2018 Nippon Professional Baseball draft information
2018 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Akira Neo and Kaito Kozono, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
Sport
Baseball
Date(s)
October 25, 2018
Location
Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)
TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored by
Taisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
104 total selections in 12 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
League
Nippon Professional Baseball
First round selections
Akira Neo Kaito Kozono Kyota Fujiwara
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2019 →
The 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 25, 2018, for the 54th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB.[1][2] It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D".[1] 2018 marked the 6th consecutive year in which Taisho Pharmaceuticals had sponsored the event.
^ ab一般社団法人日本野球機構 (2018-05-31). "2018年新人選手選択会議 特別協賛社決定のお知らせ". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
^"観覧希望者募集要項 2018年 プロ野球ドラフト会議". 一般社団法人日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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