2023 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft
General information
SportBaseball
Date(s)October 26, 2023
LocationGrand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo
Network(s)TBS (first round), sky-A
Sponsored byTaisho Pharmaceutical
Overview
122 total selections in 16 (Includes draft for developmental players) rounds
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
First round selectionsRyuki Watarai, Natsuki Takeuchi
(3 teams a bid lottery.)
Yuhi Nishidate, Hayato Tsunehiro
(2 teams a bid lottery.)
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Draft was held on October 26, 2023, for the 59th 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 11th consecutive year since 2013.[1]

This season's draft was held for the first time in four years with spectators in attendance. However, previously, free spectators were recruited through a lottery, but from now on, spectators will be recruited for a fee.[2]


Summary edit

Only the first round picks will be done by bid lottery. from 2019, the Professional Baseball Executive Committee has decided that the Central League and the Pacific League will be given the second round of waiver priority alternately every other year, and in 2023 Central League received the waiver priority.[3] And since it was held in the middle of the regular season, the second round of Waiver priority was decided according to the ranking as of October 10, the day before.[4] From the third round the order was reversed continuing in the same fashion until all picks were exhausted.[4] It ends when all teams are "selected" or when the total number of selected players reaches 120. Also, if the number of players has not reached 120, we will continue to hold a "developmental squad player selection meeting" with the participation of the desired team.[4]

First Round Contested Picks edit

Player Name Position Teams Selected by
First Round Ryuki Watarai Outfielder Dragons,BayStars, Marines
First Round Natsuki Takeuchi Pitcher Swallows,Lions, Hawks
First Round Yuhi Nishidate Pitcher Fighters, Giants
First Round Hayato Tsunehiro Pitcher Eagles, Carp
Second Round Sho Kusaka Pitcher Dragons, Marines
Second Round Yugo Maeda Pitcher Eagles, Hawks
Third Round Haruki Hosono Pitcher Fighters, Marines
  • Bolded teams indicate who won the right to negotiate contract following a lottery.
  • In the first round, Kaito Shimomura (Pitcher) was selected by the Tigers, and Seiya Yokoyama (Pitcher) by the Buffaloes without a bid lottery.
  • In the second round, Kota Nishidate (Pitcher) was selected by the Swallows without a bid lottery.
  • In the third round, Tatsuki Kosha (Pitcher) was selected by the Eagles without a bid lottery.
  • In the fourth round, Kyuto Ueda (Infielder) was selected by the Marines.


  • List of selected players.[5]

Selected Players edit

Key
* Player did not sign

Outcome edit

 
Kodai Senga with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

The developmental player system, which began in the 2005 season, has been successful in producing major players for each team. (e.g. Yoshiki Sunada, Yuji Nishino) The Yomiuri Giants, who have been working on this system since early on, have signed more than 50 developmental players as their registered players under control as of the 2022 season. The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks have also signed 40 developmental players as their registered players under control, and have produced players like Kodai Senga and Takuya Kai who have won league titles and awards and represented Japanese baseball on the national baseball team.[6] The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, which had been reluctant to acquire developmental players, drafted a player as a developmental player for the first time in the 2018 draft.[7] In the 2022 draft, 51 players will be selected as developmental players, the largest number in history, and the acquisition of developmental players is a growing trend.[8]

Holders of league titles and awards from developmental players
Player Name Team enrollment League Titles and Awards
Shuta Ishikawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2013 Draft. 1× Pacific League winning percentage leader (2020)
1× Pacific League the most wins Champion (2020)
Takuya Kai Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2010 Draft. Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2017–2020)
Pacific League Best Nine Award (2017, 2020)
Raidel Martínez Chunichi Dragons Signed in 2017. 1× Central League Saves leader (2022)
Tetsuya Matsumoto Yomiuri Giants 2006 Draft. Central League Rookie of the Year (2009)
Liván Moinelo Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Signed in 2017. 1× Pacific League Best Relief Pitcher Award (2020)
1× Pacific League Holds leader (2020)
Yoshifumi Okada Chiba Lotte Marines 2008 Draft. 2× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2011, 2012)
Ukyo Shuto Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2017 Draft. 1×Pacific League Stolen bases Leader (2020)
Kodai Senga Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2010 Draft. 2× Pacific League strikeout leader (2019, 2020)
1× Pacific League ERA leader (2020)
1× Pacific League winning percentage leader (2017)
1× Pacific League the most wins champion (2020)
2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2019, 2020)
2× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2019, 2020)
Pitched a no-hitter on September 6, 2019
Tetsuya Yamaguchi Yomiuri Giants 2005 Draft. 1× Central League Rookie of the Year (2009)
3× Central League Best Relief Pitcher Award (2009, 2012-2013)

