2017 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on 26 October 2017 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. with official naming rights.^[1] The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D". 2017 marked the 5th consecutive year in which Taisho Pharmaceuticals had sponsored the event.^[1]

Summary[]

Only the first round picks were allowed to be contested with all picks from the second round onward being based on table placing in the 2017 NPB season in a waiver system. Waiver priority was based on inter-league results. As the Pacific League teams came out on top against Central League opposition, Pacific League teams were given preference. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.^[2]

Apart from the selection of Katsuki Azuma by the Yokohama DeNA Baystars, all other picks in the first round went on to be contested being the most this had occurred since 2008.

87 new players were drafted with a further 28 development players selected.^[3]

First Round Contested Picks[]

	Player Name	Position	Teams Selected by
First Round	Kotaro Kiyomiya	Infielder	Nippon Ham, Rakuten, Lotte, Yomiuri, SoftBank, Hanshin, Yakult
First Round	Daiki Tajima	Pitcher	Orix, Seibu
First Round	Shosei Nakamura	Catcher	Hiroshima, Chunichi
Second Round	Hisanori Yasuda	Infielder	Lotte, Hanshin, SoftBank
Second Round	Munetaka Murakami	Infielder	Yakult, Yomiuri, Rakuten
Third Round	Kosuke Baba	Pitcher	Hanshin, SoftBank

• Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.

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 squad player (ja:育成選手制度 (日本プロ野球)) who contracted as registered player under management (ja:支配下選手登録).

Chiba Lotte Marines[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Hisanori Yasuda	Infielder	Riseisha High School
#2	Yudai Fujioka	Infielder	Toyota Motors
#3		Pitcher	Mitsubishi Motors Ozaki
#4		Outfielder	Hitachi
#5		Pitcher	NTT Communications East Japan
#6		Pitcher	Honda
Development Player Draft
#1		Outfielder	Toyama GRN Thunderbirds
#2		Pitcher	Miyakonojo Commercial High School

Tokyo Yakult Swallows[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Munetaka Murakami	Infielder	Kyushu Gakuin High School
#2	Yuma Ohshita	Pitcher	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima
#3		Pitcher	Okayama Shoka University
#4	Yasutaka Shiomi	Outfielder	JX-ENEOS
#5	Yuto Kanakubo	Pitcher	Tokai University Ichihara Boyo High School
#6	Takeshi Miyamoto	Infielder	Nara Gakuen University
#7		Catcher	Seino Transportation
#8		Pitcher	Ishikawa Million Stars

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Kotaro Kiyomiya	Infielder	Waseda Jitsugyo High School
#2		Pitcher	NTT Communications East Japan
#3		Pitcher	Yanagigaura High School
#4		Infielder	Soshi Gakuen High School
#5		Pitcher	Hakuoh University Ashikaga High School
#6		Pitcher	Tohoku Gakuin University
#7	Kohei Miyadai	Pitcher	Tokyo University

Chunichi Dragons[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Hiroshi Suzuki	Pitcher	Yamaha
#2	Sho Ishikawa	Pitcher	Seirantaito High School
#3	Wataru Takamatsu	Infielder	Takikawa Daini High School
#4	Tatsuya Shimizu	Pitcher	Hanasaki Tokuharu High School
#5	Kosuke Itoh	Outfielder	Chukyo University High School
#6	Takumi Yamamoto	Pitcher	Nishinomiya Municipal High School
Development Player Draft
#1	Akito Ohkura	Pitcher	Tokushima Indigo Socks
#2	Kento Marc Ishida	Pitcher	Ryukoku University

Orix Buffaloes[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Daiki Tajima	Pitcher	JR East
#2		Pitcher	Hitachi
#3	Shuhei Fukuda	Infielder	NTT Communications East Japan
#4		Pitcher	Seisa Kokusai High School
#5		Catcher	Subaru
#6		Outfielder	Meitoku Gijuku High School
#7		Infielder	Oita Commercial High School
#8	Tatsuya Yamaashi	Pitcher	Honda Suzu
Development Player Draft
#1		Catcher	Sanda Shosei High School
#2		Pitcher	Kobe Koryo Gaken High School
#3		Infielder	Hiryu High School
#4		Catcher	Godenba Nishi High School

