2022 NPB Amateur Draft

The 2022 NPB draft was held October 20, 2022.

First Round - initial picks

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Rakuten Golden Eagles	Kosei Shoji	P	Rikkio University (Col.)	Won lottery rights to Shoji over Chiba Lotte
Yokohama BayStars	Shion Matsuo	C	Osaka Toin High School (HS)
Orix Buffaloes	Ryuhei Sotani	P	Hakuoh University (Col.)
Chunichi Dragons	Reia Nakachi	P	Okinawa University (Col.)
Seibu Lions	Takuya Hiruma	OF	Waseda University (Col.)
Hiroshima Carp	Yuta Saitoh	P	Tomakomai Chuo High School (HS)
Chiba Lotte Marines	Kosei Shoji	P	Rikkio University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Shoji to Rakuten
Hanshin Tigers	Shogo Asano	OF	Takamatsu Shogyo High School (HS)	Lost lottery for Asano to Yomiuri
Nippon Ham Fighters	Kota Yazawa	P	Nippon Sports Science University (Col.)
Yomiuri Giants	Shogo Asano	OF	Takamatsu Shogyo High School (HS)	Won lottery rights to Asano over Hanshin
Softbank Hawks	Itua Ikhine	OF	Homare High School (HS)
Yakult Swallows	Kojiro Yoshimura	P	Toshiba (ind.)

First Round - redraft

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Chiba Lotte Marines	Riku Kikuchi	P	Senshu University (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers	Shota Morishita	OF	Chuo University (Col.)

Source: Mainerds