2021 NPB Amateur Draft

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The 2021 NPB draft was held October 11, 2021.

First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Rakuten Golden Eagles Soshi Yoshino OF Shohei High School (HS)
Yokohama BayStars Kenta Kozono P Wakayama Municipal High School (HS) Won lottery rights to Kozono over Hanshin
Orix Buffaloes Ren Kokunoki P Tohoku Fukushi University (Col.)
Chunichi Dragons Kenta Bright OF Jobu University (Col.)
Seibu Lions Chihiro Sumida P Nishinippon Institute of Technology (Col.) Won lottery rights to Sumida over Hiroshima, Yomiuri, Yakult
Hiroshima Carp Chihiro Sumida P Nishinippon Institute of Technology (Col.) Lost lottery for Sumida to Seibu
Chiba Lotte Marines Kotah Matsukawa C Wakayama Municipal High School (HS)
Hanshin Tigers Kenta Kozono P Wakayama Municipal High School (HS) Lost lottery for Kozono to Yokohama
Nippon Ham Fighters Kota Tatsu P Tenri High School (HS)
Yomiuri Giants Chihiro Sumida P Nishinippon Institute of Technology (Col.) Lost lottery for Sumida to Seibu
Softbank Hawks Kyutu Kazama P Meioh High School (HS)
Yakult Swallows Chihiro Sumida P Nishinippon Institute of Technology (Col.) Lost lottery for Sumida to Seibu

First Round - redraft[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Yakult Swallows Hikaru Yamashita P Hosei University (Col.) Won lottery for Yamashita over Hiroshima
Hiroshima Carp Hikaru Yamashita P Hosei University (Col.) Lost lottery for Yamashita to Yakult
Yomiuri Giants Taisei Ohta P Kansai Kokusai University (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers Daichi Moriki P Kochi High School (HS)

First Round - redraft part 2[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Hiroshima Carp Takumi Kurohara P Kwansei Gakuin University (Col.)

Source: Mainerds