2012 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

none 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft HT-Shintaro-Fujinami20131012.jpg 280px Shintaro Fujinami, who was nominated and bid lottery for by four teams. Baseball October 25, 2012 Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo TBS (first round), sky-A Toshiba 83 10 (Includes draft for developmental players) Nippon Professional Baseball Shintaro Fujinami Nao Higashihama Yudai Mori 2011 2013 The 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 25, 2012, for the 48th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. It was arranged with the special cooperation of Toshiba with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Reed. It has been sponsored by Toshiba for the 4th consecutive year since 2009.https://draft.npb.jp/draft/2012/ Nippon Professional Baseball Team / Player / Draft Meeting 2012年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by TOSHIBA ja-JP NPB.jp November 24, 2022https://www.global.toshiba/jp/news/corporate/2012/09/pr2801.html TOSHIBA news release 2022/10/17(月) ニュースリリース 2012年プロ野球ドラフト会議への特別協賛について ja-JP Toshiba Corporation Official site September 28, 2012 November 24, 2022 Summary 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 2012 season in both the Central League 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.https://draft.npb.jp/draft/2013/schedule.html 2013 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D 選択手順 ja-JP NPB.jp November 22, 2022 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. In the 2012 All-Star Game, the Central League won two games, so the Central League was given waiver priority over the Central League.https://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2012/07/22/kiji/K20120722003729830.html Sports Nippon baseball news 勝ち越しの全セに今秋ドラフト優先権 ja-JP Sports Nippon July 22, 2012 November 24, 2022 This draft was notable for featuring Shohei Ohtani, who would go on to be the most accomplished Japanese player in baseball history. Four days before the NPB draft, Ohtani, a highly acclaimed prospect, announced that he planned to be the first Japanese player to go directly from high school to Major League Baseball in the United States.Japanese high school fireballer opting for MLB https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8532919/shohei-otani-japanese-high-school-fireballer-opting-mlb 14 November 2025 ESPN.com 21 October 2012 enFans taken by Ohtani's set of skills, innocence https://www.mlb.com/news/a-look-at-the-history-of-shohei-ohtani-c262589034 14 November 2025 MLB.com en That led most NPB teams to avoid drafting him, fearing a wasted pick. Only the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters decided to use its first-round pick to draft Ohtani, hoping he would decide to start his career in Japan. The Fighters prepared a video presentation titled "The Path to Realizing Shohei Ohtani's Dream" that outlined the difficult life of minor leaguers playing rookie ball in the United States. Meanwhile, Ohtani's preferred MLB team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, didn't want him to continue both pitching and hitting.Hernández Dylan Hernández: From Shohei Ohtani to Naomi Osaka, Japanese athletes dominate during golden era https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-07-12/shohei-ohtani-naomi-osaka-japan-has-begun-golden-age-of-sports 14 November 2025 Los Angeles Times 12 July 2021 After negotiations, Ohtani announced he would indeed sign with the Fighters. First Round Contested Picks Player namePositionTeams selected byFirst RoundShintaro FujinamiPitcherBuffaloes, Tigers, Marines, SwallowsFirst RoundNao HigashihamaPitcherBaystars, Hawks, LionsFirst RoundYudai MoriPitcherCarp, EaglesSecond RoundTakahiro MatsunagaPitcherBuffaloes, MarinesSecond RoundTatsushi MasudaPitcherCarp, Lions Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery. In the first round, Koji Fukutani (Pitcher) was selected by Dragons, Tomoyuki Sugano (Pitcher) was selected by Giants and Shohei Ohtani (Pitcher) by Fighters without a bid lottery. In the second round, Hiroyuki Shirasaki (Infielder) was selected by Baystars and Taichi Ishiyama (Pitcher) by Swallows without a bid lottery. In the third round, Takahiro Matsuba (Pitcher) was selected by Buffaloes and Hiroki Takahashi (Outfielder) by Carp without a bid lottery. List of selected players.https://draft.npb.jp/draft/2012/draftlist_db.html 2012 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by TOSHIBA 選択選手一覧 ja-JP NPB.jp November 24, 2022 Selected Players +Key*Player did not sign The order of the teams is the order of second round waiver priority. Bolded After that, a developmental player who contracted as a registered player under control. List of selected players. Yokohama DeNA Baystars PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Hiroyuki ShirasakiInfielderKomazawa University#2Kazuki MishimaPitcherHosei