2018 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

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2018 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
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Akira Neo and Kaito Kozono, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 25, 2018
Location Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s) TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
104 total selections in 12 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
League Nippon Professional Baseball
First round selections Akira Neo
Kaito Kozono
Kyota Fujiwara
←  2017
2019  →

The 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 25, 2018, 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". [1] 2018 marked the 6th consecutive year in which Taisho Pharmaceuticals had sponsored the event.

Contents

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 round Akira Neo Infielder Dragons , Fighters, Giants, Swallows
First round Kaito Kozono Infielder Buffaloes, Baystars, Hawks, Carp
First round Kyota Fujiwara Outfielder Eagles, Marines , Tigers
Second round Ryosuke Tatsumi OutfielderEagles, Tigers, Giants, Hawks
Second round Taiga Kamichatani PitcherBaystars, Swallows

Selected Players

Key
*Player did not sign

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Ryosuke Tatsumi Outfielder Ritsumeikan University
#2 Hikaru Ohta Catcher Osaka University of Commerce
#3 Shoichiro Hikiji PitcherKureshiki Commercial High School
#4 Hayato Yuge Pitcher Subaru
#5 Tomoki Satoh PitcherYamagata Chuo High School
#6 Yoshiaki Watanabe Infielder Meiji University
#7 Yuta Ogo Pitcher Rissho University
#8 Sora Suzuki Pitcher Fuji University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kotaro Seimiya PitcherYachiyo Shōin High School
#2 Yoshiki Norimoto PitcherYamagishi Logisters

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Koji Chikamoto Outfielder Osaka Gas
#2 Ryuhei Obata InfielderNobeoka Gakuen High School
#3 Seiya Kinami Infielder Honda
#4 Yukiya Saitoh PitcherHonda
#5 Riku Kawahara PitcherSōseikan High School
#6 Atsuki Yuasa Pitcher Tōyama GRN Thunderbirds
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yuya Katayama Catcher Fukui Wild Raptors

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kyota Fujiwara Outfielder Osaka Tōin High School
#2 Yusuke Azuma Pitcher Nippon Sport Science University
#3 Kazuya Ojima Pitcher Waseda University
#4 Koki Yamaguchi OutfielderMeiō High School
#5 Toshiya Nakamura Pitcher Asia University
#6 Takuro Furuya PitcherNarashino High School
#7 Shin Matsuda Pitcher Honda
#8 Hideto Doi PitcherMatsuyama Seiryō High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Mizuki Kamata Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Akira Neo Infielder Osaka Tōin High School
#2 Kodai Umetsu Pitcher Toyo University
#3 Akiyoshi Katsuno Pitcher Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
#4 Kota Ishibashi CatcherKantō Daiichi High School
#5 Kenshin Kakikoshi PitcherYamanashi Gakuin High School
#6 Kaname Takino Outfielder Osaka University of Commerce

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Ryo Ohta InfielderTenri High School
#2 Yuma Tongu Catcher Asia University
#3 Yudai Aranishi Pitcher Honda Kumamoto
#4 Ryoga Tomiyama Pitcher Toyota
#5 Sho Gibo CatcherMirai Okinawa High School
#6 Yu Hidarisawa Pitcher JX-ENEOS
#7 Keita Nakagawa Infielder Toyo University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Taisei Urushihara Pitcher Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Taiga Kamichatani Pitcher Toyo University
#2 Yukiya Itoh Infielder Rissho University
#3 Shinichi Ohnuki Pitcher Nippon Steel Kashima
#4 Atsushi Katsumata PitcherNihon University Tsurugaoka High School
#5 Kyosuke Mashiko CatcherSeirantaitō High School
#6 Naoto Chino Infielder Niigata Albirex BC
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Daiya Miyagi PitcherShiga Gakuen High School

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kosei Yoshida PitcherKanaashi Agricultural High School
#2 Yuki Nomura InfielderHanasakitokuharu High School
#3 Tsubasa Nabatame Pitcher Nippon Express
#4 Chusei Mannami OutfielderYokohama High School
#5 Ren Kakigi Pitcher Osaka Tōin High School
#6 Yua Tamiya CatcherNarita High School
#7 Shun Fukuda Pitcher Seisa Dohto University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kazuyoshi Ebina Outfielder Tōyama GRN Thunderbirds

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Yuki Takahashi Pitcher Hachinohe Gakuin University
#2 Riku Masuda InfielderMeishū Gakuen Hitachi High School
#3 Daisuke Naoe PitcherMatsushō Gakuen High School
#4 Kai Yokogawa Pitcher Osaka Tōin High School
#5 Yoshiya Matsui InfielderOrio Aishin High School
#6 Shosei Togo PitcherSeishin Ursula Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kota Yamashita OutfielderTakasaki University of Health and Welfare High School
#2 Kaisei Hirai PitcherGifu Daiichi High School
#3 Shohei Numata PitcherAsahikawa University High School
#4 Hibiki Kuroda InfielderTsuruga Kehi High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hiroshi Kaino Pitcher Toyo University
#2 Kazuki Sugiyama Pitcher Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima
#3 Daiju Nomura InfielderWaseda Jikkyo High School
#4 Yugo Bandoh Pitcher JR East
#5 Shun Mizutani OutfielderIwami Chisuikan High School
#6 Keisuke Izumi Pitcher Kanazawa Seiryo University
#7 Masato Okumura Pitcher Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Developmental 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 OutfielderNishi-Nippon Junior College High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Noboru Shimizu Pitcher Kokugakuin University
#2 Shōta Nakayama Outfielder Hosei University
#3 Yuta Ichikawa PitcherMeitoku Gijuku High School
#4 Taiki Hamada OutfielderMeihō High School
#5 Koshiro Sakamoto Pitcher Nippon Steel Hirohata
#6 Yuta Suzuki PitcherNihon Bunri High School
#7 Yuto Kanakubo Catcher Kyushu Kyoritsu University
#8 Taisei Yoshida Infielder Meiji Yasuda Life
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Taishi Uchiyama Catcher Tochigi Golden Braves
#2 Yu Matsumoto Infielder Fukui Wild Raptors

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Wataru Matsumoto Pitcher Nippon Sport Science University
#2 Yutaro Watanabe PitcherUrawa Gakuin High School
#3 Kakeru Yamanobe Infielder Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki
#4 Kaito Awatsu Pitcher Higashi Nippon International University
#5 Shoya Makino CatcherYū Gakkan High School
#6 Ryosuke Moriwaki Pitcher Sega Sammy
#7 Ryusei Satoh Infielder Fuji University
Developmenalt Player Draft
#1 Aoi Tohno Pitcher Japan University of Economics
#2 Jiyu Ohkubo PitcherHokkai High School
#3 Daichi Nakaguma Catcher Tokuyama University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kaito Kozono InfielderHōtoku Gakuen High School
#2 Sotaro Shimauchi Pitcher Kyushu Kyoritsu University
#3 Kota Hayashi InfielderChiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
#4 Takuto Nakagami InfielderGifu Commercial High School
#5 Norihiko Tanaka PitcherKomono High School
#6 Yuya Shozui Outfielder Asia University
#7 Ryutaro Hatsuki InfielderKamimura Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Minoru Ohmori Outfielder Shizuoka Sangyo University

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References

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