2023 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

2023 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
2023 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
General information
Sport	Baseball
Date(s)	October 26, 2023
Location	Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)	TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored by	Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
	122 total selections in 16 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
First round selections	Ryūki Watarai, Natsuki Takeuchi ; (3 teams a bid lottery.); Yūhi Nishidate, Hayato Tsunehiro ; (2 teams a bid lottery.)
	← 2022 2024 →

Last updated July 22, 2024

The 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 26, 2023, for the 59th 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 11th consecutive year since 2013.^[1]

Summary
First Round Contested Picks
Selected Players
Chunichi Dragons
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Saitama Seibu Lions
Yomiuri Giants
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Yokohama DeNA Baystars
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Chiba Lotte Marines
Hanshin Tigers
Orix Buffaloes
References
External links

This season's draft was held for the first time in four years with spectators in attendance. However, previously, free spectators were recruited through a lottery, but from now on, spectators will be recruited for a fee.^[2]

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 2023 Central League received the waiver priority.^[3] From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.^[4] 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.^[4]

First Round Contested Picks

	Player Name	Position	Teams Selected by
First Round	Ryūki Watarai	Outfielder	Dragons, BayStars , Marines
First Round	Natsuki Takeuchi	Pitcher	Swallows, Lions , Hawks
First Round	Yūhi Nishidate	Pitcher	Fighters, Giants
First Round	Hayato Tsunehiro	Pitcher	Eagles, Carp
Second Round	Shō Kusaka	Pitcher	Dragons, Marines
Second Round	Yūgo Maeda	Pitcher	Eagles, Hawks
Third Round	Haruki Hosono	Pitcher	Fighters, Marines

Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
In the first round, Kaito Shimomura (Pitcher) was selected by the Tigers , and Seiya Yokoyama (Infielder) by the Buffaloes without a bid lottery.
In the second round, Kōta Nishidate (Pitcher) was selected by the Swallows without a bid lottery.
In the third round, Tatsuki Koja (Pitcher) was selected by the Eagles without a bid lottery.
In the fourth round, Kyūto Ueda (Infielder) was selected by the Marines.

List of selected players.^[5]

Selected Players

Key
*	Player did not sign

The order of the teams is the order of second round waiver priority.
Bolded After that, a developmental player who contracted as a registered player under control.
List of selected players.^[5]

Chunichi Dragons

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Shō Kusaka	Pitcher	Asia University
#2	Keishi Tsuda	Infielder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries East
#3	Rintarō Tsujimoto	Infielder	Sendai University
#4	Kōnosuke Fukuda	Pitcher	Riseisha High School
#5	Shōta Habu	Pitcher	Ibaraki Astro Planets
#6	Ryūma Kato	Pitcher	Toho Gas
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Tōki Hiwatari	Catcher	Ibaraki Astro Planets
#2	Towa Kikuta	Pitcher	Ehime Mandarin Pirates
#3	Gōki Oda	Outfielder	Tochigi Golden Braves
#4	Rii Kawakami	Outfielder	Oita B-rings

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Haruki Hosono	Pitcher	Toyo University
#2	Yuya Shintoh	Catcher	Jobu University
#3	Kazuki Miyazaki	Outfielder	Yamanashi Gakuin University
#4	Ryōsuke Myōse	Infielder	Kagoshima Josei High School
#5	Hinode Hoshino	Outfielder	Maebashi Industrial High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Taiki Hamada	Infielder	Kyoto International High School
#2	Daiju Hirata	Outfielder	Seta Technical High School
#3	Yamato Katō	Pitcher	Teikyo University Kani High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Kōta Nishidate	Pitcher	Senshu University
#2	Kengo Matsumoto	Pitcher	Toyota
#3	Yūki Ishihara	Pitcher	Meiji University
#4	Kyō Suzuki	Catcher	Tokoha University Kikugawa High School
#5	Ryui Itoh	Infielder	Niigata Albirex BC
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Shōsei Takahashi	Pitcher	New Taipei Municipal Yingge Vocational High School
#2	Sōta Takano	Infielder	Mitoya High School

Saitama Seibu Lions

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Natsuki Takeuchi	Pitcher	Kokugakuin University
#2	Taiga Ueda	Pitcher	Osaka University of Commerce
#3	Haruki Sugiyama	Pitcher	Yokohama High School
#4	Haruse Narita	Pitcher	Hirosaki Technical High School
#5	Taisei Miyazawa	Pitcher	Tokushima Indigo Socks
#6	Reon Murata	Infielder	Kogakkan University
#7	Ryōta Itogawa	Pitcher	ENEOS
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Kounosuke Joseph Sinclair	Pitcher	Tokushima Indigo Socks
#2	Asahi Taniguchi	Infielder	Tokushima Indigo Socks
#3	Masahiro Kawashimo	Pitcher	Hakodate University Yuto High School
#4	Kōji Kaneko	Infielder	Saitama Musashi Heat Bears
#5	Shōta Kise	Pitcher	Kitasaga High School
#6	Kōichi Okumura	Outfielder	Gunma Diamond Pegasus

Yomiuri Giants

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Yūhi Nishidate	Pitcher	Chuo University
#2	Shunya Morita	Pitcher	Honda Suzuka
#3	Shunsuke Sasaki	Outfielder	Hitachi
#4	Yūta Izuguchi	Infielder	NTT West
#5	Teppei Mataki	Pitcher	Nippon Life
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Katsuya Miura	Pitcher	Tokyo International University
#2	Gen Murayama	Infielder	Kanoya Chuo High School
#3	Kisara Utsunomiya	Infielder	Ehime Mandarin Pirates
#4	Yūya Tanoue	Infielder	Nihon University Fujisawa High School
#5	Atsuki Sonoda	Pitcher	Fukuoka Institute of Technology Jyoto High School
#6	Takahiro Chiba	Pitcher	Asahikawa Meisei High School
#7	Kōta Hirayama	Outfielder	Chiba Sky Sailors

