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| Conference | Draft meeting |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Commissioner | Atsushi Saito |
| Organising body | Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Tokyo |
| TV partner(s) | TBS Television (Japan) |
| Sponsor(s) | Toshiba（2009-2012） Taisho Pharmaceutical（2013-） |
| Official website | The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting |
The Nippon Professional Baseball Draft Meeting is a conference held by the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) to select rookie players. The official name of the conference is the Rookie Selection Meeting.[1] Since 2009, the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa has been used as the venue.[2] It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical with official naming rights since 2013. The draft was officially called "The Professional Baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D ".[3]
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