1998 NPB Amateur Draft

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The 1998 NPB draft was held November 20, 1998.

Pre-Draft - Reverse Draft Phase[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
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)