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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.
2024
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHP | Takato Ihara | JR Nishi Nihon (Hiroshima) | |
| 2 | RHP | Yuki Kesamaru | Hotoku High (Hyogo) | |
| 3 | RHP | Rito Kinoshita | KMG Holdings (Fukuoka) | |
| 4 | C | Hayato Machida | Saitama Musashi Heat Bears (BC League) | |
| 5 | IF | Taiyo Sano | Toyama GRN Thunderbirds (BC League) | |
| Dev 1 | RHP | Taisei Kudoh | Tokushima Indigo Sox (Shikoku IL) | |
| Dev 2 | C | Rinshiro Shimamura | Kochi Fighting Dogs (Shikoku IL) | |
| Dev 3 | RHP | Daiki Hayakawa | Kufu Hayate Ventures (Shizuoka) | |
| Dev 4 | IF | Toshiaki Kawasaki | Ishikawa Millionaires (Ishikawa) |
2023
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHP | Kaito Shimomura | Aoyama Gakuin U (Tokyo) | |
| 2 | RHP | Tsuyoshi Shiiba | Tokushima Indigo Sox (Tokushima) | |
| 3 | INF | Shuya Yamada | Sendai Ikuei High (Miyagi) | |
| 4 | INF | Aoi Momozaki | Tokai Dai Kumamoto High (Kumamoto) | |
| 5 | RHP | Yuya Ishiguro | JR Nishi Nihon (Hiroshima) | |
| 6 | RHP | Junya Tsuda | Osaka U of Economics (Osaka) | |
| Dev 1 | RHP | Kai Matsubara | Toyama GRN Thunderbirds (Toyama) | |
| Dev 2 | OF | Kein Fukushima | Hakuoh U (Tochigi) |
2022
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Shota Morishita | Chuo Univ (Tokyo) | ||
| 2 | LHP | Keito Mombetsu | Tokai Dai Sapporo High (Hokkaido) | Ryosuke Ohtsu (SoftBank) | |
| 3 | OF | Hinase Itsubo | Kanto Daiichi High (Tokyo) | ||
| 4 | RHP | Hidetoshi Ibaragi | Teikyo Nagaoka High (Niigata) | Makoto Kadowaki (Yomiuri) | |
| 5 | IF | Reiji Toi | Tenri High (Nara) | ||
| 6 | LHP | Ren Tomida | Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki (Aichi) | ||
| Dev 1 | OF | Kyosuke Noguchi | Kyushu Sangyo Univ (Fukuoka) | Reg contract (2024) |
2021
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RHP | Daichi Moriki | Kochi High (Kochi) | Dev. contract (2025) | Taisei (Yomiuri) |
| 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) | Shota Suekane (Hiroshima) | |
| 7 | C | Hayato Nakagawa | Kyoto International High (Kyoto) | Koki Kitayama (Nippon-Ham)* | |
| Dev 1 | LHP | Ryo Itoh | Chukyo Univ (Aichi) |
* = Round 8 pick
2020
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IF/OF | Teruaki Sato | Kindai University (Osaka) | Ryoji Kuribayashi (Hiroshima) | |
| 2 | P | Masashi Itoh | JR Higashi Nippon | Shugo Maki (DeNA) | |
| 3 | P | Ren Satoh | Jobu University (Gunma) | ||
| 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) | Released (2024) | Yuki Udagawa (Orix)* |
* = Dev Round 3 pick
2019
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | 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) | Released (2024) | |
| 5 | C | Kento Fujita | Chukyo Gakuin High (Gifu) | Hideki Nagaoka (Yakult) | |
| 6 | P | Ippei Ogawa | Tokai Univ Kyushu Campus (Kumamoto) | Dev contract (2023) | |
| 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 | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Koji Chikamoto | Osaka Gas | Ryosuke Tatsumi (Rakuten) | |
| 2 | IF | Ryuhei Obata | Nobeoka High (Miyazaki) | Yuma Tongu (Orix) | |
| 3 | IF | Seiya Kinami | Honda | Kazuya Ojima (Lotte) | |
| 4 | P | Yukiya Saitoh | Honda | Traded to Nippon-Ham (2022 offseason) | Chusei Mannami (Nippon-Ham) |
| 5 | P | Riku Kawahara | Soseikan High (Nagasaki) | ||
| 6 | P | Atsuki Yuasa | Toyama Thunderbirds | Shosei Togo (Yomiuri) | |
| Dev 1 | C | Yuya Katayama | Fukui Miracle Elephants | Released (2024) | Taisei Urushihara (Orix/Hanshin) |
2017
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Kosuke Baba | Sendai University (Miyagi) | Yomiuri (Active Draft 2023) | 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 | Hanshin BP Pitcher (2023) | |
| 6 | P | Joichiro Maki | Keishin High (Kyoto) | Released (2022) | Yudai Yamamoto (DeNA R9) |
| Dev 1 | P | Masaki Ishii | Jobu University (Gunma) | Released (2021) | Ukyo Shuto (SoftBank) |
* = Dev Round 2 pick
2016
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | 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 - Dodgers) | |
| 5 | IF | Kento Itohara | JX-ENEOS | Seiya Hosokawa (DeNA/Chunichi) | |
| 6 | P | Shungo Fukunaga | Tokushima Indigo Sox | Released (2020) | |
| 7 | C | Kenya Nagasaka | Tohoku Fukushi University (Miyagi) | ||
| 8 | P | Kosuke Fujitani | Panasonic | Released (2021) | Keita Sano (DeNA R9) |
2015
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Shun Takayama | Meiji University (Tokyo) | Oisix Farm L (2024 - ) | 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 | |
| 5 | P | Koyo Aoyagi | Teikyo University (Tokyo) | ||
| 6 | OF | Yutaro Itayama | Asia University (Tokyo) | Chunichi (2024 - ) | Yutaro Sugimoto (Orix R10 pick) |
2014
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Yuya Yokoyama | Kashima Blue Wings | Released (2020) | Kazuma Okamoto (Yomiuri) |
| 2 | P | Tsuyoshi Ishizaki | Kashima Blue Wings | Traded to Chiba (2019) | Ryoya Kurihara (SoftBank) |
| 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 | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Yuta Iwasada | Yokohama College of Commerce | Yuki Matsui (Rakuten - Padres) | |
| 2 | OF | Shintaro Yokota | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High | Deceased (2023) | Hotaka Yamakawa (Seibu/SoftBank) |
| 3 | IF | Naomasa Yohkawa | Tokyo Agricultural University | Seibu (Active Draft 2022) | Kazuto Taguchi (Yomiuri/Yakult) |
| 4 | C | Ryutaro Umeno | Fukuoka University | ||
| 5 | P | Shoya Yamamoto | Oji Paper Company | Released (2018) | |
| 6 | P | Suguru Iwazaki | Kokushikan University (Tokyo) |
2012
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Shintaro Fujinami | Osaka Toin High | A's/O's/Mets | Shohei Ohtani (Nippon Ham - Angels, Dodgers) |
| 2 | IF | Fumiya Hojoh | Kosei Gakuin High (Aomori) | Released (2023) | Seiya Suzuki (Hiroshima) |
| 3 | P | Kojiro Tanabo | JFE East Japan | Released (2017) | |
| 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 | Moves/Updates | In the same round... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OF | Hayata Itoh | Keio University (Tokyo) | Released (2020) | |
| 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/MiLB) |
| Dev 1 | C | Seiya Hirokami | Gunma Diamond Pegasus | Released (2012) |
2010
| Round | Position | Name | Drafted out of | Moves/Updates | 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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