2023 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 26, 2023
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
122 total selections in 16 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsRyuki Watarai, Natsuki Takeuchi
(3 teams a bid lottery.)
Yuhi Nishidate, Hayato Tsunehiro
(2 teams a bid lottery.)

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]

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 NamePositionTeams Selected by
First RoundRyuki WataraiOutfielderDragons, BayStars, Marines
First RoundNatsuki TakeuchiPitcherSwallows, Lions, Hawks
First RoundYuhi NishidatePitcherFighters, Giants
First RoundHayato TsunehiroPitcherEagles, Carp
Second RoundSho KusakaPitcherDragons, Marines
Second RoundYugo MaedaPitcherEagles, Hawks
Third RoundHaruki HosonoPitcherFighters, 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, Kota Nishidate (Pitcher) was selected by the Swallows without a bid lottery.
  • In the third round, Tatsuki Kosha (Pitcher) was selected by the Eagles without a bid lottery.
  • In the fourth round, Kyuto Ueda (Infielder) was selected by the Marines.
  • List of selected players.[5]

Selected Players

Key
* Player did not sign

Chunichi Dragons

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Sho KusakaPitcherAsia University
#2 Keishi TsudaInfielderMitsubishi Heavy Industries East
#3 Rintaro TsujimotoInfielderSendai University
#4 Konosuke FukudaPitcherRiseisha High School
#5 Shota HabuPitcherIbaraki Astro Planets
#6 Ryuma KatoPitcherToho Gas
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Toki HiwatariCatcherIbaraki Astro Planets
#2 Towa KikutaPitcherEhime Mandarin Pirates
#3 Goki OdaOutfielderTochigi Golden Braves
#4 Rii KawakamiOutfielderOita B-rings

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Haruki HosonoPitcherToyo University
#2 Yuya ShintohCatcherJobu University
#3 Kazuki MiyazakiOutfielderYamanashi Gakuin University
#4 Ryosuke MyoseInfielderKagoshima Josei High School
#5 Hinode HosinoOutfielderMaebashi Industrial High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Taiki HamadaInfielderKyoto International High School
#2 Daiju HirataOutfielderSeta Technical High School
#3 Yamato KatoPitcherTeikyo University Kani High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kota NishidatePitcherSenshu University
#2 Kengo MatsumotoPitcherToyota
#3 Yuki IshiharaPitcherMeiji University
#4 Kyo SuzukiCatcherTokoha University Kikugawa High School
#5 Ryui ItohInfielderNiigata Albirex BC
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shosei TakahashiPitcherNew Taipei Municipal Yingge Vocational High School
#2 Sota TakanoInfielderMitoya High School

Saitama Seibu Lions

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Natsuki TakeuchiPitcherKokugakuin University
#2 Taiga UedaPitcherOsaka University of Commerce
#3 Haruki SugiyamaPitcherYokohama High School
#4 Haruse NaritaPitcherHirosaki Technical High School
#5 Taisei MyazawaPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
#6 Reon MurataInfielderKogakkan University
#7 Ryota ItogawaPitcherENEOS
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kounosuke Joseph SinclairPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
#2 Asahi TaniguchiInfielderTokushima Indigo Socks
#3 Masahiro KawashimoPitcherHakodate University Yuto High School
#4 Koji KanekoInfielderSaitama Musashi Heat Bears
#5 Shota KisePitcherKitasaga High School
#6 Koichi OkumuraOutfielderGunma Diamond Pegasus

Yomiuri Giants

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Yuhi NishidatePitcherChuo University
#2 Shunya MoritaPitcherHonda Suzuka
#3 Shunsuke SasakiOutfielderHitachi
#4 Yuta IzuguchiInfielderNTT West
#5 Teppei MatakiPitcherNippon Life
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Katsuya MiuraPitcherTokyo International University
#2 Gen MurayamaInfielderKanoya Chuo High School
#3 Kisara UtsunomiyaInfielderEhime Mandarin Pirates
#4 Yuya TanoueInfielderNihon University Fujisawa High School
#5 Atsuki SonodaPitcherFukuoka Institute of Technology Jyoto High School
#6 Takahito ChibaPitcherAsahikawa Meisei High School
#7 Kota HirayamaOutfielderChiba Sky Sailors

