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2021 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

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2021 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Chihiro Sumida, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 11, 2021
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
128 total selections in 23 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsChihiro Sumida
Kenta Kozono
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 11, 2021, for the 57th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB.[1] It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D ".[1] It has been sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical for the 9th consecutive year since 2013.[1]

Summary

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Only the first round picks will be done by bid lottery. from 2019, the Professional Baseball Executive Committee has decided that the Central League and the Pacific League will be given the second round of waiver priority alternately every other year, and in 2021 Central League received the waiver priority.[2] And since it was held in the middle of the regular season, the second round of Waiver priority was decided according to the ranking as of October 10, the day before.[3] From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.[3] It ends when all teams are "selected" or when the total number of selected players reaches 120. Also, if the number of players has not reached 120, we will continue to hold a "developmental squad player selection meeting" with the participation of the desired team.[3]

First Round Contested Picks

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Player Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Chihiro Sumida Pitcher Lions, Carp, Giants, Swallows
First Round Kenta Kozono Pitcher Baystars, Tigers
Second Round Hikaru Yamashita Pitcher Carp, Swallows

Selected Players

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Key
* Player did not sign


Yokohama DeNA Baystars

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kenta Kozono Pitcher Wakayama High School
#2 Sōma Tokuyama Pitcher Waseda University
#3 Ryūnosuke Aibara Infielder Tokyo Gattkan High School
#4 Ginji Miura Pitcher Hosei University
#5 Ōsuke Fukazawa Pitcher Senshu University Matsudo High School
#6 Kōki Kajiwara Outfielder Kanagawa University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Nagi Murakawa Outfielder Tokushima Indigo Socks
#2 Naoya Higashide Catcher Komatsu Ohtani High School
#3 Takeru Ohashi Outfielder Ibaraki Astro Planets

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kota Tatsu Pitcher Tenri High School
#2 Naoki Arizono Infielder Chiba Gakugei High School
#3 Tatsuki Mizuno Infielder JR Shikoku
#4 Uta Sakaguchi Infielder Gifu Daiichi High School
#5 Kyosuke Kuroyanagi Pitcher Chukyo University Chukyo High School
#6 Takehiro Hasegawa Pitcher Kanazawa Gakuin University
#7 Keito Matsuura Pitcher Osaka Tōin High School
#8 Koki Kitayama Pitcher Kyoto Sangyo University
#9 Daigo Kamikawabata Infielder NTT East
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ren Fukushima Pitcher Hachinohe Nishi High School
#2 Takanari Hayamizu Catcher Gunma Diamond Pegasus
#3 Taisei Yanagawa Pitcher Kyushu International University High School
#4 Kazuhiro Abe Outfielder Hiratsuka Gakuen High School

Chunichi Dragons

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kenta Bright Outfielder Jobu University
#2 Kosuke Ukai Outfielder Komazawa University
#3 Taisei Ishimori Pitcher Hinokuni Salamanders
#4 Taisei Miya Catcher Hanasaki Tokuharu High School
#5 Mao Hoshino Infielder Toyohashi Chuo High School
#6 Yuma Fukumoto Outfielder Osaka University of Commerce

Saitama Seibu Lions

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Chihiro Sumida Pitcher Nishinippon Institute of Technology
#2 Shunsuke Sato Pitcher University of Tsukuba
#3 Yūto Koga Catcher Chuo University
#4 Shinnosuke Hada Pitcher Hachiouji High School
#5 Masaya Kuroda Pitcher Hachinohe Institute of Technology Daiichi High School
#6 Seigo Nakayama Infielder Hakuoh University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Takeru Furuichi Catcher Tokushima Indigo Socks
#2 Natsuo Takizawa Infielder Sekine Gakuen High School
#3 Shinya Sugai Pitcher Yamamoto Gakuen High School
#4 Keishin Kawamura Outfielder Kokugakuin University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Takumi Kurohara Pitcher Kwansei Gakuin University
#2 Shohei Mori Pitcher Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West
#3 Kento Nakamura Outfielder Toyota
#4 Shunsuke Tamura Outfielder Aichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School
#5 Ryuya Matsumoto Pitcher Honda Suzuka
#6 Shota Suekane Outfielder Osaka Gas
#7 Shoto Takagi Catcher Gifu Commercial High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Soh Shinya Pitcher Tanabe High School
#2 Seita Maekawa Infielder Tsuruga Kehi High School
#3 Raisei Nakamura Pitcher Takaoka Daiichi High School
#4 Rei Sakata Pitcher Chubu Gakuin University