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Tatsuki Koja	Pitcher	Toin University of Yokohama
#2	Haruto Sakai	Pitcher	Takigawa Daini High School
#3	Naoki Hinata	Pitcher	Tokai University Sugao High School
#4	Jumil Rikai Waters	Infielder	Nihon Wellness Okinawa High School
#5	Takuma Matsuda	Pitcher	Osaka Sangyo University
#6	Daisuke Nakashima	Outfielder	Aoyama Gakuin University
#7	Seiya Ohuchi	Pitcher	Nihon Wellness Miyagi High School
#8	Takumi Aono	Infielder	Himi High School

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Ryūki Watarai	Outfielder	ENEOS
#2	Ryōto Matsumoto	Pitcher	Meijo University
#3	Riku Takeda	Pitcher	Yamagata Chuo High School
#4	Taiki Ishigami	Infielder	Toyo University
#5	Yutarō Ishida	Pitcher	Chuo University
#6	Kento Inoue	Outfielder	Tokushima Indigo Socks
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Ikumi Takamizawa	Infielder	Tsuruga Kehi High School
#2	Manato Shimizu	Pitcher	Jyutoku High School
#3	Sō Ogasawara	Infielder	Kyoto Shoei High School
#4	Haruto Shōji	Pitcher	Aomori University
#5	Taiga Kondoh	Pitcher	Senshu University Kitakami High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Yūgo Maeda	Pitcher	Osaka Tōin High School
#2	Shunsuke Iwai	Pitcher	Meijo University
#3	Ryūta Hirose	Infielder	Keio University
#4	Kenichi Murata	Pitcher	Meiji University
#5	Ryōtarō Sawayanagi	Pitcher	Loki Techno Toyama
#6	Ryō Ōyama	Pitcher	Higashi Nippon International University
#7	Yutarō Fujita	Catcher	Fukuoka University Ohori High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Shūya Ōizumi	Outfielder	Fukushima RedHopes
#2	Yuwa Miyasato	Pitcher	Tokyo University of Agriculture
#3	Kyōshirō Sakura	Infielder	Kyushu International University High School
#4	Kōki Nakazawa	Infielder	Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei High School
#5	Kōtarō Hoshino	Pitcher	Komazawa University
#6	Haruto Fujiwara	Pitcher	Iizuka High School
#7	Jumpei Fujita	Pitcher	Tokushima Indigo Socks
#8	Keishin Nagamizu	Pitcher	Kyoto International High School

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Hayato Tsunehiro	Pitcher	Aoyama Gakuin University
#2	Taichi Taka	Pitcher	Osaka University of Commerce
#3	Kazuki Takita	Pitcher	Seisa Dohto University
#4	Yūto Nakata	Infielder	Okinawa Shogaku High School
#5	Kento Akatsuka	Pitcher	Chukyo Gakuin University
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Ken Sugita	Pitcher	Nihon University
#2	Keisuke Sato	Infielder	Shizuoka University
#3	Mirai Sugihara	Pitcher	Kyoto International High School

Chiba Lotte Marines

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Kyūto Ueda	Infielder	Meiji University
#2	Hikaru Ohtani	Pitcher	Toyama GRN Thunderbirds
#3	Yūto Kimura	Pitcher	Kasumigaura High School
#4	Oto Hayasaka	Pitcher	Makuhari Sogo High School
#5	Ryusei Terachi	Catcher	Meitoku Gijyuku High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Ryōta Takeuchi	Pitcher	Seiryo High School
#2	Shinya Matsuishi	Pitcher	Toin High School
#3	Hikaru Kōno	Outfielder	Toyama GRN Thunderbirds
#4	Kazuki Fujita	Outfielder	Nobeoka Gakuen High School
#5	Kōnoshin Toyama	Catcher	Aizu Hokurei High School

Hanshin Tigers

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Kaito Shimomura	Pitcher	Aoyama Gakuin University
#2	Tsuyoshi Shiiba	Pitcher	Tokushima indigo socks
#3	Shūya Yamada	Infielder	Sendai Ikuei High School
#4	Aoi Momosaki	Infielder	Tokai University Kumamoto Seisyo High School
#5	Yūya Ishiguro	Pitcher	West Japan Railway Company
#6	Junya Tsuda	Pitcher	Osaka University of Economics
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Kai Matsubara	Pitcher	Toyama GRN Thunderbirds
#2	Kein Fukushima	Outfielder	Hakuoh University

Orix Buffaloes

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Seiya Yokoyama	Infielder	Ueda Nishi High School
#2	Kōsuke Kawachi	Pitcher	St. Catherine Gakuen High School
#3	Kaisei Tōmatsu	Pitcher	Kyoei High School
#4	Shūna Hori	Catcher	Hotoku Gakuen High School
#5	Taito Takashima	Pitcher	Oji
#6	Seiryū Kotajima	Pitcher	Nippon Express
#7	Ryūsei Gonda	Pitcher	TDK
Developmental Player Draft
#1	Hiroto Suga	Pitcher	Eimei High School
#2	Kaito Ohe	Pitcher	Kitakyushu Shimonoseki Phoenix
#3	Riku Miyaguni	Pitcher	Toho High School
#4	Taketo Ashida	Pitcher	Saitama Musashi Heat Bears
#5	Sōta Kawano	Infielder	Ehime Mandarin Pirates

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1 2 "2023 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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[NPB230530-1] 1 2 3 "Nippon Professional Baseball news 2023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). May 30, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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[3] "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". Daily Sports (in Japanese). September 3, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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