CurrentDevelopmental players rosters edit

Central League edit

Current Central League Developmental players rosters 2023
Position Players source
Chunichi Dragons]]
Pitchers [9]
Infielders
Outfielders
Hanshin Tigers
Pitchers [10]
Outfielders
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Pitchers [11]
Infielders
Outfielders
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Pitchers [12]
Catchers
Outfielders
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Pitchers [13]
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Yomiuri Giants
Pitchers [14]
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders


Pacific League edit

Current Pacific League Developmental players rosters 2023
Position Players source
Chiba Lotte Marines
Pitchers [15]
Catchers
Infielders
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Pitchers [16]
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Pitchers [17]
Outfielders
Orix Buffaloes
Pitchers [18]
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Saitama Seibu Lions
Pitchers [19]
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Pitchers [20]
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit




Hawks former players
DS FS Former players Country YR Era Pos Note
1938 1942 Yoshiyuki Iwamoto   Japan 5 Nankai OF Pacific League Best Nine Award (1950,1951)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1939 1952 Kazuto Tsuruoka   Japan 4 Nankai IF JBL & Pacific League MVP Award (1946,1948,1951)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1942 1948 Takehiko Bessho   Japan 7 Nankai P Eiji Sawamura Award (1947)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1949 1953 Kazuhiro Kuroda   Japan 5 Nankai OF
1950 1959 Kazuo Kageyama   Japan 10 Nankai 3B Pacific League Best Nine Award (1951,1952)
1954 1971 Mutsuo Minagawa   Japan 18 Nankai P Pacific League Best Nine Award (1968)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1954 1977 Katsuya Nomura   Japan 24 Nankai C NPB Triple Crown Award (1965)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1955 1977 Yoshinori Hirose   Japan 23 Nankai SS Pacific League Best Nine Award (1963-1965)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1956 1968 Yoshio Anabuki   Japan 13 Nankai OF
1958 1970 Tadashi Sugiura   Japan 13 Nankai P Pacific League MVP Award (1959)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1960 1965 Joe Stanka   United States 6 Nankai P Pacific League Best Nine Award (1964)
Japan Series MVP (1964)
1961 1963 Buddy Peterson   United States 3 Nankai SS Former MLB player.
NPB All-Star Series (1962,1963)
1962 1967 Kent Hadley   United States 6 Nankai 1B
1962
& 1966
1963
& 1974
Masanori Murakami   Japan 17 Nankai P First Asian MLB player.
San Francisco Giants (19641965)
1964 1964 Johnny Logan   United States 1 Nankai SS Former MLB player.
1967 1970 Toshio Yanagida   Japan 4 Nankai OF NPB All-Star Series (1968)
1968 1968 Marty Keough   United States 1 Nankai OF Former MLB player.
1969 1969 Lee Thomas   United States 1 Nankai OF Former MLB player.
1970 1977 Don Blasingame   United States 8 Nankai IF
1970 1973 Clarence Jones   United States 4 Nankai 1B Former MLB player.
Pacific League Home runs Leader (1974,1976)
1970
& 1991
1988
& 1992
Hiromitsu Kadota   Japan 21 Nankai/Daiei OF Pacific League MVP Award (1988)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1970 1972 Takashi Teraoka   Japan 3 Nankai OF
1971 1971 Thad Tillotson   United States 1 Nankai P
1972 1975 Takenori Emoto   Japan 4 Nankai P
