| 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Seigi Tanaka, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by five teams. | |
| General information | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Date(s) | October 20, 2016 |
| Location | Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo |
| Network(s) | TBS (first round), sky-A |
| Sponsored by | Taisho Pharmaceutical |
| Overview | |
| 115 total selections in 18 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds | |
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| First round selections | Jumpei Takahashi Yuya Yanagi |
The 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 20, 2016, for the 52nd 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 Co. with official naming rights. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D".