2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

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2020 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Tigers Sato Teruaki 20220327.jpg Eagles Takahisa Hayakawa 20220330.jpg
Teruaki Sato and Takahisa Hayakawa, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 26, 2020
Location Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s) TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
123 total selections in 14 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
League Nippon Professional Baseball
First round selections Teruaki Sato
Takahisa Hayakawa
←  2019
2021  →

The 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 26, 2020, for the 56th 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 8th consecutive year since 2013. [1]

Contents

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 2020 Pacific 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 25, the day before. [3] From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted. [4]

First Round Contested Picks

Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First Round Teruaki Sato Infielder Buffaloes, Tigers , Hawks, Giants
First Round Takahisa Hayakawa Pitcher Swallows, Eagles , Lions, Marines
Second Round Shota Suzuki PitcherLions, Marines

Selected Players

Key
*Player did not sign

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Shunpeita Yamashita Pitcher Fukuoka University Ohori High School
#2 Kendai Gen Outfielder Chukyo University Chukyo High School
#3 Ryoto Kita OutfielderAkashi Commercial High School
#4 Hayate Nakagawa Pitcher Rikkyo University
#5 Takuma Nakagawa CatcherToyohashi Chuo High School
#6 Shota Abe Pitcher Nippon Life
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kento Kawase PitcherOita Commercial High School
#2 Takara Tsujigaki PitcherMatsurin Gakuen Fukushima High School
#3 Yuki Udagawa Pitcher Sendai University
#4 Jui Tsuri CatcherKyoto International High School
#5 Yukikazu Sano OutfielderSendai University
#6 Taku Kocho Infielder Fukushima RedHopes

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Naofumi Kizawa Pitcher Keio University
#2 Taichi Yamano Pitcher Tohoku Fukushi University
#3 Sōma Uchiyama CatcherSeiryo High School
#4 Hiyu Motoyama InfielderTohoku Fukushi University
#5 Hidetaka Namiki Outfielder Dokkyo University
#6 Kota Katekaru PitcherJapan Aviation Ishikawa High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shinnosuke Shimo Pitcher Takasaki University of Health and Welfare Takasaki High School
#2 Yoshihiro Akahane Infielder Shinano Grandserows
#3 Sho Matsui CatcherShinano Grandserows
#4 Shota Maruyama Pitcher Nishinippon Institute of Technology

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hiromi Itoh Pitcher Tomakomai Komazawa University
#2 Ryota Isobata Outfielder Chuo University
#3 Yudai Furukawa Catcher Jobu University
#4 Ryohei Hosokawa InfielderChiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
#5 Haruka Nemoto PitcherTomakomai Central High School
#6 Yuma Imagawa Outfielder JFE Steel Eastern Japan
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ryodai Matsumoto PitcherHanamaki Higashi High School
#2 Shinji Saitoh Pitcher Tokyo University of Information Sciences

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Ryoji Kuribayashi Pitcher Toyota
#2 Daisuke Moriura Pitcher Tenri University
#3 Haruki Ohmichi Pitcher Hachinohe Gakuin University
#4 Tatsuto Kobayashi PitcherChiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
#5 Shun Namiki Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#6 Masaya Yano Infielder Asia University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shoichi Futamata CatcherIwata Higashi High School

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Takahisa Hayakawa Pitcher Waseda University
#2 Koichi Takada Pitcher Hosei University
#3 Masaru Fujii Pitcher Eneos
#4 Takuma Uchima Pitcher Asia University
#5 Daiki Irie InfielderSendai Ikuei High School
#6 Seiryu Uchi PitcherRiseisha High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shun Ishida Pitcher Tochigi Golden Braves

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Taisei Irie Pitcher Meiji University
#2 Shugo Maki Infielder Chuo University
#3 Ryunosuke Matsumoto PitcherYokohama High School
#4 Daichi Kobukata InfielderRiseisha High School
#5 Sota Ikeya Pitcher Yamaha Corporation
#6 Takuto Takada PitcherShizuoka Commercial High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Tatsuya Ishikawa Pitcher Hosei University
#2 Dai Kato PitcherYokohama Hayato High School

