2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 24, 2013, for the 49th 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 ".[2]

2013 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Yuki Matsui, who was nominated and bid lottery for by five teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 24, 2013
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
89 total selections in 9 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsYuki Matsui
Daichi Osera
Ayumu Ishikawa
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2014 →

Summary

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Only the first round picks will be done by bid lottery. After the second round, waver selections were made in order from the lowest-ranked team of the 2013 season in both the Central and Pacific League, the third round was reversed and selections were made from the top team, and the fourth round was reversed again, alternating with selections from the lowest-ranked team until all teams had finished selecting players.[3]

Since the 2005 season, the winner of the NPB All-Star Game has determined whether the Central League or the Pacific League gets waiver preference after the second round. However, the 2013 All-Star Game ended with a 1–1–1 record, so the decision was made by lot, with the Pacific League receiving waiver preference.[4]

First Round Contested Picks

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Player Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Yuki Matsui Pitcher Fighters, Baystars, Hawks, Dragonsi, Eagles
First Round Daichi Osera Pitcher Swallows, Carp, Tigers
First Round Ayumu Ishikawa Pitcher Marines, Giants
Second Round Yuta Kakita Pitcher Fighters, Baystars,Tigers
Second Round Toshihiro Sugiura Pitcher Swallows, Hawks
Third Round Yuta Iwasada Pitcher Fighters, Tigers
  • Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
  • In the first round, Kazumasa Yoshida (pitcher) was selected by the Buffaloes and Tomoya Mori (catcher) by the Lions in the first round without a bid lottery.
  • In the second round, Shota Suzuki (pitcher) was selected by the Dragons and Seiji Kobayashi (catcher) by the Giants without a bid lottery.
  • In the thrird round, Ren Kajiya (pitcher) was selected by the Hawks without a bid lottery.
  • In the fourth round, the last remaining the Fighters, selected Ryo Watanabe (Infielder).
  • List of selected players.[5]

Selected Players

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Key
* Player did not sign

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ryo Watanabe Infielder Tokai University Kofu High School
#2 Hiroshi Urano Pitcher Sega Sammy
#3 Hiromi Oka Infielder Meiji University
#4 Hirotoshi Takanashi Pitcher Yamanashi Gakuin University
#5 Masashi Kanehira Pitcher Tokai Rika
#6 Akihiro Hakumura Pitcher Keio University
#7 Ryosuke Kishisato Outfielder Hanamaki Higashi High School
#8 Ryo Ishikawa Catcher Teikyo High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Toshihiro Sugiura Pitcher Kokugakuin University
#2 Naomichi Nishiura Infielder Hosei University
#3 Ryo Akiyoshi Pitcher Panasonic
#4 Keiji Iwahashi Pitcher Kyoto Sangyo University
#5 Yuto Kodama Pitcher Kanzei High School
#6 Ryota Fujii Catcher CITYLIGHT OKAYAMA

Orix Buffaloes

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Kazumasa Yoshida Pitcher JR-EAST
#2 Daiki Tohmei Pitcher Fuji Heavy Industries
#3 Kenya Wakatsuki Catcher Hanasaki Tokuharu High School
#4 Satoshi Sonobe Infielder Seiko Gakuin High School
#5 Yuto Yoshida Outfielder Hokusho High School
#6 Kyo Okunami Infielder Soshi Gakuen High School
#7 Kento Shibata Pitcher Shinano Grandserows
#8 Satoshi Ohyama Pitcher Sega Sammy
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Hiroaki Azuma Infielder Tokushima Indigo Socks

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuta Kakita Pitcher Nippon Life
#2 Shingo Hirata Pitcher Honda Kumamoto
#3 Hiroki Minei Catcher Asia University
#4 Tomoya Mikami Pitcher JX-ENEOS
#5 Taiki Sekine Outfielder Toho High School
#6 Shun Yamashita Pitcher Matsumoto University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Yoshiki Sunada Pitcher Meiou High School
#2 Kouhei Mantani Pitcher Miki House REDS

