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Draft History
Below are tables showing the team’s draft picks since 2010. Click on the years for more detailed reports/analyses. Current players with track records have linked profile pages. Note that players in the far-right column were not necessarily draftable by the Tigers (draft order being what it is), but were chosen in the same round as the players on the left side of the chart.
2022
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Shota Morishita | Chuo Univ (Tokyo) | |
| 2 | LHP | Keito Mombetsu | Tokai Dai Sapporo High (Hokkaido) | |
| 3 | OF | Hinase Itsubo | Kanto Daiichi High (Tokyo) | |
| 4 | RHP | Hidetoshi Ibaragi | Teikyo Nagaoka High (Niigata) | |
| 5 | IF | Reiji Toi | Tenri High (Nara) | |
| 6 | LHP | Ren Tomida | Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki (Aichi) | |
| D1 | OF | Kyosuke Noguchi | Kyushu Sangyo Univ (Fukuoka) | Reg contract (2024) |
2021
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHP | Daichi Moriki | Kochi High (Kochi) | |
| 2 | LHP | Yuto Suzuki | Soka Univ (Tokyo) | |
| 3 | LHP | Takuma Kirishiki | Niigata Univ of Health & Welfare (Niigata) | |
| 4 | OF | Ukyo Maegawa | Chiben High (Nara) | |
| 5 | RHP | Hidetaka Okadome | Asia Univ (Tokyo) | |
| 6 | OF | Hiroshi Toyoda | Hitachi (Ibaraki) | |
| 7 | C | Hayato Nakagawa | Kyoto International High (Kyoto) | |
| Dev1 | LHP | Ryo Itoh | Chukyo Univ (Aichi) |
2020
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IF/OF | Teruaki Sato | Kindai University (Osaka) | Shumpeita Yamashita (Orix) | |
| 2 | P | Masashi Itoh | JR Higashi Nippon | Shugo Maki (DeNA) | |
| 3 | P | Ren Satoh | Jobu University (Gunma) | Dev contract (2022) | Ryuku (Chunichi) |
| 4 | C | Yuki Sakaeda | Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto) | ||
| 5 | P | Shoki Murakami | Toyo University (Tokyo) | ||
| 6 | IF | Takumu Nakano | Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki (Aichi) | ||
| 7 | IF | Nozomu Takatera | Ueda Nishi High (Nagano) | ||
| 8 | P | Daichi Ishii | Kochi Fighting Dogs | ||
| Dev 1 | P | Masaki Iwata | Kyushu Sangyo University (Fukuoka) | Reg contract (2022) | Yoshinobu Mizukami (Seibu)* |
2019
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Junya Nishi | Soshi Gakuen High (Hiroshima) | Roki Sasaki (Lotte) | |
| 2 | OF | Kota Inoue | Riseisha High (Osaka) | Kotaro Kurebayashi (Orix) | |
| 3 | P | Masaki Oyokawa | Yokohama High (Kanagawa) | Akito Takabe (Lotte) | |
| 4 | IF | Jo Endoh | Tokai Dai Sagami High (Kanagawa) | ||
| 5 | C | Kento Fujita | Chukyo Gakuin High (Gifu) | Yuki Okabayashi (Chunichi) | |
| 6 | P | Ippei Ogawa | Tokai Univ Kyushu Campus (Kumamoto) | ||
| Dev 1 | OF | Dan Onodera | Osaka Commercial University | Reg contract (2021) | |
| Dev 2 | OF | Kota Okuyama | Shizuoka University | Released (2021) | Tomohisa Ohzeki (SoftBank) |
2018
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Koji Chikamoto | Osaka Gas | ||
| 2 | IF | Ryuhei Obata | Nobeoka High (Miyazaki) | Yuma Tongu (Orix) | |
| 3 | IF | Seiya Kinami | Honda | Shinichi Ohnuki (DeNA) | |
| 4 | P | Yukiya Saitoh | Honda | Traded to Nippon-Ham (2022 offseason) | Chusei Mannami (Nippon-Ham) |
| 5 | P | Riku Kawahara | Soseikan High (Nagasaki) | Dev contract (2022) | |
| 6 | P | Atsuki Yuasa | Toyama Thunderbirds | Shosei Togo (Yomiuri) | |
| Dev 1 | C | Yuya Katayama | Fukui Miracle Elephants | Reg contract (2019) |
2017
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Kosuke Baba | Sendai University (Miyagi) | Munetaka Murakami (Yakult) | |
| 2 | P | Haruto Takahashi | Asia University (Tokyo) | ||
| 3 | IF | Takahiro Kumagai | Rikkyo University (Tokyo) | Takumi Ohshiro (Yomiuri) | |
| 4 | OF | Kairi Shimada | Jobu University (Gunma) | Yasutaka Shiomi (Yakult) | |
| 5 | P | Masaki Tanigawa | Kyushu Mitsubishi | Batting practice pitcher (2023) | Kaito Yoza (Seibu) |
| 6 | P | Joichiro Maki | Keishin High (Kyoto) | Released (2022) | |
| Dev 1 | P | Masaki Ishii | Jobu University (Gunma) | Released (2021) | Ukyo Shuto (SoftBank - D2) |
2016
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IF | Yusuke Ohyama | Hakuoh University (Ibaraki) | Yuya Yanagi (Chunichi) | |
| 2 | P | Taiki Ono | Fuji University (Aomori) | Released, Orix dev. player (2023) | |