1972 1973 Willie Smith   United States 2 Nankai OF Former MLB player.
1973 1976 Hiroaki Fukushi   Japan 4 Nankai P Pacific League Winning percentage Leader (1980)
1974 1974 Wes Parker   United States 1 Nankai 1B Former MLB player.
MLB Gold Glove Award (1967–1972)
1975 1985 Hiromasa Arai   Japan 11 Nankai OF Pacific League Batting Leader (1987)
Pacific League Best Nine Award (1979,1982,1986,1987)
1975 1975 Jim Nettles   United States 1 Nankai OF Former MLB player.
1976 1976 Don Buford   United States 1 Nankai IF Pacific League Best Nine Award (1974)
1976 1977 Yutaka Enatsu   Japan 2 Nankai P Eiji Sawamura Award (1968)
Pacific League Saves Leader (1977,1979–1983)
1976 1976 Tom Robson   United States 1 Nankai 1B Former MLB player.
1977 1977 Gail Hopkins   United States 1 Nankai 1B Former MLB player.
1977 1977 Jack Pierce   United States 1 Nankai 1B Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1978 1981 Carlos May   United States 4 Nankai OF
1978 1985 Mitsuo Tateishi   Japan 8 Nankai IF
1978 1978 Bobby Tolan   United States 1 Nankai OF Former MLB player.
1979 1980 Frank Ortenzio   United States 2 Nankai OF
1981 1982 Jim Tyrone   United States 2 Nankai OF Former MLB player.
1982 1998 Hiroshi Fujimoto   Japan 17 Nankai/Daiei 3B
1983 1996 Hiroshi Ogawa   Japan 14 Nankai/Daiei SS
1984 1985 Jeff Doyle   United States 2 Nankai 2B Former MLB player.
Pacific League Home runs Leader (1974,1976)
1984 1995 Shinichi Katoh   Japan 12 Nankai/Daiei P
1984 1986 Chris Nyman   United States 3 Nankai 1B Former MLB player.
1984 1993 Makoto Sasaki   Japan 10 Nankai/Daiei OF Pacific League Batting Leader (1992)
Pacific League Best Nine Award (1991–1995,1997)
1986 1986 Danny Goodwin   United States 1 Nankai 1B Former MLB player.
1986 1987 Dave Hostetler   United States 2 Nankai 1B Former MLB player.
1987 1987 Steve Hammond   United States 1 Nankai OF
1987 1987 Hideji Katoh   Japan 1 Nankai OF Pacific League Batting Leader (1973,1979)
Pacific League RBI leader (1975-1976 ,1979)
1987 1996 Hiroshi Moriwaki   Japan 10 Nankai/Daiei IF
1988 1990 Tony Bernazard   Puerto Rico 3 Nankai/Daiei 2B
1988 2006 Noriyoshi Omichi   Japan 19 Nankai/Daiei
/SoftBank
OF NPB All-Star Series (2001,2004)
1988
& 1993
1988
& 1993
George Wright   United States 2 Nankai/Daiei OF
1988 1998 Toyohiko Yoshida   Japan 11 Nankai/Daiei P Pacific League Best Battery Award (1994)
1988 2000 Koichiro Yoshinaga   Japan 13 Nankai/Daiei C Pacific League Best Nine Award (1994,1996)
1989 1990 Willie Upshaw   United States 2 Daiei 1B
1990 1993 Toshifumi Baba   Japan 4 Daiei 3B Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1995,1996)
1990 1990 Goose Gossage   United States 1 Daiei P National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
1990 2000 Takayuki Nishijima   Japan 11 Daiei OF
1990 2007 Keisaburo Tanoue   Japan 18 Daiei/SoftBank P Pacific League Winning percentage Leader (2001)
1990 1990 Jim Wilson   United States 2 Daiei 1B Former MLB player.
1991 1997 Yutaka Ashikaga   Japan 7 Daiei P
1991 2003 Koji Bonishi   Japan 13 Daiei C
1991 1996 Takayoshi Eguchi   Japan 6 Daiei P
1991 1992 Mike Laga   United States 2 Daiei 1B Former MLB player.
1991
& 2009
2009
& 2010
Arihito Muramatsu   Japan 14 Daiei/SoftBank OF Pacific League Stolen bases Leader (1996)
Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2003,2004)
1991 1995 Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi   Japan 5 Daiei P Central League The most wins champion (2005)
1991 1993 Lee Tunnell   United States 3 Daiei P
