NPB Draft 2026: Date, Pick Order, Team Needs

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What each club is looking to add in this year's draft, seen through the pick order set by the final standings and the draft needs. Picks are matched to needs from the day after the draft.

Player names are shown in Japanese.

Date and time

Thu, Oct 22, 2026, starting at 16:50

Second-round pick order

Pick Team League Rank
1 Rakuten Pacific League 6
2 Chunichi Central League 6
3 Lotte Pacific League 5
4 Yakult Central League 5
5 ORIX Pacific League 4
6 Hiroshima Central League 4
7 Nippon-Ham Pacific League 3
8 DeNA Central League 3
9 Seibu Pacific League 2
10 Yomiuri Central League 2
11 SoftBank Pacific League 1
12 Hanshin Central League 1

A projection ordered by the season's final standings (the current standings before the season ends); NPB's announced selection procedure is final.

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Draft needs by club

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Team Ready now Future
Rakuten Catcher A+
RH hitter A		 Left arm A+
Catcher A−
Chunichi Outfield A+
LH hitter A+		 Infield A+
LH hitter A+
Lotte Right arm A+
Left arm A+		 Left arm A−
LH hitter B
Yakult Right arm A+
Infield A+		 Right arm A+
Outfield A+
ORIX Left arm A+
Outfield B+		 Left arm A−
Catcher B
Hiroshima Right arm A+
Catcher A+		 Right arm B+
Catcher B+
Nippon-Ham Left arm B
LH hitter B		 LH hitter A+
Left arm B
DeNA Left arm B+
Right arm B		 Left arm A+
Outfield C
Seibu LH hitter A+
Catcher B+		 RH hitter C+
Right arm D+
Yomiuri Outfield A+
RH hitter A+		 Catcher A+
Right arm B+
SoftBank RH hitter A+
Catcher D		 Outfield A+
RH hitter A+
Hanshin Catcher B−
Infield E		 Right arm A+
Catcher A+
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Priorities for all seven items are on the draft needs page

Picks and needs

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 渡部 海 Catcher College A+
Round 2 岡田 啓吾 Infield College B
Round 3 樋口 新 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A−
Left arm B+
Round 4 萩原 義輝 Catcher Corporate or independent A+
Round 5 高 義博 Infield Corporate or independent B
Round 6 渡邉 都斗 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A−
Left arm B+
Dev. 1 根本 剛希 Outfield Corporate or independent D
Dev. 2 藤原 佑 Outfield Corporate or independent D
Dev. 3 金 韓根 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A−
Left arm B+
Dev. 4 寺井 広大 Infield Corporate or independent B

Chunichi Dragons

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 宮原 廉 Pitcher College Right arm B
Left arm E−
Round 2 柴﨑 聖人 Outfield Corporate or independent A+
Round 3 前嶋 藍 Catcher College D−
Round 4 鈴木 悠悟 Pitcher High school Right arm D+
Left arm B−
Round 5 西田 櫂吏 Pitcher High school Right arm D+
Left arm B−
Round 6 清水 智裕 Catcher Corporate or independent D−
Dev. 1 内藤 崚 Pitcher High school Right arm D+
Left arm B−
Dev. 2 中西 佳虎 Outfield High school B

Chiba Lotte Marines

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 米沢 友翔 Pitcher College Right arm A+
Left arm A+
Round 2 前田 侑大 Pitcher High school Right arm B−
Left arm A−
Round 3 長屋 竣大 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A+
Left arm A+
Round 4 黒田 義信 Outfield College E+
Round 5 新城 楓雅 Pitcher High school Right arm B−
Left arm A−
Round 6 田中 皐晴 Outfield High school B−
Dev. 1 若藤 芽空 Infield High school D−
Dev. 2 佐々木 十央真 Pitcher High school Right arm B−
Left arm A−
Dev. 3 内田 心温 Infield High school D−
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 藤澤 涼介 Outfield Corporate or independent C−
Round 2 佐藤 悠太 Outfield College C−
Round 3 福原 聖矢 Catcher College A−
Round 4 高田 瑛大 Infield High school E−
Round 5 川平 真也 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A+
Left arm A
Round 6 石澤 大和 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A+
Left arm A
Round 7 渡邊 隼輔 Infield Corporate or independent A+
Dev. 1 西野 日向 Infield Corporate or independent A+
Dev. 2 髙橋 将大 Pitcher High school Right arm A+
Left arm A
Dev. 3 尾﨑 完太 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A+
Left arm A

ORIX Buffaloes

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 角田 楓斗 Pitcher College Right arm D+
Left arm A+
Round 2 仲井 慎 Pitcher College Right arm D+
Left arm A+
Round 3 春山 陽登 Outfield College B+
Round 4 近藤 琉唯斗 Pitcher High school Right arm E−
Left arm A−
Round 5 野村 亮輔 Pitcher College Right arm D+
Left arm A+
Round 6 千葉 汐凱 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm D+
Left arm A+
Dev. 1 黒川 凌大 Pitcher High school Right arm E−
Left arm A−
Dev. 2 井尻 琉斗 Catcher College C−
Dev. 3 吉田 健吾 Catcher Corporate or independent C−
Dev. 4 河田 ハウエルエバン盛児 Infield College F
Dev. 5 若藤 季柊 Infield College F
Dev. 6 菅原 大奨 Outfield Corporate or independent B+

