2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

2020 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Teruaki Sato Takahisa Hayakawa
Teruaki Sato and Takahisa Hayakawa, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 26, 2020
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
123 total selections in 14 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsTeruaki Sato
Takahisa Hayakawa
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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]

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 Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Teruaki Sato Infielder Buffaloes, Tigers, Hawks, Giants
First Round Takahisa Hayakawa Pitcher Swallows, Eagles, Lions, Marines
Second Round Shota Suzuki Pitcher Lions, Marines

Selected Players

Key
* Player did not sign

Orix Buffaloes

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shunpeita Yamashita Pitcher Fukuoka University Ohori High School
#2 Kendai Gen Outfielder Chukyo University Chukyo High School
#3 Ryoto Kita Outfielder Akashi Commercial High School
#4 Hayate Nakagawa Pitcher Rikkyo University
#5 Takuma Nakagawa Catcher Toyohashi Chuo High School
#6 Shota Abe Pitcher Nippon Life
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kento Kawase Pitcher Oita Commercial High School
#2 Takara Tsujigaki Pitcher Matsurin Gakuen Fukushima High School
#3 Yuki Udagawa Pitcher Sendai University
#4 Jui Tsuri Catcher Kyoto International High School
#5 Yukikazu Sano Outfielder Sendai University
#6 Taku Kocho Infielder Fukushima RedHopes

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Naofumi Kizawa Pitcher Keio University
#2 Taichi Yamano Pitcher Tohoku Fukushi University
#3 Sōma Uchiyama Catcher Seiryo High School
#4 Hiyu Motoyama Infielder Tohoku Fukushi University
#5 Hidetaka Namiki Outfielder Dokkyo University
#6 Kota Katekaru Pitcher Japan 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 Catcher Shinano Grandserows
#4 Shota Maruyama Pitcher Nishinippon Institute of Technology

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

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

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ryoji Kuribayashi Pitcher Toyota
#2 Daisuke Moriura Pitcher Tenri University
#3 Haruki Ohmichi Pitcher Hachinohe Gakuin University
#4 Tatsuto Kobayashi Pitcher Chiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
#5 Shun Namiki Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#6 Masaya Yano Infielder Asia University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shoichi Futamata Catcher Iwata Higashi High School

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Pick Player Name Position Team
#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 Infielder Sendai Ikuei High School
#6 Seiryu Uchi Pitcher Riseisha High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shun Ishida Pitcher Tochigi Golden Braves

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Taisei Irie Pitcher Meiji University
#2 Shugo Maki Infielder Chuo University
#3 Ryunosuke Matsumoto Pitcher Yokohama High School
#4 Daichi Kobukata Infielder Riseisha High School
#5 Sota Ikeya Pitcher Yamaha Corporation
#6 Takuto Takada Pitcher Shizuoka Commercial High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Tatsuya Ishikawa Pitcher Hosei University
#2 Dai Kato Pitcher Yokohama Hayato High School

Saitama Seibu Lions

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kento Watanabe Infielder Toin University of Yokohama
#2 Takeru Sasaki Pitcher NTT 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 Outfielder Tsuruga Kehi High School
#3 Ken Joseph Miyamoto Outfielder Nagoya Gakuin University
#4 Taishi Mameda Pitcher Urawa Business Academy High School
#5 Yoshinobu Mizukami Pitcher Shikoku Gakuin University

Hanshin Tigers

Pick Player Name Position Team
#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 Infielder Ueda Nishi High School
#8 Daichi Ishii Pitcher Kochi Fighting Dogs
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Masaki Iwata Pitcher Kyushu Sangyo University

Chiba Lotte Marines

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shota Suzuki Pitcher Hosei University
#2 Shunsuke Nakamori Pitcher Akashi 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 Outfielder Kaisei High School
#4 Shoma Sato Pitcher Senshu University

Chunichi Dragons

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Hiroto Takahashi Pitcher Chukyo University Chukyo High School
#2 Hiroto Mori Pitcher Nippon Sport Science University
#3 Ryuku Tsuchida Infielder Ohmi High School
#4 Shota Fukushima Pitcher Kurashiki 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 Pitcher Kyoei High School
#3 Yuki Matsukihira Pitcher Seika High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tomoya Inoue Infielder Hanasaki Tokuharu High School
#2 Yoshiyasu Sasagawa Outfielder Yokohama Commercial High School
#3 Kota Makihara Catcher Nihon University Fujisawa High School
#4 Jumpei Kawarada Infielder Aomori Yamada High School
#5 Sota Tanoue Pitcher Riseisha High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hiroki Satoh Pitcher Keio University
#2 Yuya Nakamichi Pitcher Hachinohe Gakuin University
#3 Shuji Kuwahara Pitcher Kamimura Gakuen High School
#4 Shinnosuke Haya Outfielder Kyoto International High School
#5 Riku Ogata Infielder Komazawa University
#6 Shoma Itani Catcher Meiho High School
#7 Shinno Ohshiro Pitcher Ginoza High School
#8 Ryota Nakamura Pitcher Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk

Yomiuri Giants

Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ryuta Heinai Pitcher Asia University
#2 Iori Yamasaki Pitcher Tokai University
#3 Raito Nakayama Intfielder Chukyo High School attached to Chukyo University
#4 Yusuke Itoh Pitcher Mitsubishi 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 Intfielder Yonago Higashi High School
#2 Ryusuke Kita Catcher Kyoto University of Advanced Science
#3 Naoki Kasashima Pitcher Tsuruga Kehi High School
#4 Motoya Kinoshita Pitcher Yokohama High School
#5 Kenki Maeda Catcher Komazawa University
#6 Hayato Sakamoto Catcher Karatsu Commercial High School
#7 Natsuki Toda Pitcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#8 Kenyu Abe Pitcher Sapporo Otani High School
#9 Riku Naraki Pitcher University of Tsukuba
#10 Yusuke Yamasaki Pitcher Fukuyama University
#11 Koichi Hoshina Outfielder Soka University
#12 Ren Katoh Infielder Faculty of Oceanography, Tokai University

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nippon Professional Baseball news 2020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). June 25, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "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 April 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 10・26ドラフト 指名順は前日までの順位を採用". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 18, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball 2020年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD 選択手順". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2020 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
Preceded by
2019 		Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2021