1998 NPB Amateur Draft
The 1998 NPB draft was held November 20, 1998.
Pre-Draft - Reverse Draft Phase[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Chunichi Dragons | Kosuke Fukudome | IF | Nippon Life Insurance (Ind) | |
Yomiuri Giants | Koji Uehara | P | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences (Col.) | |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | Shinji Udaka | P | Kindai University (Col.) | |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Masahide Kobayashi | P | Tokyo Gas (Ind) |
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seibu Lions | Daisuke Matsuzaka | P | Yokohama High School (HS) | Won lottery for Matsuzaka's rights over Nippon Ham and Yokohama |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Daisuke Matsuzaka | P | Yokohama High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Matsuzaka to Seibu |
Yakult Swallows | Katsutoshi Ishido | P | Aikodai Meiden High School (HS)) | |
Orix Blue Wave | Nagisa Arakaki | P | Okinawa Suisan High School (HS) | Won lottery for Arakaki's rights over Daiei, but he refused to sign |
Hanshin Tigers | Kyuji Fujikawa | P | Kochi Shogyo High School (HS) | |
Hiroshima Carp | Akihiro Higashide | IF | Tsuruga Kehi High School (HS) | |
Yokohama BayStars | Daisuke Matsuzaka | P | Yokohama High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Matsuzaka to Seibu |
Daiei Hawks | Nagisa Arakaki | P | Okinawa Suisan High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Arakaki to Orix |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nippon Ham Fighters | Kazunari Sanematsu | C | Saga Gakuen High School (HS) | |
Yokohama BayStars | Katsuaki Furuki | IF | Toyota Otani High School (HS) | |
Daiei Hawks | Ryo Yoshimoto | IF | Kyushu Gakuin High School (HS) |
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