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ren Kajiya Pitcher JR-Kyushu
#2 Yuito Mori Pitcher Mitsubishi Motors Kurashiki Oceans
#3 Ken Okamoto Pitcher NSSMC Kazusa Magic
#4 Seiji Uebayashi Outfielder Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Shuta Ishikawa Pitcher Soka University
#2 Shinsuke Toubou Pitcher Hamada Commercial High School
#3 Kaisei Sone Catcher Kyoto International High School
#4 Masahiro Harimoto Catcher Bukkyo University

Chunichi Dragons

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shota Suzuki Pitcher Seirei Christopher High School
#2 Katsuki Matayoshi Pitcher Kagawa Olive Guyners
#3 Iori Katsura Catcher Osaka University of Commerce
#4 Takuma Achira Pitcher JR-EAST
#5 Daisuke Sobue Pitcher Toyota
#6 Takuto Fujisawa Infielder Seino Transportation
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Junki Kishimoto Pitcher Tsuruga Kehi High School
#2 Daisuke Hashizume Infielder Osaka University of Commerce

Chiba Lotte Marines

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Ayumu Ishikawa Pitcher Tokyo Gas
#2 Yuta Yoshida Catcher Rissho University
#3 Ryo Miki Infielder Jobu University
#4 Shohei Yoshihara Pitcher Nippon Life
#5 Seiya Inoue Infielder Nippon Life
#6 Kota Futaki Pitcher Kagoshima Joho High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Ryuzo Hijii Catcher Hojo High School

Hiroshima Carp

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Daichi Osera Pitcher Kyushu Kyoritsu University
#2 Aren Kuri Pitcher Asia University
#3 Kosuke Tanaka Infielder JR-EAST
#4 Keita Nishihara Pitcher Nichidai
#5 Yuta Nakamura Pitcher Kanto Daiichi High School

Saitama Seibu Lions

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tomoya Mori Catcher Osaka Toin High School
#2 Hotaka Yamakawa Infielder Fuji University
#3 Takuya Toyoda Pitcher TDK
#4 Kazuki Kaneko Infielder Nihon University Fujisawa High School
#5 Takayuki Yamaguchi Pitcher Toyota Motors East Japan
#6 Masatoshi Okada Catcher Osaka Gas
#7 Kentaro Fukukura Pitcher Daiichi Institute of Technology

Hanshin Tigers

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuta Iwasada Pitcher Yokohama College of Commerce
#2 Shintaro Yokota Outfielder Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
#3 Naomasa Yokawa Infielder Tokyo University of Agriculture
#4 Ryutaro Umeno Catcher Fukuoka University
#5 Shoya Yamamoto Pitcher Oji Paper Company
#6 Suguru Iwazaki Pitcher Kokushikan University

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yuki Matsui Pitcher Toko Gakuen High School
#2 Yasuhito Uchida Catcher Joso Gakuin High School
#3 Kodai Hamaya Pitcher Honda Suzuka
#4 Yuri Furukawa Pitcher Arita Technical High School
#5 Yusuke Nishimiya Pitcher Yokohama College of Commerce
#6 Takaaki Yokoyama Pitcher Waseda University
#7 Kazutomo Aihara Pitcher The 77 Bank
#8 Susumu Aizawa Pitcher Nippon Paper Industries Ishinomaki
#9 Ryuta Konno Pitcher Iwadeyama High School

Yomiuri Giants

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Seiji Kobayashi Catcher Nippon Life
#2 Ren Wada Intfielder Kochi High School
#3 Kazuto Taguchi Pitcher Hiroshima Shinjo High School
#4 Nobuyuki Okumura Intfielder Nihon University Yamagata High School
#5 Kentaro Taira Pitcher Hokuzan High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Makoto Aoyama Outfielder Nihon University
#2 Shota Nagae Pitcher Osaka University of Economics
#3 Ryusei Kitanosono Pitcher Shugakukan High School

References

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  1. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball Team / Player / Draft Meeting 2013年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball news ドラフト会議の特別協賛社に大正製薬". NPB.jp (in Japanese). September 2, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "2013 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択手順". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news 今秋ドラフトはパ・リーグにウエーバー優先権 あみだくじで決定". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). August 23, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2013 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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Preceded by
2012
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2014