# 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

The 2022 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20, 2022, for the 58th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB. 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 ". It has been sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical for the 10th consecutive year since 2013.

## Summary

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 2022 Pacific League received the waiver priority. From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted. 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.

## First Round Contested Picks

| | Player Name | Position | Teams Selected by |
| First Round | Kosei Shoji | Pitcher | Eagles, Marines |
| First Round | Shōgo Asano | Pitcher | Giants, Tigers |
* Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
* In the first round, Kota Yazawa (Outfielder) was selected by the Fighters, Reia Nakachi (Pitcher) by the Dragons, Yuta Saito (Pitcher) by the Carp, Takuya Hiruma (Outfielder) by the Lions, Ihine Itsua (Intfielder) by the Hawks, Shion Matsuo (Catcher) by the BayStars, Ryuhei Sotani (Pitcher) by the Buffaloes, and Kojiro Yoshimura (Pitcher) by the Swallows without a bid lottery.
* In the second round, Riku Kikuchi (Pitcher) was selected by the Marines, and Shota Morishita (Pitcher) by the Tigers without a bid lottery.
* List of selected players.

## 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.

### Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Kota Yazawa | Pitcher | Nippon Sport Science University |
| #2 | Shōma Kanemura | Pitcher | Fuji University |
| #3 | Gosuke Katoh | Infielder | New York Mets |
| #4 | Kanato Anzai | Pitcher | Tokoha University Kigugawa High School |
| #5 | Taiki Narama | Infielder | Rissho University |
| #6 | Haruki Miyauchi | Pitcher | Nippon Paper Industries Ishinomaki |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Taisei Fujita | Outfielder | Hanasaki Tokuharu High School |
| #2 | Terukazu Nakayama | Pitcher | Tokushima Indigo Socks |
| #3 | Ataru Yamaguchi | Outfielder | University of Texas at Tyler |
| #4 | Kōdai Yamamoto | Pitcher | Shinano Grandserows |

### Chunichi Dragons

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Reia Nakachi | Pitcher | Okinawa University |
| #2 | Kaito Muramatsu | Infielder | Meiji University |
| #3 | Akio Moriyama | Pitcher | Anan Hikari High School |
| #4 | Ryūnosuke Yamaasa | Catcher | Seiko Gakuin High School |
| #5 | Shōnosuke Hama | Infielder | Fukui NEXUS Elephants |
| #6 | Mikiya Tanaka | Infielder | Asia University |
| #7 | Hiroki Fukunaga | Infielder | Nippon Shinyaku |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Shinya Matsuyama | Pitcher | Hachinohe Gakuin University |
| #2 | Tento Nonaka | Pitcher | North Asia University Meiou High School |
| #3 | Seishū Higuchi | Infielder | Saitama Musashi Heat Bears |

### Chiba Lotte Marines

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Riku Kikuchi | Pitcher | Senshu University |
| #2 | Atsuki Tomosugi | Infielder | Tenri University |
| #3 | Haruya Tanaka | Pitcher | Nihon Bunri High School |
| #4 | Shūta Takano | Pitcher | Nippon Express |
| #5 | Yūta Kaneda | Infielder | Urawa Gakuin High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Yūto Yoshikawa | Pitcher | Urawa Reimei High School |
| #2 | Kaiki Shirahama | Pitcher | Iizuka High School |
| #3 | Rui Katsumata | Infielder | Fujinomiya Higashi High School |
| #4 | Kaisei Kurokawa | Infielder | Gakuho Ishikawa High School |

### Hiroshima Toyo Carp

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Yūta Saitō | Pitcher | Tomakomai Chuo High School |
| #2 | Shōta Uchida | Infielder | Tone Commercial High School |
| #3 | Takehisa Masuda | Pitcher | Tokyo Gas |
| #4 | Kanato Shimizu | Catcher | Takasaki University of Health and Welfare Takasaki High School |
| #5 | Kei Kawano | Pitcher | Osaka Gas |
| #6 | Ginji Hasebe | Pitcher | Toyota |
| #7 | Shū Kubo | Outfielder | Osaka University of Tourism |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Norihiko Nabara | Outfielder | Aomori University |
| #2 | Takahiro Nakamura | Outfielder | Kyushu Sangyo University |
| #3 | Taiga Tsuji | Pitcher | Nishogakusha University High School |

### Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Kosei Shoji | Pitcher | Rikkyo University |
| #2 | Ryuji Komago | Pitcher | Saginomiya Seisakusyo |
| #3 | Shota Watanabe | Pitcher | Kyushu Sangyo University |
| #4 | Mao Itoh | Pitcher | Tokyo University of Agriculture Okhotsk |
| #5 | Ryūya Taira | Infielder | NTT West |
| #6 | Yūki Hayashi | Pitcher | Seino Transportation |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Kōnosuke Tatsumi | Infielder | Seinan Gakuin University |
| #2 | Kōsei Koga | Pitcher | Shimonoseki International High School |
| #3 | Akihiro Takeshita | Pitcher | Hakodate University |
| #4 | Sōtarō Nagata | Infielder | National Taiwan University of Sport |