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 山里 宝 Infield College B
Round 2 西野 啓也 Catcher College A+
Round 3 野原 元気 Pitcher College Right arm A+
Left arm E+
Round 4 𠮷川 凌平 Pitcher College Right arm A+
Left arm E+
Round 5 光弘 帆高 Infield College B
Round 6 森 煌誠 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm A+
Left arm E+
Dev. 1 車谷 仁 Infield Corporate or independent B
Dev. 2 田代 旭 Catcher College A+
Dev. 3 皆吉 海翔 Infield College B
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 菰田 陽生 Pitcher High school Right arm D−
Left arm B
Round 2 牟禮 翔 Outfield High school E−
Round 3 末吉 良丞 Pitcher High school Right arm D−
Left arm B
Round 4 加藤 宇 Pitcher College Right arm C−
Left arm B
Round 5 岡本 翔斗 Pitcher High school Right arm D−
Left arm B
Dev. 1 岡田 光平 Outfield College C−
Dev. 2 藤井 悠貴 Pitcher High school Right arm D−
Left arm B
Dev. 3 半杭 奏太 Infield High school D
Dev. 4 小島 慎也 Infield College E−
Dev. 5 今津 慶介 Infield College E−

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 星野 世那 Pitcher College Right arm B
Left arm B+
Round 2 保西 雅則 Infield High school C−
Round 3 杉本 寛斎 Outfield College C
Round 4 小金井 凌生 Pitcher College Right arm B
Left arm B+
Round 5 木口 永翔 Pitcher College Right arm B
Left arm B+
Round 6 神里 陸 Catcher Corporate or independent D
Round 7 坂口 渉 Outfield Corporate or independent C

Saitama Seibu Lions

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 川尻 啓人 Pitcher College Right arm E−
Left arm D−
Round 2 柿本 晟弥 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm E−
Left arm D−
Round 3 沢山 優介 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm E−
Left arm D−
Round 4 田中 諒 Catcher High school E−
Round 5 中津 大和 Outfield Corporate or independent B−
Dev. 1 三浦 遼大 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm E−
Left arm D−
Dev. 2 川島 謙心 Pitcher High school Right arm D+
Left arm E−
Dev. 3 後藤 幸樹 Catcher High school E−

Yomiuri Giants

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 織田 翔希 Pitcher High school Right arm B+
Left arm E−
Round 2 平田 玲翔 Pitcher High school Right arm B+
Left arm E−
Round 3 池田 聖摩 Infield High school D−
Round 4 杉本 真滉 Pitcher High school Right arm B+
Left arm E−
Round 5 伊藤 櫂人 Infield College B
Round 6 松平 快聖 Pitcher College Right arm E+
Left arm E
Dev. 1 谷渕 瑛仁 Catcher High school A+
Dev. 2 柳井 球汰 Infield High school D−
Dev. 3 嶋 武仁 Outfield High school E−
Dev. 4 松田 陸斗 Infield Corporate or independent B
Dev. 5 関 蓮太郎 Catcher Corporate or independent E−

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 鈴木 泰成 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Round 2 有馬 伽久 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Round 3 渡辺 和大 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Round 4 藤森 康淳 Outfield College E−
Round 5 猪俣 駿太 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Round 6 小坪 碧人 Pitcher High school Right arm B
Left arm F
Round 7 中川 大雅 Infield College E−
Round 8 深見 一騎 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Round 9 佐藤 幻瑛 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Dev. 1 丹羽 涼介 Pitcher High school Right arm B
Left arm F
Dev. 2 管田 彪翔 Pitcher High school Right arm B
Left arm F
Dev. 3 杉本 幸基 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm D−
Left arm F
Dev. 4 田本 聖貴 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Dev. 5 亀田 優次郎 Pitcher High school Right arm B
Left arm F
Dev. 6 木下 瑛二 Pitcher High school Right arm B
Left arm F
Dev. 7 辻󠄀村 大我 Outfield College E−
Dev. 8 村山 勇太 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Dev. 9 長山 武蔵 Infield High school C−
Dev. 10 根鈴 風大 Infield Corporate or independent E−
Dev. 11 神谷 虎之介 Outfield Corporate or independent E−
Dev. 12 鶴川内 陽 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Dev. 13 松林 幸紀 Pitcher College Right arm D−
Left arm F
Dev. 14 村雲 脩吾 Catcher High school C
Dev. 15 平山 護 Catcher High school C

Hanshin Tigers

Round Player Posi­tion From Need
Round 1 榊󠄀原 七斗 Outfield College F
Round 2 馬場 拓海 Pitcher College Right arm E−
Left arm E−
Round 3 常深 颯大 Pitcher College Right arm E−
Left arm E−
Round 4 相羽 寛太 Infield Corporate or independent E
Round 5 的場 吏玖 Pitcher College Right arm E−
Left arm E−
Round 6 越川 海翔 Catcher Corporate or independent B−
Round 7 石井 康輝 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm E−
Left arm E−
Dev. 1 山下 健信 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm E−
Left arm E−
Dev. 2 荒木 誠也 Pitcher Corporate or independent Right arm E−
Left arm E−

Need grades come from the future table for high-school picks and from the ready-now table for the rest.

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