| 3 | P | Hiroto Saiki | Suma Sofu High (Hyogo) | Sosuke Genda (Seibu) | |
| 4 | P | Masumi Hamachi | Fukuoka Ohori High | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix) | |
| 5 | IF | Kento Itohara | JX-ENEOS | ||
| 6 | P | Shungo Fukunaga | Tokushima Indigo Sox | Released (2020) | |
| 7 | C | Kenya Nagasaka | Tohoku Fukushi University (Miyagi) | ||
| 8 | P | Kosuke Fujitani | Panasonic | Released (2021) |
2015
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Shun Takayama | Meiji University (Tokyo) | Released 2023 | Masataka Yoshida (Orix/Red Sox) |
| 2 | C | Seishiro Sakamoto | Meiji University (Tokyo) | Takayuki Katoh (Nippon-Ham) | |
| 3 | P | Daichi Takeyasu | Kumamoto Golden Larks | FA Comp → Orix (2019) | Keiji Takahashi (Yakult) |
| 4 | P | Atsushi Mochizuki | Yokohama Sogakukan High (Kanagawa) | Released 2023; retired | |
| 5 | P | Koyo Aoyagi | Teikyo University (Tokyo) | ||
| 6 | OF | Yutaro Itayama | Asia University (Tokyo) | Released 2023 |
2014
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Yuya Yokoyama | Kashima Blue Wings | Released (2020) | Kohei Arihara (Nippon Ham/SoftBank) |
| 2 | P | Tsuyoshi Ishizaki | Kashima Blue Wings | Traded to Chiba (2019) | |
| 3 | OF | Taiga Egoshi | Komazawa University (Tokyo) | Traded to Nippon-Ham (2022 offseason) | Shuta Tonosaki (Seibu) |
| 4 | P | Koki Moriya | Honda Suzuka | Released (2022) | |
| 5 | IF | Kai Ueda | Ohmi High (Shiga) |
2013
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Yuta Iwasada | Yokohama College of Commerce | Yuki Matsui (Rakuten - MLB) | |
| 2 | OF | Shintaro Yokota | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High | Passed away (2023) | Hotaka Yamakawa (Seibu) |
| 3 | IF | Naomasa Yohkawa | Tokyo Agricultural University | Active player draft -- Seibu (2022) | Kazuto Taguchi (Yomiuri - Yakult) |
| 4 | C | Ryutaro Umeno | Fukuoka University | ||
| 5 | P | Shoya Yamamoto | Oji Paper Company | Released (2018) | Kentaro Taira (Yomiuri - DeNA) |
| 6 | P | Suguru Iwazaki | Kokushikan University (Tokyo) |
2012
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Shintaro Fujinami | Osaka Toin High | Posted to A's (2022 offseason) | Shohei Ohtani (Nippon Ham) |
| 2 | IF | Fumiya Hojoh | Kosei Gakuin High (Aomori) | Released (2023) | Seiya Suzuki (Hiroshima) |
| 3 | P | Kojiro Tanabo | JFE East Japan | Released (2017) | Yuji Kaneko (Seibu) |
| 4 | C | Shinya Azuhata | Seino Transportation | Released (2018) | |
| 5 | P | Kazuyuki Kaneda | Osaka Gakuin University | FA Comp → Orix (2017) | |
| 6 | OF | Ryosuke Ogata | Toyo University (Tokyo) | Released (2018) | Toshiro Miyazaki (DeNA) |
2011
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Hayata Itoh | Keio University (Tokyo) | Released (2020) | Yusuke Nomura (Hiroshiima) |
| 2 | P | Hiroaki Saiuchi | Seiko Gakuin High (Fukushima) | Released (2019) | Ryosuke Kikuchi (Hiroshima) |
| 3 | IF | Naoto Nishida | Osaka Toin High | Released (2018) | Daichi Suzuki (Lotte/Rakuten) |
| 4 | P | Kazuo Itoh | Tokyo International University | Released (2021) | Kensuke Kondoh (Nippon Ham/SoftBank) |
| 5 | P | Ryoma Matsuda | Hasami High (Nagasaki) | Traded to SB Hawks (2018) | Naoyuki Uwasawa (Nippon Ham 6th pick) |
| Dev 1 | C | Seiya Hirokami | Gunma Diamond Pegasus | Released (2012) |
2010
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Where is he now? | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Daiki Enokida | Tokyo Gas | Traded to Seibu Lions (2018) | Tetsuto Yamada (Yakult) |
| 2 | P | Shinta Hifumi | Tokai Dai Sagami High (Kanagawa) | Released (2016) | Yuki Yanagita (SoftBank) |
| 3 | C | Masahiro Nakatani | Johtoh High (Fukuoka) | Traded to SB Hawks (2021), released (2022) | Shogo Akiyama (Seibu/Reds/Hiroshima) |
| 4 | P | Akira Iwamoto | Nanyo Tech High (Yamaguchi) | Released (2016) | |
| 5 | IF | Fumiya Araki | Meiji University (Tokyo) | Released (2021) | |
| Dev 1 | IF | Tetsuya Sakaguchi | Wakayama City High | Released (2014) | Kodai Senga (SoftBank/Mets)* |
| Dev 2 | P | Hiroya Shimamoto | Fukuchiyama Seibi High (Kyoto) | Reg Contract (2015); Dev (2021) Reg (2022) | Taisei Makihara (SoftBank)* |
| Dev 3 | IF | Masaki Anada | Minoh Higashi High (Osaka) | Released (2013) | Takuya Kai (SoftBank)* |
* Chosen in rounds 4, 5, 6 of the development draft.
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