### Yomiuri Giants

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shōgo Asano | Outfielder | Takamatsu Commercial High School |
| #2 | Masaya Hagio | Outfielder | Keio University |
| #3 | Chiharu Tanaka | Pitcher | Kokugakuin University |
| #4 | Makoto Kadowaki | Infielder | Sōka University |
| #5 | Hiromasa Funabasama | Pitcher | Seino Transportation |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Hayate Matsui | Pitcher | Meisei University |
| #2 | Tomoki Tamura | Pitcher | Sakata Minami High School |
| #3 | Yusefu Yoshimura | Pitcher | Meitoku Gijyuku High School |
| #4 | Ayumu Nakata | Infielder | Touoh Gijyuku High School |
| #5 | Hakuto Aizawa | Infielder | Toin Gakuen High School |
| #6 | Rui Mitsuka | Outfielder | Kiryu Daiichi High School |
| #7 | Gen Ohshiro | Outfielder | Mirai Okinawa High School |
| #8 | Rio Kitamura | Pitcher | Kiryu Daiichi High School |
| #9 | Tessei Morimoto | Pitcher | Municipal Funabashi High School |

### Saitama Seibu Lions

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Takuya Hiruma | Outfielder | Waseda University |
| #2 | Yudai Furukawa | Outfielder | Saeki Kakujyo High School |
| #3 | Kaito Noda | Catcher | Kyushu Sangyo University High School |
| #4 | Minato Aoyama | Pitcher | Asia University |
| #5 | Haruto Yamada | Pitcher | Omi High School |
| #6 | Ryōsuke Kodama | Infielder | Osaka Gas |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Kazuki Nomura | Infielder | Ishikawa Million Stars |
| #2 | Montel Higuma | Outfielder | Tokushima Indigo Socks |
| #3 | Daiki Miura | Pitcher | Chukyo University |
| #4 | Ryōsuke Koresawa | Catcher | Hosei University |

### Hanshin Tigers

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shota Morishita | Outfielder | Chuo University |
| #2 | Keito Monbetsu | Pitcher | Tokai University High School |
| #3 | Hinase Itsubo | Outfielder | Kanto Daiichi High School |
| #4 | Hidetoshi Ibaragi | Pitcher | Teikyo Nagaoka High School |
| #5 | Reiji Toi | Infielder | Tenri High School |
| #6 | Ren Tomida | Pitcher | Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Kyosuke Noguchi | Outfielder | Kyushu Sangyo University |

### Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ihine Itsua | Infielder | North Asia University Homare High School |
| #2 | Ryosuke Ohtsu | Pitcher | Nippon Steel Kashima |
| #3 | Ikumi Kai | Outfielder | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| #4 | Kazuo Ohno | Pitcher | Oshima High School |
| #5 | Haru Matsumoto | Pitcher | Asia University |
| #6 | Kengo Yoshida | Catcher | Toin University of Yokohama |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Ren Akaba | Pitcher | Kasumigaura High School |
| #2 | kyogo Yamashita | Infielder | Fukuoka University High School |
| #3 | Hikaru Kimura | Pitcher | Bukkyo University |
| #4 | Kaito Uchino | Pitcher | Takeda High School |
| #5 | Junpei Okaue | Pitcher | Shikama industry High School |
| # | Akito Sasaki | Pitcher | Shoin Gakuen Fukushima High School |
| #7 | Souta Minakuchi | Pitcher | Kyoto University |
| #8 | Hayto Miyazaki | Pitcher | Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| #9 | Kaito Shigematsu | Outfielder | Asia University |
| #10 | Jun Maeda | Pitcher | Nippon Bunri University |
| #11 | Kota Sato | Infielder | Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei High School |
| #12 | Yusei Tobita | Infielder | Kanazawa High School |
| #13 | Ayuma Nishio | Pitcher | Chukyo Gakuin University |
| #14 | Ryota Morishima | Catcher | Konan High School |

### Yokohama DeNA Baystars

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Shion Matsuo | Catcher | Osaka Toin High School |
| #2 | Teruki Yoshino | Pitcher | Toyota |
| #3 | Takuma Hayashi | Infielder | Komazawa University |
| #4 | Ryūdai Morishita | Pitcher | Kyoto International |
| #5 | Tatsuya Hashimoto | Pitcher | Keio University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Ryota Jōkō | Catcher | Ehime Mandarin Pirates |
| #2 | Ren Suzuki | Infielder | Shiga Gakuen High School |
| #3 | Ryuto Konno | Pitcher | Tokyo City University Shiojiri High School |
| #4 | Aki Watanabe | Pitcher | Ibaraki Astro Planets |
| #5 | Haruto Kusano | Pitcher | Higashi Nippon International University Shohei High School |

### Orix Buffaloes

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Ryuhei Sotani | Pitcher | Hakuoh University |
| #2 | Hō Naito | Infielder | Japan Aviation High School Ishikawa |
| #3 | Kyōsuke Saitō | Pitcher | Morioka Chuo High School |
| #4 | Ryū Sugisawa | Outfielder | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| #5 | Atsumi Hidaka | Pitcher | Tomishima High School |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Yūsei Nishihama | Pitcher | Gunma Diamond Pegasus |
| #2 | Kaito Saiki | Pitcher | Osaka University of Economics |
| #3 | Kaito Iriyama | Pitcher | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| #4 | Tokumasa Chano | Outfielder | Tokushima Indigo Socks |
| #5 | Kyōichirō Murakami | Catcher | Hosei University |

### Tokyo Yakult Swallows

| Pick | Player Name | Position | Team |
| #1 | Kojiro Yoshimura | Pitcher | Toshiba |
| #2 | Ruito Nishimura | Outfielder | Kyoto University of Foreign Studies West High School |
| #3 | Ren Sawai | Outfielder | Chukyo University |
| #4 | Takumi Sakamoto | Pitcher | Ube Technical High School |
| #5 | Keigo Kitamura | Infielder | Chuo University |
| Developmental Player Draft ||||
| #1 | Seiya Hashimoto | Catcher | Chuo Gakuin University |