2012 NPB Amateur Draft
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The 2012 NPB draft was held October 25, 2012. Only one team, the Nippon Ham Fighters, picked Shohei Ohtani; others were scared off by his threats to go play in the US. He would help the team win the 2016 Japan Series before going to star in MLB.
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Rakuten Golden Eagles | Yudai Mori | P | Higashi Fukuoka High School (HS) | Won lottery rights to Mori over Hiroshima |
Yokohama BayStars | Nao Higashihama | P | Asia University (Col.) | Lost lottery rights for Higashihama to Softbank |
Orix Buffaloes | Shintaro Fujinami | P | Osaka Toin High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights for Fujinami to Hanshin |
Chunichi Dragons | Koji Fukutani | P | Keio University (Col.) | |
Seibu Lions | Nao Higashihama | P | Asia University (Col.) | Lost lottery rights for Higashihama to Softbank |
Hiroshima Carp | Yudai Mori | P | Higashi Fukuoka High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights for Mori to Rakuten |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Shintaro Fujinami | P | Osaka Toin High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights for Fujinami to Hanshin |
Hanshin Tigers | Shintaro Fujinami | P | Osaka Toin High School (HS) | Won lottery rights for Fujinami over Yakult, Orix and Chiba Lotte |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Shohei Ohtani | P/DH | Hanamaki Higashi High School (HS) | |
Yomiuri Giants | Tomoyuki Sugano | P | Tokai University (Col.) | |
Softbank Hawks | Nao Higashihama | P | Asia University (Col.) | Win lottery rights for Higashihama over Yokohama and Seibu |
Yakult Swallows | Shintaro Fujinami | P | Osaka Toin High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights for Fujinami to Hanshin |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yokohama BayStars | Hiroyuki Shirasaki | IF | Komazawa University (Col.) | |
Orix Buffaloes | Takahiro Matsunaga | P | Osaka Gas (Ind) | Lost lottery for Matsunaga to Chiba Lotte |
Seibu Lions | Tatsushi Masuda | P | NTT West Japan (Ind) | Win lottery for Masuda over Hiroshima |
Hiroshima Carp | Tatsushi Masuda | P | NTT West Japan (Ind) | Lost lottery for Masuda to Seibu |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Takahiro Matsunaga | P | Osaka Gas (Ind) | Won lottery rights for Matsunaga over Orix |
Yakult Swallows | Taichi Ishiyama | P | Yamaha (Ind) |
First Round - redraft part 2[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orix Buffaloes | Takahiro Matsuba | P | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences (Col.) | |
Hiroshima Carp | Hiroki Takahashi | OF | Ryukoku University Heian High School (HS) |
Other notable selections[edit]
- Toshiro Miyazaki (Yokohama , 6th rnd)
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