2019 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Roki Sasaki, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 17, 2019
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
107 total selections in 16 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsRoki Sasaki
Yasunobu Okugawa
Takaya Ishikawa

The 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 17, 2019, for the 55th 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 seventh consecutive year since 2013.[1]

Summary

Only the first round picks will be done by bid lottery. From 2015 to 2018, the second round of Waiver priority was given to the lowest team in the regular season of the league who the most wins in the Interleague play, but from 2019, the Professional Baseball Executive Committee has decided that the Central League and the Pacific League will be given waiver priority alternately every other year, and in 2019 Central League received the waiver priority.[2] From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.[3]

First Round Contested Picks

Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First RoundRoki SasakiPitcher Fighters, Marines, Eagles, Lions
First RoundYasunobu OkugawaPitcherSwallows, Tigers, Giants
First RoundTakaya IshikawaInfielderBuffaloes, Dragons, Hawks
Second RoundRyusei KawanoPitcherBuffaloes, Fighters
Second RoundTetsu MiyagawaPitcherGiants, Lions
  • Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
  • In the first round, Masato Morishita (Pitcher) was selected by the Carp and Keito Mori (Infielder) by the Baystars without a bid lottery.
  • In the second round, Junya Nishi (Pitcher) was selected by the Tigers , Hiroto Kobukata (Infielder) by the Eagles, and Naoki Satoh (Outfielder) by the Hawks without a bid lottery.
  • In the thrird round, Hiroya Miyagi (Pitcher) was selected by the Buffaloes, and Kenshin Hotta (Pitcher) by the Giants without a bid lottery.
  • List of selected players.[4]

Selected Players

Key
* Player did not sign

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Yasunobu OkugawaPitcherSeiryo High School
#2 Daiki YoshidaPitcherNippon Sport Science University
#3 Koki SugiyamaPitcherSōka University
#4 Hiroki OhnishiPitcherOsaka University of Commerce
#5 Hideki NagaokaInfielderYachiyo Shoin High School
#6 Ryusei TakeokaPitcherKosei High School

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hiroya MiyagiPitcherKonan High School
#2 Kotaro KurebayashiInfieldersSuruga General High School
#3 Ryota MuranishiPitcherKindai University
#4 Yuito MaePitcherTsuda Gakuen High School
#5 Shoki KatsumataInfielderInternational Budo University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kazuma SatohPitcherYokohama Hayato High School
#2 Futa TaniokaPitcherTakeda High School
#3 Yuito NakataPitcherOsaka Tōin High School
#4 Yamato HiranoOutfielderNissho Gakuen High School
#5 Ryoya TsurumiCatcherTokiwa University High School
#6 Seiichiro OhshitaOutfielderHakuoh University
#7 Yugo SatohOutfielderSendai University
#8 Masayuki MatsuyamaPitcherToyama GRN Thunderbirds

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Takaya IshikawaInfielderToho High School
#2 Yuki HashimotoPitcherOsaka University of Commerce
#3 Yuichiro OkanoPitcherToshiba
#4 Yuya GunjiCatcherKeio University
#5 Yuki OkabayashiPitcherKomono High School
#6 Ryushin TakeuchiPitcherSapporo Sosei High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hiroaki MatsudaPitcherNagoya University

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Ryusei KawanoPitcherJFE Steel Western Japan
#2 Kazuaki TatenoPitcherTokai Rika
#3 Kyohei UenoInfielderKyoto International High School
#4 Kenya SuzukiPitcherJX Eneos
#5 Daiki MochizukiPitcherSōka University
#6 Yuki UmebayashiCatcherHiroshima Bunka Gakuen University
#7 Shoto KataokaOutfielderHigashi Nippon International University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hakuto MiyataOutfielderFukuoka University
#2 Ryunosuke HiguchiInfielderNiigata Albirex BC
#3 Ryota HasegawaPitcherNiigata Albirex BC

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Masato MorishitaPitcherMeiji University
#2 Koki UgusaOutfielderHosei University
#3 Hiroto SuzukiPitcherKasumigaura High School
#4 Yuya NirasawaInfielderHanasaki Tokuharu High School
#5 Tomoki IshiharaCatcherTenri University
#6 Shogo TamamuraPitcherNyu High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Taiki MochimaruCatcherAsahikawa University High School
#2 Motohide KinoshitaOutfielderTsuruga Kehi High School
#3 Takamasa Une PitcherKagawa Olive Guyners

