | Pitcher | Kokugakuin University | |
| #2 | Shōta Nakayama | Outfielder | Hosei University | |
| #3 | Yūta Ichikawa | Pitcher | Meitoku Gijuku High School | |
| #4 | Taiki Hamada | Outfielder | Meihō High School | |
| #5 | Kōshirō Sakamoto | Pitcher | Nippon Steel Hirohata | |
| #6 | Yūta Suzuki | Pitcher | Nihon Bunri High School | |
| #7 | Yūto Kanakubo | Catcher | Kyushu Kyoritsu University | |
| #8 | Taisei Yoshida | Infielder | Meiji Yasuda Life | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Taishi Uchiyama | Catcher | Tochigi Golden Braves | |
| #2 | Yū Matsumoto | Infielder | Fukui Wild Raptors | |
Saitama Seibu Lions
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wataru Matsumoto | Pitcher | Nippon Sport Science University | |
| #2 | Yūtarō Watanabe | Pitcher | Urawa Gakuin High School | |
| #3 | Kakeru Yamanobe | Infielder | Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki | |
| #4 | Kaito Awatsu | Pitcher | Higashi Nippon International University | |
| #5 | Shōya Makino | Catcher | Yū Gakkan High School | |
| #6 | Ryōsuke Moriwaki | Pitcher | Sega Sammy | |
| #7 | Ryūsei Satō | Infielder | Fuji University | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Aoi Tōno | Pitcher | Japan University of Economics | |
| #2 | Jiyu Ōkubo | Pitcher | Hokkai High School | |
| #3 | Daichi Nakaguma | Catcher | Tokuyama University | |
Hiroshima Carp
| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kaito Kozono | Infielder | Hōtoku Gakuen High School | |
| #2 | Sōtarō Shimauchi | Pitcher | Kyushu Kyoritsu University | |
| #3 | Kōta Hayashi | Infielder | Chiben Gakuen Wakayama High School | |
| #4 | Takuto Nakagami | Infielder | Gifu Commercial High School | |
| #5 | Norihiko Tanaka | Pitcher | Komono High School | |
| #6 | Yūya Shōzui | Outfielder | Asia University | |
| #7 | Ryūtarō Hatsuki | Infielder | Kamimura Gakuen High School | |
| Development Player Draft | ||||
| #1 | Minoru Ōmori | Outfielder | Shizuoka Sangyo University | |
References
- 一般社団法人日本野球機構 (2018-05-31). "2018年新人選手選択会議 特別協賛社決定のお知らせ". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- "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 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
External links
- プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD - NPB.jp Nippon Professional Baseball
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Nippon Professional Baseball draft | Succeeded by 2019 |
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