2017 NPB Amateur Draft
The 2020 NPB draft was held October 26, 2017. Seven of the twelve teams picked Kotaro Kiyomiya with their first pick. That matched Kosuke Fukudome's record for most teams taking the same high schooler with their #1 choice.
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Rakuten Golden Eagles | Kotaro Kiyomiya | IF | Waseda Jitsugyo High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights to Kiyomiya to Nippon Ham |
Yokohama BayStars | Katsuki Azuma | P | Ritsumeikan University (Col.) | |
Orix Buffaloes | Daiki Tajima | P | JR Higashinihon (Ind) | Won lottery rights to Tajima over Seibu |
Chunichi Dragons | Shosei Nakamura | C | Koryo High School (HS) | Won lottery rights to Nakamura over Hiroshima |
Seibu Lions | Daiki Tajima | P | JR Higashinihon (Ind) | Lost lottery rights to Tajima to Orix |
Hiroshima Carp | Shosei Nakamura | C | Koryo High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights to Nakamura to Chunichi |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Kotaro Kiyomiya | IF | Waseda Jitsugyo High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights to Kiyomiya to Nippon Ham |
Hanshin Tigers | Kotaro Kiyomiya | IF | Waseda Jitsugyo High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights to Kiyomiya to Nippon Ham |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Kotaro Kiyomiya | IF | Waseda Jitsugyo High School (HS) | Won lottery rights to Kiyomiya over Rakuten, Chiba Lotte, Hanshin, Yomiuri, Softbank, Yakult |
Yomiuri Giants | Kotaro Kiyomiya | IF | Waseda Jitsugyo High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights to Kiyomiya to Nippon Ham |
Softbank Hawks | Kotaro Kiyomiya | IF | Waseda Jitsugyo High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights to Kiyomiya to Nippon Ham |
Yakult Swallows | Kotaro Kiyomiya | IF | Waseda Jitsugyo High School (HS) | Lost lottery rights to Kiyomiya to Nippon Ham |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seibu Lions | Hiromasa Saitoh | P | Meiji University (Col.) | |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Hisanori Yasuda | IF | Riseisha High School (Col.) | Won lottery for Yasuda over Hanshin, Softbank |
Yakult Swallows | Munetaka Murakami | C | Kyushu Gakuin High School (HS) | Won lottery for Murakami over Yomiuri, Rakuten |
Yomiuri Giants | Munetaka Murakami | C | Kyushu Gakuin High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Murakami to Yakult |
Rakuten Golden Eagles | Munetaka Murakami | C | Kyushu Gakuin High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Murakami to Yakult |
Hanshin Tigers | Hisanori Yasuda | IF | Riseisha High School (Col.) | Lost lottery for Yasuda to Chiba Lotte |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Hisanori Yasuda | IF | Riseisha High School (Col.) | Lost lottery for Yasuda to Chiba Lotte |
Chunichi Dragons | Hiroshi Suzuki | P | Yamaha (Ind) |
First Round - redraft part 2[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yomiuri Giants | Takuya Kuwahara | P | Chuo University (Col.) | |
Rakuten Golden Eagles | Hiroki Kondoh | P | Okayama Shogyo University (Col.) | |
Hanshin Tigers | Kosuke Baba | P | Sendai University (Col.) | Won lottery for Baba over Softbank |
Softbank Hawks | Kosuke Baba | P | Sendai University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Baba to Hanshin |
First Round - redraft part 3[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Softbank Hawks | Haruto Yoshizumi | P | Tsuruoka East High School (HS) |
Assorted other selections[edit]
- Yudai Fujioka (Chiba Lotte, 2nd rd), Rei Takahashi (Softbank, 2nd rd), Takumi Oshiro (Yomiuri, 3rd rd), Kaima Taira (Seibu, 4th rd), Tsuyoshi Sugano (Chiba Lotte, 4th rd), Masaki Tanigawa (Hanshin, 5th rd), Keita Watanabe (Chiba Lotte, 5th rd), Yasutaka Shiomi (Yakult, 5th rd), Shunta Tanaka (Yomiuri, 5th rd), Akihiro Wakabayashi (Yomiuri, 6th rd), Ukyo Shuto (Softbank, 2nd rd taxi squad), Kotaro Otake (Softbank, 4th rd taxi squad)
Source: Mainerds
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