1989 NPB Amateur Draft

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The 1989 NPB draft was held November 26, 1989. Hideo Nomo was picked by eight teams, which set the NPB draft record.

First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Won eight-way lottery for Nomo's rights
Yokohama Taiyo Whales Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Lost lottery for Nomo to Kintetsu
Orix Braves Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Lost lottery for Nomo to Kintetsu
Chunichi Dragons Tsuyoshi Yoda P NTT Tokyo (Ind)
Seibu Lions Tetsuya Shiozaki P Panasonic (Ind)
Hiroshima Carp Shinji Sasaoka P NTT Chugoku (Ind)
Lotte Orions Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Lost lottery for Nomo to Kintetsu
Hanshin Tigers Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Lost lottery for Nomo to Kintetsu
Nippon Ham Fighters Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Lost lottery for Nomo to Kintetsu
Yomiuri Giants Takeshi Omori IF Keio University (Col.)
Daiei Hawks Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Lost lottery for Nomo to Kintetsu
Yakult Swallows Hideo Nomo P Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind) Lost lottery for Nomo to Kintetsu


First Round - redraft[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Yokohama Taiyo Whales Kazuhiro Sasaki P Tohoku Fukushi University (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers Minoru Kasai P Hosei University (Col.)
Lotte Orions Satoru Komiyama P Waseda University (Col.)
Daiei Hawks Daisuke Motoki IF Uenomiya High School (HS) Refuse to sign
Yakult Swallows Tatsuji Nishimura P Yamaha (Ind)
Orix Blue Wave Kazuhiro Sato OF Kumagai Gumi (Ind)
Nippon Ham Fighters Mitsujiro Sakai P Kindai University (Col.)