2020 NPB Amateur Draft
The 2020 NPB draft was held October 22, 2020.
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Rakuten Golden Eagles | Takahisa Hayakawa | P | Waseda University (Col.) | Won lottery rights to Hayakawa over Seibu, Chiba Lotte and Yakult |
Yokohama BayStars | Taisei Irie | P | Meiji University (Col.) | |
Orix Buffaloes | Teruaki Sato | IF/OF | Kindai University (Col.) | Lost lottery rights to Sato to Hanshin |
Chunichi Dragons | Hiroto Takahashi | P | Chukyo University Senior High School (HS) | |
Seibu Lions | Takahisa Hayakawa | P | Waseda University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Hayakawa to Rakuten |
Hiroshima Carp | Ryoji Kuribayashi | P | Toyota Motor Baseball Club (Ind.) | |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Takahisa Hayakawa | P | Waseda University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Hayakawa to Rakuten |
Hanshin Tigers | Teruaki Sato | IF/OF | Kindai University (Col.) | Won lottery rights to Sato over Yomiuri, Orix and Softbank |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Hiromi Ito | P | Tomakomai Komazawa University (Col.) | |
Yomiuri Giants | Teruaki Sato | IF/OF | Kindai University (Col.) | Lost lottery rights to Sato to Hanshin |
Softbank Hawks | Teruaki Sato | IF/OF | Kindai University (Col.) | Lost lottery rights to Sato to Hanshin |
Yakult Swallows | Takahisa Hayakawa | P | Waseda University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Hayakawa to Rakuten |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Orix Buffaloes | Shunpeita Yamashita | P | Fukuoka University Ohori High School (HS) | |
Seibu Lions | Kento Watanabe | IF | Toin Yokohama University (Col.) | |
Chiba Lotte Marines | Shota Suzuki | P | Hosei University (Col.) | Won lottery for Suzuki over Yakult |
Yakult Swallows | Shota Suzuki | P | Hosei University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Suzuki to Chiba Lotte |
Softbank Hawks | Tomoya Inoue | IF | Hanasaki Tokuei High School (HS) | |
Yomiuri Giants | Ryuta Heinai | P | Asia University (Col.) |
First Round - redraft part 2[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yakult Swallows | Naofumi Kizawa | P | Keio University (Col.) |
Other notable picks: Shugo Maki (Yokohama, 2nd rnd), Yuki Udagawa (Orix, 3rd rnd), Shoki Murakami (Hanshin, 5th rnd), Takumu Nakano (Hanshin, 6th rnd), Yoshinobu Mizukami (Seibu, 5th rnd, development phase)
Source: Prospectslive
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