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Roki SasakiPitcherOfunato High School
#2 Toshiya SatohCatcherToyo University
#3 Akito TakabeOutfielderKokushikan University
#4 Rikuto YokoyamaPitcherSenshu University Matsudo High School
#5 Koki FukudaInfielderHosei University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Fumiya MotomaePitcherHokusho University
#2 Shota UedaCatcherKeio University

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Junya NishiPitcherSoshi Gakuen High School
#2 Kouta InoueOutfielderRiseisha High School
#3 Masaki OyokawaPitcherYokohama High School
#4 Jo EndoInfielderTokai University Sagami High School
#5 Kento FujitaCatcherChukyo University Chukyo High School
#6 Ippei OgawaPitcherTokai University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Dan OnoderaOutfielderOsaka University of Commerce
#2 Kouta OkuyamaOutfielderShizuoka University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hiroto KobukataInfielderOsaka Gas
#2 Fumiya KurokawaInfielderChiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
#3 Taisei TsurusakiPitcherKeio University
#4 Atsuki MutohOutfielderMiyakonojo Higashi High School
#5 Yoma FukumoriPitcherKyushu Sangyo University
#6 Ryota TakinakaPitcherHonda Suzuka
#7 Kei MizugamiCatcherAkashi Commercial High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yuto EgawaCatcherOita High School
#2 Shinri KominePitcherKagoshima Josei High School
#3 Maaki YamazakiInfielderUniversity of Hawaiʻi
#4 Kiyoharu SawanoInfielderHomare High School

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Keito MoriInfielderToin Gakuen High School
#2 Yuya SakamotoPitcherRitsumeikan University
#3 Hiromu IsePitcherMeiji University
#4 Junpei AzumaCatcherChiben Gakuen Wakayama High School
#5 Hayato TanabeInfielderKaisei High School
#6 Tatsuo EbinaInfielderAomori University
#7 Sota AsadaPitcherAriake High School

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Naoki SatohOutfielderJR West
#2 Takashi UminoCatcherTokai University
#3 Yuki TsumoriPitcherTohoku Fukushi University
#4 Jui KobayashiInfielderTokai University Sapporo High School
#5 Tatsuru YanagimachiOutfielderKeio University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Soichiro IshizukaCatcherKurosawajiri Technical High School
#2 Tomohisa OhzekiPitcherSendai University
#3 Daisuke ItohInfielderHachinohe Gakuin Kosei High School
#4 Haruki KatsurenInfielderKonan High School
#5 Hidetora FunakoshiOutfielderJohoku High School
#6 Shota ArakiInfielderChiharadai High School
#7 Shun MurakamiPitcherYamagata Chuo High School

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kenshin HottaPitcherAomori Yamada High School
#2 Ryu OhtaPitcherJR East
#3 Hirokazu KikutaOutfielderJoso Gakuin High School
#4 Haruto InouePitcherMaebashi Commercial High School
#5 Shinnosuke YamaseCatcherSeiryo High School
#6 Kaito ItohOutfielderSakata Minami High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hayato HiramaInfielderTokushima Indigo Socks
#2 Sota KatohOutfielderSaitama Musashi Heat Bears

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Tetsu MiyagawaPitcherToshiba
#2 Shota HamayaPitcherMitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
#3 Kouki MatsuokaPitcherSaitama Musashi Heat Bears
#4 Ryota KawanoInfielderKyushu Gakuin High School
#5 Sena TsugeCatcherHonda Suzuka
#6 Hiroki InouePitcherNihon University Daisan High School
#7 Towa UemaPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
#8 Junichiro KishiOutfielderTokushima Indigo Socks
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Toshihiro IdeiPitcherKanagawa University

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nippon Professional Baseball news 2019年新人選手選択会議 開催日および特別協賛社決定のお知らせ". NPB.jp (in Japanese). May 30, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 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 17, 2021.
  3. "Nippon Professional Baseball 2019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.
  4. 1 2 "2019 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
Preceded by
2018
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2020
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