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Tatsuki KoshaPitcherToin University of Yokohama
#2 Haruto SakaiPitcherTakigawa Daini High School
#3 Naoki HinataPitcherTokai University Sugao High School
#4 Jumil Rikai WatersInfielderNihon Wellness Okinawa High School
#5 Takuma MatsudaPitcherOsaka Sangyo University
#6 Daisuke NakashimaOutfielderAoyama Gakuin University
#7 Seiya OhuchiPitcherNihon Wellness Miyagi High School
#8 Takumi AonoInfielderHimi High School

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Ryuki WataraiOutfielderENEOS
#2 Ryoto MatsumotoPitcherMeijo University
#3 Riku TakedaPitcherYamagata Chuo High School
#4 Taiki IshigamiInfielderToyo University
#5 Yutaro IshidaPitcherChuo University
#6 Kento InoueOutfielderTokushima Indigo Socks
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ikumi TakamizawaInfielderTsuruga Kehi High School
#2 Manato ShimizuPitcherJyutoku High School
#3 So OgasawaraInfielderKyoto Shoei High School
#4 Haruto ShojiPitcherAomori University
#5 Taiga KondohPitcherSenshu University Kitakami High School

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Yugo MaedaPitcherOsaka Tōin High School
#2 Shunsuke IwaiPitcherMeijo University
#3 Ryuta HiroseInfielderKeio University
#4 Kenichi MurataPitcherMeiji University
#5 Ryotaro SawayanagiPitcherLoki Techno Toyama
#6 Ryo OhyamaPitcherHigashi Nippon International University
#7 Yutaro FujitaCatcherFukuoka University Ohori High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shuya OhizumiOutfielderFukushima RedHopes
#2 Yuwa MiyasatoPitcherTokyo University of Agriculture
#3 Kyoshiro SakuraInfielderKyushu International University High School
#4 Koki NakazawaInfielderHachinohe Gakuin Kosei High School
#5 Kotaro HoshinoPitcherKomazawa University
#6 Haruto FujiwaraPitcherIizuka High School
#7 Jumpei FujitaPitcherTokushima Indigo Socks
#8 Keishin NagamizuPitcherKyoto International High School

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Hayato TsunehiroPitcherAoyama Gakuin University
#2 Taichi TakaPitcherOsaka University of Commerce
#3 Kazuki TakitaPitcherSeisa Dohto University
#4 Yuto NakataInfielderOkinawa Shogaku High School
#5 Kento AkatsukaPitcherChukyo Gakuin University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ken SugitaPitcherNihon University
#2 Keisuke SatoInfielderShizuoka University
#3 Mirai SugiharaPitcherKyoto International High School

Chiba Lotte Marines

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kyuto UedaInfielderMeiji University
#2 Hikaru OhtaniPitcherToyama GRN Thunderbirds
#3 Yuto KimuraPitcherKasumigaura High School
#4 Oto HayasakaPitcherMakuhari Sogo High School
#5 Ryusei TerachiCatcherMeitoku Gijyuku High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ryota TakeuchiPitcherSeiryo High School
#2 Shinya MatsuishiPitcherToin High School
#3 Hikaru KonoOutfielderToyama GRN Thunderbirds
#4 Kazuki FujitaOutfielderNobeoka Gakuen High School
#5 Konoshin ToyamaCatcherAizu Hokurei High School

Hanshin Tigers

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Kaito ShimomuraPitcherAoyama Gakuin University
#2 Tsuyoshi ShiibaPitcherTokushima indigo socks
#3 Shuya YamadaInfielderSendai Ikuei High School
#4 Aoi MomosakiInfielderTokai University Kumamoto Seisyo High School
#5 Yuya IshiguroPitcherWest Japan Railway Company
#6 Junya TsudaPitcherOsaka University of Economics
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kai MatsubaraPitcherToyama GRN Thunderbirds
#2 Kein FukushimaOutfielderHakuoh University

Orix Buffaloes

PickPlayer NamePositionTeam
#1 Seiya YokoyamaInfielderUeda Nishi High School
#2 Kosuke KawachiPitcherSt. Catherine Gakuen High School
#3 Kaisei TomatsuPitcherKyoei High School
#4 Syuna HoriCatcherHotoku Gakuen High School
#5 Taito TakashimaPitcherOji
#6 Seiryu KotajimaPitcherNippon Express
#7 Ryusei GondaPitcherTDK
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hiroto SugaPitcherEimei High School
#2 Kaito OhePitcherKitakyushu Shimonoseki Phoenix
#3 Riku MiyaguniPitcherToho High School
#4 Taketo AshidaPitcherSaitama Musashi Heat Bears
#5 Sota KawanoInfielderEhime Mandarin Pirates

References

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Preceded by
2022
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2024
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