2012 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Shintaro Fujinami, who was nominated and bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 25, 2012
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byToshiba
Overview
83 total selections in 10 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsShintaro Fujinami
Nao Higashihama
Yudai Mori

The 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 25, 2012, for the 48th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. It was arranged with the special cooperation of Toshiba with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by TOSHIBA ".It has been sponsored by Toshiba for the 4th consecutive year since 2009. [1][2]

Summary

Only the first round picks will be done by bid lottery. After the second round, waver selections were made in order from the lowest-ranked team of the 2012 season in both the Central League and Pacific League, the third round was reversed and selections were made from the top team, and the fourth round was reversed again, alternating with selections from the lowest-ranked team until all teams had finished selecting players.[3]

Since the 2005 season, the winner of the NPB All-Star Game has determined whether the Central League or the Pacific League gets waiver preference after the second round. In the 2012 All-Star Game, the Central League won two games, so the Central League was given waiver priority over the Central League.[4]

First Round Contested Picks

Player NamePositionTeams Selected by
First RoundShintaro FujinamiPitcherBuffaloes, Tigers, Marines, Swallows
First RoundNao HigashihamaPitcherBaystars, Hawks, Lions
First RoundYudai MoriPitcherCarp, Eagles
Second RoundTakahiro MatsunagaPitcherBuffaloes, Marines
Second RoundTatsushi MasudaPitcherCarp, Lions
  • Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
  • In the first round, Koji Fukutani (Pitcher) was selected by Dragons, Tomoyuki Sugano (Pitcher) was selected by Giants and Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher) by Fighters without a bid lottery.
  • In the second round, Hiroyuki Shirasaki (Infielder) was selected by Baystars and Taichi Ishiyama (Pitcher) by Swallows without a bid lottery.
  • In the third round, Takahiro Matsuba (Pitcher) was selected by Buffaloes and Hiroki Takahashi (Outfielder) by Carp without a bid lottery.
  • List of selected players.[5]

Selected Players

Key
* Player did not sign

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hiroyuki ShirasakiInfielderKomazawa University
#2 Kazuki MishimaPitcherHosei University
#3 Shoichi InoPitcherNTT East Japan
#4 Daichi AkahoriOutfielderSega Sammy
#5 Tateki AbePitcherNTT West Japan
#6 Toshiro MiyazakiInfielderSega Sammy
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kinta ImaiPitcherHiroshima International Academy High School

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Takahiro MatsubaPitcherOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
#2 Shunichi SatoPitcherSeisa Dohto University
#3 Torai FushimiCatcherTokai University
#4 Kengo TakedaOutfielderJiyugaoka High School
#5 Shota MorimotoPitcherFukui Miracle Elephants
#6 Ryo TodaPitcherJR-East
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Daiiki HaraCatcherShinano Grandserows
#2 Hiroki NishikawaOutfielderFukui Miracle Elephants

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Shintaro FujinamiPitcherOsaka Toin High School
#2 Fumiya HojoInfielderKosei Gakuin High School
#3 Kojiro TanaboPitcherJFE East
#4 Shinya AzuhataCatcherSeino Transportation
#5 Kazuyuki KanedaPitcherOsaka Gakuin University
#6 Ryosuke OgataOutfielderToyo University

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Takahiro MatsunagaPitcherOsaka Gas
#2 Hiroya KawamitsuPitcherKyushu Kyoritsu University
#3 Tatsuhiro TamuraCatcherKosei Gakuin High School
#4 Shohei KatohOutfielderJobu University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hiroki TakahashiOutfielderRyukoku University Heian High School
#2 Seiya SuzukiInfielderNishogakusha University High School
#3 Takashi UemotoInfielderMeiji University
#4 Ko ShimozuruOutfielderHonda
#5 Yuki MimaInfielderNaruto Uzushio High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Sora ThujiPitcherGifu Johoku High School
#2 Tsukasa MorishitaOutfielderAichi Institute of Technology

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Yudai MoriPitcherHigashi Fukuoka High School
#2 Takahiro NorimotoPitcherMie Chukyo University
#3 Takahito OtsukaPitcherKyushu Gakuin High School
#4 Takahiro ShimotsumaCatcherSakata Minami High School
#5 Hirohito ShimaiOutfielderKumamoto Golden Larks
#6 Takahiro KakizawaPitcherKamimura Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Sho MiyagawaPitcherOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Taichi IshiyamaPitcherYamaha Corporation
#2 Yasuhiro OgawaPitcherSoka University
#3 Kengo TagawaPitcherKochi Chuou High School
#4 Masaya EmuraPitcherY-Tec
#5 Yudai HoshinoCatcherKagawa Olive Guyners
#6 Ryota YachiInfielderKokugakuin University
#7 Tatsuya ObaPitcherHitachi

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Nao HigashihamaPitcherAsia University
#2 Yusuke ItohPitcherTohoku Gakuin University
#3 Tomoki TakataInfielderAsia University
#4 Yusuke MasagoOutfielderNishi Joyo High School
#5 Taiga KasaharaPitcherFukuoka Institute of Technology Joto High School
#6 Hirofumi YamanakaPitcherHonda Kumamoto
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Takeshi YagiCatcherGunma Diamond Pegasus
#2 Yusuke OhtakiOutfielderChikkyu Kankyo High School
#3 Yuya IidaPitcherTokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk
#4 Hayao MiyazakiOutfielderMie Chukyo University

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Koji FukutaniPitcherKeio University
#2 Tatsuro HamadaPitcherAichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School
#3 Takeru FurumotoOutfielderRyukoku University
#4 Shota SugiyamaCatcherWaseda University
#5 Hayato MizowakiPitcherKyushu Gakuin High School
#6 koushi InouePitcherCity Light Okayama
#7 Shunta WakamatsuPitcherYuusei High School

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Tatsushi MasudaPitcherNTT West Japan
#2 Makoto AiuchiPitcherChiba International High School
#3 Yuji KanekoInfielderRitsumeikan University
#4 Tomomi TakahashiPitcherSeino Transportation
#5 Isamu SatoPitcherKonan High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Daichi MizuguchiInfielderKagawa Olive Guyners


Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Tomoyuki SuganoPitcherTokai University
#2 Susumu OhruiInfielderSeisa Dohto University
#3 Harutomo TsujiInfielderKomono High School
#4 Katsuhiko KumonPitcherOsaka Gas
#5 Masaki SakaguchiInfielderTokai University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Keigo TaharaOutfielderYokohama High School
#2 Rin MatsutomiPitcherBeppu University

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Shohei OhtaniPitcherHanamaki Higashi High School
#2 Tatsuya MorimotoInfielderTakaoka Daiichi High School
#3 Yohei KagiyaPitcherChuo University
#4 Ruita UsamiInfielderHiroshima Technical High School
#5 Hayato ArakakiPitcherToshiba
#6 Shogo YagiPitcherJX-Eneos
#7 Hidekazu KawanoPitcherNippon Steel Hirohata

References

  1. "Nippon Professional Baseball Team / Player / Draft Meeting 2012年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by TOSHIBA". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. "TOSHIBA news release 2022/10/17(月) ニュースリリース 2012年プロ野球ドラフト会議への特別協賛について". Toshiba Corporation Official site (in Japanese). September 28, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  3. "2013 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択手順". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. "Sports Nippon baseball news 勝ち越しの全セに今秋ドラフト優先権". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). July 22, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "2012 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by TOSHIBA 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
Preceded by
2011
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2013
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