1991 1992 Eddie Williams   United States 2 Daiei 3B Former MLB player.
1992 2001 Chihiro Hamana   Japan 10 Daiei SS NPB All-Star Series (1992,1995,1996)
1992 1992 Hisao Niura   Japan 2 Daiei P Central League ERA champion (1977, 1978)
Central League Best Nine Award (1978)
1992 1995 Kazuya Tabata   Japan 4 Daiei P
1992 2002 Kenichi Wakatabe   Japan 11 Daiei P Pacific League Rookie Special Award (1992)
NPB All-Star Series (2002)
1992 1992 Boomer Wells   United States 1 Daiei 1B Pacific League Batting Leader (1984,1989)
Pacific League RBI Leader (1984,1987,1989,1992)
1993 1995 Shinichi Sato   Japan 3 Daiei OF
1994 2002 Koji Akiyama   Japan 9 Daiei OF Pacific League Home runs Leader (1987)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1994
& 2007
2003
& 2012
Hiroki Kokubo   Japan 16 Daiei/SoftBank IF Pacific League Home runs Leader (1995)
Pacific League RBI Leader (1997)
1994 1997 Hiromi Matsunaga   Japan 4 Daiei IF Pacific League Stolen bases Leader (1985)
Pacific League Best Nine Award (1988-1991,1994)
1994 1995 Kevin Reimer   United States 2 Daiei OF
1994 1995 Bobby Thigpen   United States 2 Daiei P Former MLB single season saves holder.
1994 1994 Brian Traxler   United States 1 Daiei 1B
1994 1997 Tomoyuki Uchiyama   Japan 4 Daiei P
1994 2001 Hidekazu Watanabe   Japan 8 Daiei P Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award (1994)
1994 2006 Shuji Yoshida   Japan 13 Daiei/SoftBank P Pacific League Holds Leader (1998,2001)
1994 2006 Shintaro Yoshitake   Japan 13 Daiei/SoftBank P NPB All-Star Series (2005)
1995 2000 Masao Fujii   Japan 6 Daiei P Pacific League Holds Leader (1999)
His number 15 is honored by the Hawks.
1995 1996 Hiromichi Ishige   Japan 2 Daiei SS Pacific League Best Nine Award (1981-1987,1992,1993)
Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1981-1983,1985-1988,1991,1993)
1995 2005 Kenji Johjima   Japan 11 Daiei/SoftBank C Former MLB player.
Pacific League MVP Award (2003)
1995 1999 Kimiyasu Kudo   Japan 5 Daiei P Pacific League ERA Champion (1985,1987,1993,1999)
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Member
1995 1995 Kevin Mitchell   United States 1 Daiei OF Former MLB player.
Silver Slugger Award (1989)
1996 1997 Masashi Arikura   Japan 2 Daiei P
1996 1996 Rodney Bolton   United States 1 Daiei P Former MLB player.
1996 1999 Ryo Kawano   Japan 4 Daiei 1B
1996 1997 José Núñez   Dominican Republic 2 Daiei P
1996 2010 Kazumi Saito   Japan 15 Daiei/SoftBank P Eiji Sawamura Award (2003,2006)
NPB Triple Crown (2006)
1996 2002 Masahiro Sakumoto   Japan 7 Daiei P
1996 1998 Kazuhiro Takeda   Japan 3 Daiei P Pacific League The most wins champion (1998)
Pacific League Saves Leader (1991)
1997 2004 Tadahito Iguchi   Japan 8 Daiei IF Former MLB player.
Pacific League Stolen bases Leader (2001,2003)
1997 2007 Shinji Kurano   Japan 11 Daiei/SoftBank P
1997 2015 Nobuhiko Matsunaka   Japan 19 Daiei/SoftBank 1B NPB Triple Crown Award (2004)
Pacific League MVP Award (2000,2004)
1997 1997 Rod Nichols   United States 1 Daiei P Former MLB player.
1997 2006 Katsunori Okamoto   Japan 10 Daiei/SoftBank P
1997 1997 Greg Pirkl   United States 1 Daiei 1B Former MLB player.
1997 2011 Hiroshi Shibahara   Japan 15 Daiei/SoftBank OF Pacific League Best Nine Award (1998,2000)
Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2000,2001,2003)
1997 1997 Fujio Tamura   Japan 1 Daiei C Pacific League Best Nine Award (1993)
1997 1997 David West   United States 1 Daiei P
1998 1998 Ryan Hancock   United States 1 Daiei P
