The 2025 rookie player selection meeting, "Professional baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D," was held on October 23rd. We introduce the players selected by Tohoku Rakuten and their profiles.

Designated players

No. 1: Sota Fujiwara pitcher
Affiliation: Hanazono Univ.
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 178 cm, 73 kg

◇Scouting Comments
The No. 1 university student in the Kinki region with the fastest speed of 154 km/h fastball and the sharpest slider pitcher

No. 2: Tatsuki Ito pitcher
Affiliation: Waseda University
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 177 cm, 84 kg

◇Scouting Comments
'A versatile breaking ball and game-making type. Experienced and clever pitcher"

No. 3: Akira Shigenaga infielder
Affiliation: Chuo University
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 175 cm, 86 kg

◇Scouting Comments
He's been a collegiate All-American since his junior year. He can hit from all angles and is a long-hitting player."

No. 4: Toshiya Osakae catcher
Affiliation: Gakuho Ishikawa High School
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 178 cm, 85 kg

◇Scouting Comments
second baseman He has an amazingly strong shoulder with a throw of less than 1.8 seconds, and is a hitting type who hits with a lot of energy. catcher

No. 5: Taisei Ito pitcher
Affiliation: Reimei High School
Pitching: Left-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 174 cm, 76 kg

◇Scouting Comments
"A lefty with a flexible pitch form that features a spinning fastball and good breaking ball control."

No. 6: Ru Kutani pitcher
Affiliation: Oji
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 177 cm, 80 kg

◇Scouting Comments
He has the control and stamina to be a starter or reliever in the pros." pitcher

No. 7: Shoya Sakaue outfielder
Affiliation: Kinki University
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 180 cm, 90 kg

◇Scouting Comments
He has a strong shoulder, a good bat, and high physical ability, and further growth is expected in the future. outfielder

Development player nomination

Training No. 1: Daita Horomura outfielder
Affiliation: Toyama GRN Thunderbirds
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 177 cm, 73 kg

◇Scouting Comments
"Striking has high contact ability and also base running ability outfielder"

2nd place in training: Azusaon Ohtsubo outfielder
Affiliation: Ishikawa Million Stars
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 190 cm, 110 kg

◇Scouting Comments
A right-handed long-range gun with batting speeds of over 170 km/h and the power to make the ball fly far."

3rd place in training: Takuma Nakazawa pitcher
Affiliation: Hakuo University
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 183 cm, 80 kg

◇Scouting Comments
"Since early spring, his fastball velocity has increased, he can swing and foul in the strike zone, and his decisive fork ball is an appealing right hander."

Training No. 4: Kyosuke Kaneko infielder
Affiliation: Kanagawa Univ.
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 186 cm, 95 kg

◇Scouting Comments
"A big righty who can hit long and wide infielder"

Breeding No. 5: Taiga Shimahara catcher
Affiliation: Ehime Mandarin Pirates
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and hitting
Height and weight: 183 cm, 92 kg

◇Scouting Comments
"The big catcher selling point is hitting. Accurate throw control is attractive."