2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft

2019 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
Roki Sasaki, who was nominated and a bid lottery for by four teams.
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 17, 2019
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
107 total selections in 16 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsRoki Sasaki
Yasunobu Okugawa
Takaya Ishikawa
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The 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 17, 2019, for the 55th time at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa to assign amateur baseball players to the NPB.[1] 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 ".[1] It has been sponsored by Taisho Pharmaceutical for the seventh consecutive year since 2013.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Nippon Professional Baseball news 2019年新人選手選択会議 開催日および特別協賛社決定のお知らせ". NPB.jp (in Japanese). May 30, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2021.