1998 1998 Luis Lopez   United States 1 Daiei 1B Central League RBI Leader (1996,1997)
Central League Hitting Leader (1997)
1998 2001 Tatsuji Nishimura   Japan 4 Daiei P NPB Comeback Player of the Year Award (1998)
1998 2009 Takayuki Shinohara   Japan 12 Daiei/SoftBank P Pacific League Winning percentage Leader (1999)
1998 1998 Ryan Thompson   United States 1 Daiei OF
1998 1998 Brian Williams   United States 1 Daiei P Former MLB player.
1999 2005 Yudai Deguchi   Japan 7 Daiei/SoftBank OF
1999 2000 Melvin Nieves   Puerto Rico 2 Daiei OF
1999 2010 Akio Mizuta   Japan 12 Daiei/SoftBank P
1999 2012 Shinsuke Ogura   Japan 14 Daiei/SoftBank P
1999 2002 Rodney Pedraza   United States 4 Daiei P Pacific League Saves Leader (2000,2001)
1999 2006 Yusuke Torigoe   Japan 8 Daiei/SoftBank IF
1999 2008 Ryo Yoshimoto   Japan 10 Daiei/SoftBank IF
2000 2000 Brian Banks   United States 1 Daiei 1B
2000 2009 Naoki Matoba   Japan 10 Daiei/SoftBank C Pacific League Best Battery Award (2006)
2000 2002 Brady Raggio   United States 3 Daiei P
2000 2000 Matt Randel   United States 1 Daiei P
2001 2010 Hisao Arakane   Japan 11 Daiei/SoftBank OF
2001 2001 Chris Haney   United States 1 Daiei P
2001 2004 Pedro Valdés   Puerto Rico 4 Daiei OF He scored a 104 RBIs. (2003)
2001 2008 Michinao Yamamura   Japan 8 Daiei/SoftBank P
2001 2013 Katsuki Yamazaki   Japan 13 Daiei/SoftBank C
2002 2002 Morgan Burkhart   United States 1 Daiei 1B
2002 2002 Carlos Castillo   United States 1 Daiei P Former MLB player.
2002 2010 Shotaro Ide   Japan 9 Daiei/SoftBank OF
2002 2012 Yasushi Kamiuchi   Japan 11 Daiei/SoftBank P
2002 2011 Toshiya Sugiuchi   Japan 10 Daiei/SoftBank P Eiji Sawamura Award (2005)
Pacific League MVP Award (2005)
2002
& 2013
2006
& 2018
Hayato Terahara   Japan 11 Daiei/SoftBank P
2002 2005 Masanori Taguchi   Japan 4 Daiei/SoftBank C
2003 2014 Nagisa Arakaki   Japan 12 Daiei/SoftBank P Pacific League Strikeouts Leader (2004)
2003 2004 Brandon Knight   United States 2 Daiei P
2003 2003 Bryant Nelson   United States 1 Daiei 2B
2003 2003 Matt Skrmetta   United States 1 Daiei P
2003 2003 Chen Wen-bin   Taiwan 1 Daiei OF
2003 2006 Julio Zuleta   Panama 4 Daiei/SoftBank 1B Pacific League Best Nine Award (2005)
2004 2005 Lindsay Gulin   United States 2 Daiei/SoftBank P
2004
& 2012
2010
& 2016
Keisuke Kaneko   Japan 12 Daiei/SoftBank IF
2004 2018 Ryuma Kidokoro   Japan 15 Daiei/SoftBank OF
2004 2012 Takahiro Mahara   Japan 9 Daiei/SoftBank P Pacific League Saves Leader (2007)
2004 2004 Héctor Mercado   Puerto Rico 1 Daiei P Former MLB player.
2004 2010 Koji Mise   Japan 7 Daiei/SoftBank P Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award (2004)
Pacific League Saves Leader (2004)
2004 2006 Katsuhiko Miyaji   Japan 3 Daiei/SoftBank OF Pacific League Best Nine Award (2005)
2004 2004 Brad Voyles   United States 1 Daiei P
2005 2005 Tony Batista   Dominican Republic 1 SoftBank 3B Former MLB player.
2005 2006 Jolbert Cabrera   Colombia 2 SoftBank 2B Former MLB player.
2005 2019 Tomoaki Egawa   Japan 15 SoftBank OF
2005 2005 Pedro Feliciano   Puerto Rico 1 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2005 2006 Tatsuya Ide   Japan 2 SoftBank OF Mitsui Golden Glove Award (1997, 2002)
NPB All-Star Series (1997,2001)
2005 2008 Naoyuki Ohmura   Japan 4 SoftBank OF Pacific League Hitting Leader (2006)
2015 2011 Toru Takahashi   Japan 7 SoftBank P
2006 2010 Yuta Arakawa   Japan 5 SoftBank C
2006 2006 D. J. Carrasco   United States 1 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2006 2013 Yoshiaki Fujioka   Japan 8 SoftBank P
