2012 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

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 TOSHIBA ".It has been sponsored by Toshiba for the 4th consecutive year since 2009. [1][2]

2012 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Shintaro Fujinami, who was nominated and bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 25, 2012
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byToshiba
Overview
83 total selections in 10 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsShintaro Fujinami
Nao Higashihama
Yudai Mori
← 2011
2013 →

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 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.[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. In the 2012 All-Star Game, the Central League won two games, so the Central League was given waiver priority over the Central League.[4]

First Round Contested Picks

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Player Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Shintaro Fujinami Pitcher Buffaloes, Tigers, Marines, Swallows
First Round Nao Higashihama Pitcher Baystars, Hawks, Lions
First Round Yudai Mori Pitcher Carp, Eagles
Second Round Takahiro Matsunaga Pitcher Buffaloes, Marines
Second Round Tatsushi Masuda Pitcher Carp, Lions

Selected Players

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Key
* Player did not sign

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Hiroyuki Shirasaki Infielder Komazawa University
#2 Kazuki Mishima Pitcher Hosei University
#3 Shoichi Ino Pitcher NTT East Japan
#4 Daichi Akahori Outfielder Sega Sammy
#5 Tateki Abe Pitcher NTT West Japan
#6 Toshiro Miyazaki Infielder Sega Sammy
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Kinta Imai Pitcher Hiroshima International Academy High School

Orix Buffaloes

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Takahiro Matsuba Pitcher Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
#2 Shunichi Sato Pitcher Seisa Dohto University
#3 Torai Fushimi Catcher Tokai University
#4 Kengo Takeda Outfielder Jiyugaoka High School
#5 Shota Morimoto Pitcher Fukui Miracle Elephants
#6 Ryo Toda Pitcher JR-East
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Daiiki Hara Catcher Shinano Grandserows
#2 Hiroki Nishikawa Outfielder Fukui Miracle Elephants

Hanshin Tigers

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shintaro Fujinami Pitcher Osaka Toin High School
#2 Fumiya Hojo Infielder Kosei Gakuin High School
#3 Kojiro Tanabo Pitcher JFE East
#4 Shinya Azuhata Catcher Seino Transportation
#5 Kazuyuki Kaneda Pitcher Osaka Gakuin University
#6 Ryosuke Ogata Outfielder Toyo University

Chiba Lotte Marines

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Takahiro Matsunaga Pitcher Osaka Gas
#2 Hiroya Kawamitsu Pitcher Kyushu Kyoritsu University
#3 Tatsuhiro Tamura Catcher Kosei Gakuin High School
#4 Shohei Katoh Outfielder Jobu University

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Hiroki Takahashi Outfielder Ryukoku University Heian High School
#2 Seiya Suzuki Infielder Nishogakusha University High School
#3 Takashi Uemoto Infielder Meiji University
#4 Ko Shimozuru Outfielder Honda
#5 Yuki Mima Infielder Naruto Uzushio High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Sora Thuji Pitcher Gifu Johoku High School
#2 Tsukasa Morishita Outfielder Aichi Institute of Technology

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Yudai Mori Pitcher Higashi Fukuoka High School
#2 Takahiro Norimoto Pitcher Mie Chukyo University
#3 Takahito Otsuka Pitcher Kyushu Gakuin High School
#4 Takahiro Shimotsuma Catcher Sakata Minami High School
#5 Hirohito Shimai Outfielder Kumamoto Golden Larks
#6 Takahiro Kakizawa Pitcher Kamimura Gakuen High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Sho Miyagawa Pitcher Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Taichi Ishiyama Pitcher Yamaha Corporation
#2 Yasuhiro Ogawa Pitcher Soka University
#3 Kengo Tagawa Pitcher Kochi Chuou High School
#4 Masaya Emura Pitcher Y-Tec
#5 Yudai Hoshino Catcher Kagawa Olive Guyners
#6 Ryota Yachi Infielder Kokugakuin University
#7 Tatsuya Oba Pitcher Hitachi

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Nao Higashihama Pitcher Asia University
#2 Yusuke Itoh Pitcher Tohoku Gakuin University
#3 Tomoki Takata Infielder Asia University
#4 Yusuke Masago Outfielder Nishi Joyo High School
#5 Taiga Kasahara Pitcher Fukuoka Institute of Technology Joto High School
#6 Hirofumi Yamanaka Pitcher Honda Kumamoto
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Takeshi Yagi Catcher Gunma Diamond Pegasus
#2 Yusuke Ohtaki Outfielder Chikkyu Kankyo High School
#3 Yuya Iida Pitcher Tokyo University of Agriculture Hokkaido Okhotsk
#4 Hayao Miyazaki Outfielder Mie Chukyo University

Chunichi Dragons

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Koji Fukutani Pitcher Keio University
#2 Tatsuro Hamada Pitcher Aichi Institute of Technology Meiden High School
#3 Takeru Furumoto Outfielder Ryukoku University
#4 Shota Sugiyama Catcher Waseda University
#5 Hayato Mizowaki Pitcher Kyushu Gakuin High School
#6 koushi Inoue Pitcher City Light Okayama
#7 Shunta Wakamatsu Pitcher Yuusei High School

Saitama Seibu Lions

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tatsushi Masuda Pitcher NTT West Japan
#2 Makoto Aiuchi Pitcher Chiba International High School
#3 Yuji Kaneko Infielder Ritsumeikan University
#4 Tomomi Takahashi Pitcher Seino Transportation
#5 Isamu Sato Pitcher Konan High School
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Daichi Mizuguchi Infielder Kagawa Olive Guyners


Yomiuri Giants

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Tomoyuki Sugano Pitcher Tokai University
#2 Susumu Ohrui Infielder Seisa Dohto University
#3 Harutomo Tsuji Infielder Komono High School
#4 Katsuhiko Kumon Pitcher Osaka Gas
#5 Masaki Sakaguchi Infielder Tokai University
Developmental Player Draft
#1 Keigo Tahara Outfielder Yokohama High School
#2 Rin Matsutomi Pitcher Beppu University

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

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Pick Player Name Position Team
#1 Shohei Ohtani Pitcher Hanamaki Higashi High School
#2 Tatsuya Morimoto Infielder Takaoka Daiichi High School
#3 Yohei Kagiya Pitcher Chuo University
#4 Ruita Usami Infielder Hiroshima Technical High School
#5 Hayato Arakaki Pitcher Toshiba
#6 Shogo Yagi Pitcher JX-Eneos
#7 Hidekazu Kawano Pitcher Nippon Steel Hirohata

References

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  1. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball Team / Player / Draft Meeting 2012年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by TOSHIBA". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "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". Toshiba Corporation Official site (in Japanese). September 28, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 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 勝ち越しの全セに今秋ドラフト優先権". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). July 22, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2012 Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by TOSHIBA 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
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Preceded by
2011
Nippon Professional Baseball draft Succeeded by
2013