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kento Watanabe Infielder Toin University of Yokohama
#2 Takeru Sasaki PitcherNTT East
#3 Takayoshi Yamamura Infielder Tokai University Sagami High School
#4 Gakuto Wakabayashi Outfielder Komazawa University
#5 Ren Omagari Pitcher Fukuoka University
#6 Brandon Taiga Tysinger Infielder Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk
#7 Yuta Nakamigawa Outfielder Osaka Toin High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yuto Akagami Pitcher Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
#2 Shinya Hasegawa OutfielderTsuruga Kehi High School
#3 Ken Joseph Miyamoto Outfielder Nagoya Gakuin University
#4 Taishi Mameda PitcherUrawa Business Academy High School
#5 Yoshinobu Mizukami Pitcher Shikoku Gakuin University

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Teruaki Sato Infielder Kindai University
#2 Masashi Itoh Pitcher JR East
#3 Ren Satoh Pitcher Jobu University
#4 Yuki Sakaeda Catcher Ritsumeikan University
#5 Shoki Murakami Pitcher Toyo University
#6 Takumu Nakano Infielder Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki
#7 Nozomu Takatera InfielderUeda Nishi High School
#8 Daichi Ishii Pitcher Kochi Fighting Dogs
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Masaki Iwata Pitcher Kyushu Sangyo University

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Shota Suzuki Pitcher Hosei University
#2 Shunsuke Nakamori PitcherAkashi Commercial High School
#3 Ryusei Ogawa Infielder Kokugakuin University
#4 Tokito Kawamura Pitcher Seisa Dohto University
#5 Ryosuke Nishikawa Outfielder Tokai University Sagami High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yuito Tanigawa Catcher Rissho University Shonan High School
#2 Kenta Onuma Pitcher Ibaraki Astro Planets
#3 Daito Yamamoto OutfielderKaisei High School
#4 Shoma Sato Pitcher Senshu University

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hiroto Takahashi Pitcher Chukyo University Chukyo High School
#2 Hiroto Mori Pitcher Nippon Sport Science University
#3 Ryuku Tsuchida InfielderOhmi High School
#4 Shota Fukushima PitcherKurashiki Technical High School
#5 Tsubasa Kato Pitcher Teikyo University Kani High School
#6 Hironori Miyoshi Outfielder JFE Steel Western Japan
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ren Kondo Pitcher Sapporo Gakuin University
#2 Kotaro Ueda PitcherKyoei High School
#3 Yuki Matsukihira PitcherSeika High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Tomoya Inoue InfielderHanasaki Tokuharu High School
#2 Yoshiyasu Sasagawa OutfielderYokohama Commercial High School
#3 Kota Makihara Catcher Nihon University Fujisawa High School
#4 Jumpei Kawarada InfielderAomori Yamada High School
#5 Sota Tanoue PitcherRiseisha High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hiroki Satoh Pitcher Keio University
#2 Yuya Nakamichi Pitcher Hachinohe Gakuin University
#3 Shuji Kuwahara PitcherKamimura Gakuen High School
#4 Shinnosuke Haya Outfielder Kyoto International High School
#5 Riku Ogata Infielder Komazawa University
#6 Shoma Itani CatcherMeiho High School
#7 Shinno Ohshiro PitcherGinoza High School
#8 Ryota Nakamura Pitcher Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Ryuta Heinai Pitcher Asia University
#2 Iori Yamasaki Pitcher Tokai University
#3 Raito Nakayama IntfielderChukyo High School attached to Chukyo University
#4 Yusuke Itoh PitcherMitsubishi Power
#5 Yuto Akihiro Catcher Nishogakusha University High School
#6 Itsuki Yamamoto Intfielder Chukyo University
#7 Tetsu Hagiwara Catcher Soka University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hiroto Okamoto IntfielderYonago Higashi High School
#2 Ryusuke Kita Catcher Kyoto University of Advanced Science
#3 Naoki Kasashima PitcherTsuruga Kehi High School
#4 Motoya Kinoshita PitcherYokohama High School
#5 Kenki Maeda Catcher Komazawa University
#6 Hayato Sakamoto CatcherKaratsu Commercial High School
#7 Natsuki Toda Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#8 Kenyu Abe PitcherSapporo Otani High School
#9 Riku Naraki Pitcher University of Tsukuba
#10 Yusuke Yamasaki Pitcher Fukuyama University
#11 Koichi Hoshina OutfielderSoka University
#12 Ren Katoh InfielderFaculty of Oceanography, Tokai University

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