2006 2018 Yuichi Honda   Japan 13 SoftBank 2B Pacific League Stolen bases Leader (2010,2011)
Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2011‐2012)
2006 2013 Keisuke Katto   Japan 8 SoftBank P
2006 2011 Yusuke Kosai   Japan 6 SoftBank OF
2006 2009 Michitaka Nishiyama   Japan 4 SoftBank P
2006 2013 Hidenori Tanoue   Japan 8 SoftBank C Pacific League Best Nine Award (2009)
2006 2016 Akihiro Yanase   Japan 11 SoftBank P
2006 2013 Yang Yao-hsun   Taiwan 8 SoftBank P
2007 2007 Brian Buchanan   United States 1 SoftBank OF Former MLB player.
2007 2019 Shuhei Fukuda   Japan 13 SoftBank OF Currently with Chiba Lotte Marines
2007 2008 Rick Guttormson   United States 2 SoftBank P
2007 2007 Adam Hyzdu   United States 1 SoftBank OF
2007 2016 Masahiko Morifuku   Japan 10 SoftBank P NPB All-Star Series (2011.2012)
2007 2008 C. J. Nitkowski   United States 2 SoftBank P
2007 2017 Kenji Otonari   Japan 11 SoftBank P NPB All-Star Series (2012)
2007
& 2014
2008
& 2015
Jason Standridge   United States 4 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2007 2012 Hitoshi Tamura   Japan 6 SoftBank OF Pacific League Best Nine Award (2010)
2007 2017 Hiroki Yamada   Japan 11 SoftBank P
2008 2011 D. J. Houlton   United States 4 SoftBank P Pacific League The Most Wins Champion (2011)
2008 2008 Tetsuya Matoyama   Japan 1 SoftBank C
2008 2015 Shota Oba   Japan 8 SoftBank P
2008 2008 Jeremy Powell   United States 1 SoftBank P
2008 2008 Michael Restovich   United States 1 SoftBank OF
2009 2009 Chris Aguila   United States 1 SoftBank OF
2009 2013 Brian Falkenborg   United States 4 SoftBank P Pacific League Best relief pitcher (2010)
2009 2009 Justin Germano   United States 1 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2009 2009 Kameron Loe   United States 1 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2009 2015 Kim Mu-young   South Korea 7 SoftBank P
2009 2021 Akira Niho   Japan 13 SoftBank P Currently with Hanshin Tigers
2009 2011 José Ortiz   Dominican Republic 3 SoftBank 2B
2009 2018 Tadashi Settsu   Japan 10 SoftBank P Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award (2009)
Eiji Sawamura Award (2012)
2009 2012 Soichiro Tateoka   Japan 4 SoftBank OF Currently with Yomiuri Giants
2009 2016 Shingo Tatsumi   Japan 8 SoftBank P
2010 2010 Lee Bum-ho   South Korea 1 SoftBank 3B
2010 2010 J. D. Durbin   United States 1 SoftBank P
2010 2013 Takehito Kanazawa   Japan 4 SoftBank P
2010 2010 Roberto Petagine   Venezuela 1 SoftBank 1B Central League Home runs Leader (1999,2001)
Central League MVP Award (2001)
2010 2011 Masaumi Shimizu   Japan 2 SoftBank C
2010 2012 Teruaki Yoshikawa   Japan 3 SoftBank P
2011 2016 Edison Barrios   Venezuela 6 SoftBank P
2011 2011 Yhency Brazobán   Dominican Republic 1 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2011 2012 Alex Cabrera   Venezuela 2 SoftBank 1B Pacific League Home runs Leader (2002)
Pacific League MVP Award (2002)
2011 2011 Soichi Fujita   Japan 1 SoftBank P Pacific League Hold Champion (2000)
NPB All-Star Series (2001)
2011 2016 Toru Hosokawa   Japan 6 SoftBank C Pacific League Best Nine Award (2008,2011)
Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2008,2011)
2011 2011 Anthony Lerew   United States 1 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2011 2020 Seiichi Uchikawa   Japan 10 SoftBank 1B Central League & Pacific League Batting Leader (2008,2011)
Central League & Pacific League Hitting Leader (2008,2012)