Yomiuri Giants[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1		Pitcher	Chuo University
#2		Catcher	Osaka Gas
#3	Takumi Ohshiro	Catcher	NTT Communications West Japan
#4		Infielder	Asia University
#5	Shunta Tanaka	Infielder	Hitachi
#6		Infielder	JX-ENEOS
#7		Outfielder	Nara Gakuen University
#8		Infielder	Takasaki University of Health & Welfare High School
Development Player Draft
#1		Infielder	Morioka University High School
#2		Pitcher	Tokiwa High School
#3		Outfielder	Tohoku Fukushi University
#4		Pitcher	Haguro High School
#5		Catcher	Rissho University
#6		Catcher	Kansai University
#7		Pitcher	Aratano High School
#8		Outfielder	Sekine Gakuen High School

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Hiroki Kondoh	Pitcher	Okayama Shoka University
#2		Outfielder	Keio University
#3		Intfielder	Kokugakuin University
#4		Pitcher	Yokohama College of Commerce
#5		Outfielder	Hyogo Blue Sundars
#6		Infielder	Sendai Ikuei High School
#7		Pitcher	Ishikawa Million Stars
Development Player Draft
#1		Pitcher	Kyushu Sangyo University
#2		Infielder	Kōnan High School
#3		Outfielder	Tenri University

Yokohama DeNA Baystars[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Katsuki Azuma	Pitcher	Ritsumeikan University
#2	Kazuki Kamizato	Outfielder	Nippon Life
#3		Pitcher	Hokkai High School
#4		Pitcher	JX-ENEOS
#5		Pitcher	Nihon University Dai-san High School
#6		Pitcher	Ishikawa Million Stars
#7		Infielder	Panasonic
#8		Infielder	Tohoku Fukushi University
#9		Catcher	Shiga United Baseball club
Development Player Draft
#1		Pitcher	Minoshima High School

Saitama Seibu Lions[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1		Pitcher	Meiji University
#2		Outfielder	Hanasaki Tokuharu High SChool
#3		Pitcher	Tokushima Indigo Socks
#4	Kaima Taira	Outfielder	Yaeyama Commercial High School
#5	Kaito Yoza	Pitcher	Gifu Keizai University
#6		Infielder	Itoigawa Hakurei High School
Development Player Draft
#1		Outfielder	Shinsōkan High School
#2		Catcher	Hokkaido University of Education

Hanshin Tigers[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Kosuke Baba	Pitcher	Sendai University
#2	Haruto Takahashi	Pitcher	Asia University
#3	Takahiro Kumagai	Infielder	Rikkyo University
#4		Outfielder	Jobu University
#5		Pitcher	Mitsubishi Motors Kyushu
#6		Pitcher	Keishin High School
Development Player Draft
#1		Pitcher	Jobu University

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1		Pitcher	Tsuruoka Higashi High School
#2	Rei Takahashi	Pitcher	Senshū University
#3	Shu Masuda	Outfielder	Yokohama High School
#4	Arata Shiino	Pitcher	Kokushikan University
#5	Fumimaru Taura	Pitcher	Shūgakukan High School
Development Player Draft
#1	Shuto Ogata	Pitcher	Gakuhou Ishikawa High School
#2	Ukyo Shuto	Infielder	Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk
#3	Richard Sunagawa	Outfielder	Okinawa Shogaku High School
#4	Kotaro Ohtake	Pitcher	Waseda University
#5		Outfielder	Tachibana Gakuen High School
#6	Yuta Watanabe	Pitcher	Niigata Albirex Baseball club

Hiroshima Carp[]

Pick	Player Name	Position	Team
#1	Shosei Nakamura	Catcher	Koryo High School
#2		Pitcher	Kumamoto Technical High School
#3		Pitcher	Nippon Bunri University
#4		Outfielder	Nishogakusha University High School
#5		Pitcher	Kasumigaura High School
#6		Pitcher	Chubu Gakuin University
Development Player Draft
#1		Pitcher	Komono High School
#2		Pitcher	Omagari Technical High School
#3		Pitcher	Ogasa High School

References[]

External links[]

• プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD - NPB.jp Nippon Professional Baseball

Preceded by 2016

Nippon Professional Baseball draft

Succeeded by 2018