2023 NPB Amateur Draft

From BR Bullpen

The 2023 NPB draft was held October 26, 2023.

First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Rakuten Golden Eagles Hayato Tsunehiro P Aoyama Gakuin University (Col.) Lost lottery for Tsunehiro to Hiroshima
Yokohama BayStars Ryuki Watarai OF ENEOS (Ind) Won lottery rights to Watarai over Chunichi and Chiba Lotte
Orix Buffaloes Seiya Yokoyama IF Ueda Nishi High School (HS)
Chunichi Dragons Ryuki Watarai OF ENEOS (Ind) Lost lottery for Watarai to Yokohama
Seibu Lions Natsuki Takeuchi P Kokugakuin University (Col.) Won lottery rights to Takeuchi over Softbank and Yakult
Hiroshima Carp Hayato Tsunehiro P Aoyama Gakuin University (Col.) Won lottery rights to Tsunehiro over Rakuten
Chiba Lotte Marines Ryuki Watarai OF ENEOS (Ind) Lost lottery for Watarai to Yokohama
Hanshin Tigers Kaito Shimomura P Aoyama Gakuin University (Col.)
Nippon Ham Fighters Yuhi Nishidate P Chuo University (Col.) Lost lottery for Nishidate to Yomiuri
Yomiuri Giants Yuhi Nishidate P Chuo University (Col.) Won lottery rights to Nishidate over Nippon Ham
Softbank Hawks Natsuki Takeuchi P Kokugakuin University (Col.) Lost lottery for Takeuchi to Seibu
Yakult Swallows Natsuki Takeuchi P Kokugakuin University (Col.) Lost lottery for Takeuchi to Seibu

First Round - redraft[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Chiba Lotte Marines Sho Kusaka P Asia University (Col.) Lost lottery for Kusaka to Chunichi
Chunichi Dragons Sho Kusaka P Asia University (Col.) Won lottery rights to Kusaka over Chiba Lotte
Rakuten Golden Eagles Yugo Maeda P Osaka Toin High School (HS) Lost lottery for Maeda to Softbank
Softbank Hawks Yugo Maeda P Osaka Toin High School (HS) Won lottery rights to Maeda over Nippon Ham and Rakuten
Yakult Swallows Kota Nishidade P Senshu University (Col.)
Nippon Ham Fighters Yugo Maeda P Osaka Toin High School (HS) Lost lottery for Maeda to Softbank

First Round - redraft part 2[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Chiba Lotte Marines Haruki Hosono P Toyo University (Col.) Lost lottery for Hosono to Nippon Ham
Rakuten Golden Eagles Tatsuki Koja P Toin University of Yokohama (Col.)
Nippon Ham Fighters Haruki Hosono P Toyo University (Col.) Won lottery for Hosono over Chiba Lotte

First Round - redraft part 3[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Chiba Lotte Marines Kyuto Ueda IF Meiji University (Col.)

Source: NPB.com