University#3Shoichi InoPitcherNTT East Japan#4Daichi AkahoriOutfielderSega Sammy#5Tateki AbePitcherNTT West Japan#6Toshiro MiyazakiInfielderSega SammyDevelopmental Player Draft#1Kinta ImaiPitcherHiroshima International Academy High School Orix Buffaloes PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Takahiro MatsubaPitcherOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences#2Shunichi SatoPitcherSeisa Dohto University#3Torai FushimiCatcherTokai University#4Kengo TakedaOutfielderJiyugaoka High School#5Shota MorimotoPitcherFukui Miracle Elephants#6Ryo TodaPitcherJR-EastDevelopmental Player Draft#1Daiiki HaraCatcherShinano Grandserows#2Hiroki NishikawaOutfielderFukui Miracle Elephants Hanshin Tigers PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Shintaro FujinamiPitcherOsaka Toin High School#2Fumiya HojoInfielderKosei Gakuin High School#3Kojiro TanaboPitcherJFE East#4Shinya AzuhataCatcherSeino Transportation#5Kazuyuki KanedaPitcherOsaka Gakuin University#6Ryosuke OgataOutfielderToyo University Chiba Lotte Marines PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Takahiro MatsunagaPitcherOsaka Gas#2Hiroya KawamitsuPitcherKyushu Kyoritsu University#3Tatsuhiro TamuraCatcherKosei Gakuin High School#4Shohei KatohOutfielderJobu University Hiroshima Toyo Carp PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Hiroki TakahashiOutfielderRyukoku University Heian High School#2Seiya SuzukiInfielderNishogakusha University High School#3Takashi UemotoInfielderMeiji University#4Ko ShimozuruOutfielderHonda#5Yuki MimaInfielderNaruto Uzushio High SchoolDevelopmental Player Draft#1Sora ThujiPitcherGifu Johoku High School#2Tsukasa MorishitaOutfielderAichi Institute of Technology Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Yudai MoriPitcherHigashi Fukuoka High School#2Takahiro NorimotoPitcherMie Chukyo University#3Takahito OtsukaPitcherKyushu Gakuin High School#4Takahiro ShimotsumaCatcherSakata Minami High School#5Hirohito ShimaiOutfielderKumamoto Golden Larks#6Takahiro KakizawaPitcherKamimura Gakuen High SchoolDevelopmental Player Draft#1Sho MiyagawaPitcherOsaka University of Health and Sport Sciences Tokyo Yakult Swallows PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Taichi IshiyamaPitcherYamaha Corporation#2Yasuhiro OgawaPitcherSoka University#3Kengo TagawaPitcherKochi Chuou High School#4Masaya EmuraPitcherY-Tec#5Yudai HoshinoCatcherKagawa Olive Guyners#6Ryota YachiInfielderKokugakuin University#7Tatsuya ObaPitcherHitachi Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Nao HigashihamaPitcherAsia University#2Yusuke ItohPitcherTohoku Gakuin University#3Tomoki TakataInfielderAsia University#4Yusuke MasagoOutfielderNishi Joyo High School#5Taiga KasaharaPitcherFukuoka Institute of Technology Joto High School#6Hirofumi YamanakaPitcherHonda KumamotoDevelopmental Player Draft#1Takeshi YagiCatcherGunma Diamond Pegasus#2Yusuke OhtakiOutfielderChikkyu Kankyo High School#3Yuya IidaPitcherTokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk#4Hayao MiyazakiOutfielderMie Chukyo University Chunichi Dragons PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Koji FukutaniPitcherKeio University#2Tatsuro HamadaPitcherAichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School #3Takeru FurumotoOutfielderRyukoku University#4Shota SugiyamaCatcherWaseda University#5Hayato MizowakiPitcherKyushu Gakuin High School#6koushi InouePitcherCity Light Okayama#7Shunta WakamatsuPitcherYuusei High School Saitama Seibu Lions PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Tatsushi MasudaPitcherNTT West Japan#2Makoto AiuchiPitcherChiba International High School#3Yuji KanekoInfielderRitsumeikan University#4Tomomi TakahashiPitcherSeino Transportation#5Isamu SatoPitcherKonan High SchoolDevelopmental Player Draft#1Daichi MizuguchiInfielderKagawa Olive Guyners Yomiuri Giants PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Tomoyuki SuganoPitcherTokai University#2Susumu OhruiInfielderSeisa Dohto University#3Harutomo TsujiInfielderKomono High School#4Katsuhiko KumonPitcherOsaka Gas#5Masaki SakaguchiInfielderTokai UniversityDevelopmental Player Draft#1Keigo TaharaOutfielderYokohama High School#2Rin MatsutomiPitcherBeppu University Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters PickPlayer namePositionTeam#1Shohei OhtaniPitcherHanamaki Higashi High School#2Tatsuya MorimotoInfielderTakaoka Daiichi High School#3Yohei KagiyaPitcherChuo University#4Ruita UsamiInfielderHiroshima Technical High School#5Hayato ArakakiPitcherToshiba#6Shogo YagiPitcherJX-Eneos#7Hidekazu KawanoPitcherNippon Steel Hirohata References External links プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by TOSHIBA - NPB.jp Nippon Professional Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball draft 2011 2013 Category:Nippon Professional Baseball draft Draft Nippon Professional Baseball draft Nippon Professional Baseball draft Category:Baseball in Japan Category:Sporting events in Tokyo