2021 NPB Amateur Draft

The 2021 NPB draft was held October 11, 2021.

First Round - initial picks

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

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

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

Source: Mainerds