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kyuta Kazama Pitcher North Asia University Meiou High School
#2 Tomoya Masaki Outfielder Keio University
#3 Taisei Kimura Pitcher Hokkai High School
#4 Isami Nomura Infielder NTT West
#5 Fuga Ohtake Pitcher Tohoku Fukushi University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Keio Fujino Infielder Tobata High School
#2 Yuto Kawamura Outfielder Sendai University
#3 Sanshiro Izaki Pitcher Fukuoka High School
#4 Mizuki Miura Pitcher Tohoku Fukushi University
#5 Leiri Hammond Tanaka Pitcher Teikyo Daigo High School
#6 Koki Katoh Pitcher Takigawa Daini High School
#7 Takuma Yamasaki Pitcher Iwami Chisuikan High School
#8 Takuto Sakuma Catcher Tamura High School
#9 Keita Yamamoto Outfielder Meisei University
#10 Sora Katoh Catcher Tomeikan High School
#11 Masaki Takimoto Pitcher Municipal Matsudo High School
#12 Yoshiki Mishiro Infielder Oita Commercial High School
#13 Takuma Sato Pitcher Niigata University of Health and Welfare
#14 Keisuke Nakata Outfielder Fukuoka University

Yomiuri Giants

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Taisei Ota Pitcher Kansai University of International Studies
#2 Ryūsei Yamada Pitcher JR East
#3 Yuji Akahoshi Pitcher Nihon University
#4 Hayato Ishita Pitcher Tokai University Sagami High School
#5 Yūki Okada Outfielder Hosei University
#6 Yamato Shiroki Pitcher Meitoku Gijuku High School
#7 Yūki Hanada Pitcher Hiroshima Shinjo High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yamato Suzuki Outfielder Hokkai Gakuen University
#2 Ryūsei Takata Pitcher Ishikawa Million Stars
#3 Keita Kameda Catcher Tokai University
#4 Misaki Sasahara Outfielder Ueda Nishi High School
#5 Eiji Kamouchi Pitcher Soseikan High School
#6 Taiki Kikuchi Pitcher Toin University of Yokohama
#7 Makoto Kyōmoto Pitcher Meiho High School
#8 Ryū Tomida Pitcher Shikoku Gakuin University
#9 Haruto Kawasaki Pitcher Homare High School
#10 Ryōya Ōtsu Catcher Hokkai High School

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Soshi Yoshino Outfielder Shohei High School
#2 Yuma Yasuda Catcher Aichi University
#3 Ginji Maeda Outfielder Mishima Minami High School
#4 Katsutoshi Tai Pitcher Kamimura Gakuen High School
#5 Tomotaka Matsui Pitcher Kanazawa Gakuin University
#6 Masaya Nishigaki Pitcher Waseda University
#7 Kazuki Yoshikawa Pitcher JFE West Japan
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Satoshi Miyamori Pitcher Kochi Fighting Dogs
#2 Ozora Yanagisawa Outfielder Nihon University Fujisawa High School
#3 Sho Okawara Outfielder Tokai University Yamagata High School

Hanshin Tigers

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Daichi Moriki Pitcher Kochi High School
#2 Yuto Suzuki Pitcher Soka University
#3 Takuma Kirishiki Pitcher Niigata University of Health and Welfare
#4 Ukyo Maegawa Outfielder Chiben Gakuen High School
#5 Hidetaka Okadome Pitcher Asia University
#6 Hiroshi Toyoda Outfielder Hitachi
#7 Hayato Nakagawa Catcher Kyoto International High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ryo Itoh Pitcher Chukyo University

Chiba Lotte Marines

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kou Matsukawa Catcher Wakayama High School
#2 Raito Ikeda Infielder Kokushikan University
#3 Atsuya Hirohata Pitcher Mitsubishi Motors Kurashiki Oceans
#4 Seiun Akiyama Pitcher Nishogakusha University High School
#5 Akira Yagi Pitcher Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Fuki Tanaka Pitcher Asahikawa Jitsugyo High School
#2 Shota Hayamizu Infielder Toyama GRN Thunderbirds
#3 Kirato Nagashimada Pitcher Tachibana Gakuen High School
#4 Ryosuke Murayama Catcher Makuhari Sougou High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Hikaru Yamashita Pitcher Hosei University
#2 Kazuya Maruyama Outfielder Meiji University
#3 Daichi Shibata Pitcher Nippon Express
#4 Kohtaro Komori Infielder Ube Technical High School
#5 Hyuga Takeyama Pitcher Kyoei High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yukihiro Iwata Outfielder Shinano Grandserows

Orix Buffaloes

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ren Mukunoki Pitcher Tohoku Fukushi University
#2 Tomoya Noguchi Infielder Kansai University
#3 Sho Fukunaga Catcher Kokugakuin University
#4 Haruto Watanabe Outfielder Keio University
#5 Ryoma Ikeda Outfielder Osaka Toin High School
#6 Kaede Yokoyama Pitcher Sega Sammy
#7 Atsuya Kogita Pitcher TDK
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Takayuki Yamanaka Outfielder Ibaraki Astro Planets
#2 Keita Sonobe Infielder Fukushima RedHopes
#3 Kosei Ohsato Infielder Tohoku Fukushi University

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nippon Professional Baseball news 2021年新人選手選択会議 特別協賛社決定のお知らせ". NPB.jp (in Japanese). May 31, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Daily Sports baseball news ドラフトウエーバー指名順 1年おきにセ・パ入れ替え 現役ドラフトは継続審議". Daily Sports (in Japanese). September 3, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Nippon Professional Baseball 2021年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD 選択手順". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2021 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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Preceded by
2020
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2022