Currently with Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2011 2017 Ayatsugu Yamashita   Japan 7 SoftBank C Currently with Chunichi Dragons
2012 2012 Brandon Allen   United States 1 SoftBank 1B
2012 2012 Ángel Castro   Dominican Republic 1 SoftBank P
2012 2012 Terry Doyle   United States 1 SoftBank P
2012 2015 Kazuyuki Hoashi   Japan 4 SoftBank P NPB All-Star Series (2005.2008)
2012 2014 Kyohei Kamezawa   Japan 3 SoftBank IF
2012
& 2012
2014
& 2014
Hideki Okajima   Japan 2 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
MLB Rookie of the Month Award (April 2007)
2012 2013 Wily Mo Peña   Dominican Republic 2 SoftBank OF Former MLB player.
2012 2012 Brad Penny   United States 1 SoftBank P
2012 2012 Renyel Pinto   Venezuela 1 SoftBank P
2012 2012 Levi Romero   Venezuela 1 SoftBank P
2012 2015 Naoki Shirane   Japan 4 SoftBank OF
2013 2014 Shintaro Ejiri   Japan 2 SoftBank P
2013 2018 Ryota Igarashi   Japan 6 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
Central League Saves Leader (2004)
2013 2018 Yuya Iida   Japan 6 SoftBank P Currently with Orix Buffaloes
2013 2013 Bryan LaHair   United States 1 SoftBank 1B Former MLB player.
2013 2013 Vicente Padilla   Nicaragua 1 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
2013 2013 Shogo Yamamoto   Japan 1 SoftBank P
2013 2014 Hirofumi Yamanaka   Japan 2 SoftBank P
2013 2018 Yuki Yoshimura   Japan 6 SoftBank OF
2013 2013 Makoto Yoshino   Japan 1 SoftBank P
2014 2016 Bárbaro Cañizares   Cuba 3 SoftBank 1B
2014 2015 Ryo Hidaka   Japan 2 SoftBank P
2014 2015 Takeshi Hosoyamada   Japan 2 SoftBank C
2014 2020 Ren Kajiya   Japan 7 SoftBank P Currently with Hanshin Tigers
2014 2015 Dae-ho Lee   South Korea 2 SoftBank 1B Pacific League RBI Leader (2012)
Currently with Lotte Giants (KBO)
2014 2019 Kenichi Nakata   Japan 6 SoftBank P Currently with Hanshin Tigers
2014 2019 Ken Okamoto   Japan 6 SoftBank P
2014 2017 Kaisei Sone   Japan 4 SoftBank IF Currently with Hiroshima Toyo Carp
2014 2018 Shinya Tsuruoka   Japan 5 SoftBank C Pacific League Best Nine Award (2012)
Currently with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
2014 2015 Brian Wolfe   United States 2 SoftBank P
2015 2017 Daisuke Matsuzaka   Japan 3 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
Eiji Sawamura Award (2001)
Pacific League The Most Wins Champion (1999-2001)
Currently with Saitama Seibu Lions
2015 2020 Rick van den Hurk   Netherlands 6 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
Japan Series Outstanding Player Award (2015)
Currently with Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2016 2018 Kenta Chatani   Japan 3 SoftBank IF Currently with Chiba Lotte Marines
2016 2020 Reiji Kozawa   Japan 5 SoftBank P Currently with Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2016 2019 Robert Suárez   Venezuela 4 SoftBank P Central League Saves Leader (2020)
Currently with Hanshin Tigers
2017 2019 Oscar Colas   Cuba 3 SoftBank OF
2017 2019 Hiroki Hasegawa   Japan 3 SoftBank P Currently with Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2017 2017 Kyle Jensen   United States 1 SoftBank 1B
2018 2019 Tomoya Ichikawa   Japan 2 SoftBank C
2018 2020 Ryoma Matsuda   Japan 3 SoftBank P
2018 2019 Ariel Miranda   Cuba 2 SoftBank P Former MLB player.
Currently with Doosan Bears (KBO)
2018 2020 Tetsuro Nishida   Japan 3 SoftBank SS
2020 2020 Matt Moore   United States 1 SoftBank P MLB All-Star Game (2013)
Currently with Philadelphia Phillies
2021 2021 Colin Rea   United States 1 SoftBank P