1988 NPB Amateur Draft
The 1988 NPB draft was held November 24, 1988.
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Kintetsu Buffaloes | Kunji Yonezaki | IF | Nippon Life (Ind) | |
Yokohama Taiyo Whales | Motonobu Tanishige | C | Gonokawa High School (HS) | |
Hankyu Braves | Tsutomu Sakai | P | Hitachi (Ind) | Won lottery for Sakai over Lotte |
Chunichi Dragons | Shinji Imanaka | P | Osaka Toin High School (HS) | |
Seibu Lions | Tomio Watanabe | P | NTT Shikoku (Ind) | |
Hiroshima Carp | Kenjiro Nomura | IF | Komazawa University (Col.) | |
Lotte Orions | Tsutomu Sakai | P | Hitachi (Ind) | Lost lottery for Sakai to Orix |
Hanshin Tigers | Shin Nakagomi | P | Kanzaki Kogyo High School (HS) | |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Terushi Nakajima | IF | Prince Hotel (Ind) | Won lottery for Nakajima over Daiei |
Yomiuri Giants | Kenjiro Kawasaki | P | Tsukumi High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Kawasaki to Yakult |
Daiei Hawks | Terushi Nakajima | IF | Prince Hotel (Ind) | Lost lottery for Nakajima to Nippon Ham |
Yakult Swallows | Kenjiro Kawasaki | P | Tsukumi High School (HS) | Won lottery for Kawasaki over Yomiuri |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yomiuri Giants | Shuji Yoshida | P | Hokkaido Takushoku Bank (Ind) | |
Lotte Orions | Yukinaga Maeda | P | Fukuoka Daiichi High School (HS) | |
Daiei Hawks | Jun Shinoda | P | Ogaki Shogyo High School (HS) |
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