The 2025 rookie player selection meeting, "Professional baseball Draft Meeting supported by Lipovitan D," was held on October 23rd. We introduce Fukuoka Softbank' nominated players and their profiles.

Designated players

1st place: Rintaro Sasaki infielder
Affiliation: Stanford University
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 184cm, 120kg

◇Scout Comments
"A large slugger who will play a key role in the future team. Although he was certain to be selected as the first pick in the 2023 NPB Draft, he decided to go to an American university. At the prestigious Stanford University, while studying hard, he played a key role in all 52 games starting line-up from the start of the season as a first-year student and contributed to the team. At Hanamaki Higashi High School, where he graduated, he received gifted education in batting and baseball views from coach Sasaki, who is also his father. baseball He is great as a member of the team and as a person, and he has the talent to stand on the back of the baseball world in the future."

2nd place: Ryuta Inagawa pitcher
Affiliation: Kyushu Kyushu University
Pitching: Right-handed pitching and right-handed hitting
Height and weight: 184cm, 88kg

◇Scout Comments
"MAX 152km/h right-hander. fastball has a high hop component and is attractive for a powerful ball that can take a swing with a high ball. breaking ball is a curve, slider, and fork, and the vertical curve can spin and take a short swing. The power of the fastball is top-notch."

3rd place: Gota Suzuki pitcher
Affiliation: Osaka University of Commerce
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 175cm, 84kg

◇Scout Comments
"A right-hander with a MAX of 147km/h who switched to the side after entering Osaka University of Commerce. Since last year, he has been the team's ace and complete game win has started for two consecutive days with full rotation, and his stamina is outstanding. He has mound courage, especially the ball that gouges through his chest to right-handed hitter, and he can contribute to the team's win in a wide range of situations, such as future starting rotations and relief, pitcher can contribute to the team's ."

4th place: Masato Sagara pitcher
Affiliation: Gifu Kyoritsu University
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 184cm, 78kg

◇Scout Comments
"He controls a variety of breaking ball based on a powerful fastball of MAX 152km/h pitch hitter. He has established a style of missing the timing and letting him hit at a good tempo, and he is a full-fledged pitcher who can be expected to grow even more in the future.

5th place: Takahashi Takanori infielder
Affiliation: JR East Japan
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 186cm, 94kg

◇Scout Comments
"The No. 1 slugger in society. Even professionals aim for cleanup."

Development player nomination

1st place in training: Shiorita Ikeda catcher
Affiliation: Sekine Gakuen High School
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 185cm, 92kg

◇Scout Comments
"A large catcher. A player who is dexterous in blocking and throwing for his body. The hitting has a distance, but the contact rate is an issue. defense has a very good throw and a stable second baseman throw time of around 1.85. In the game, he is a little waisty, but he has a throwing speed of 1.78 seconds and a large size. In particular, I can appreciate that I can throw softly without relying on force."

2nd place in training: Ayumu Ezaki infielder
Affiliation: Fukui High School, Fukui Institute of Technology
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 168cm, 68kg

◇Scout Comments
"A well-balanced short stop with three beats of running, offense and defense. In batting, he shows sensible hitting with excellent meat power and bat control. In addition to the wide defense range in the defense, the strong shoulders shine as the pitcher record a maximum speed of 142 km/h. The biggest attraction is his quick foot of 50 meters and 6.0 seconds. We have a high overall strength and can expect further growth in the future."

3rd place in training: Ryusei Oya pitcher
Affiliation: Chukyo University
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 178cm, 84kg

◇Scout Comments
"The fastball is powerful with a maximum speed of 155 km/h, and the fork of the deciding ball is attractive because it can take the swing with a sharp drop pitcher strike out.

4th place in training: Reiwa Ohashi (Reo Ohashi) infielder
Affiliation: OISKA Hamamatsu International High School
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 177cm, 70kg

◇Scout Comments
"50 meters 5.9 seconds of leg strength and defense range are rough stones that are far from high school students."

5th place in training: Takahiro Suzuki outfielder
Affiliation: CLUB REBASE
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 184cm, 92kg

◇Scout Comments
"A slugger with the potential of a long-range gun outfielder head speed is at the level of a professional first-team team."

6th place in training: Renta Nagasaki pitcher
Affiliation: Shiga Gakuen High School
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 187cm, 83kg

◇Scout Comments
"He is 187 cm tall and has an angled maximum speed of 145 km/h pitch count. A material-type pitcher that can be expected to grow and grow in the future."

7th place in training: Emil Serrano Prensa outfielder
Affiliation: Science of Happiness Gakuen High School
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 189cm, 109kg

◇Scout Comments
"My father is Domingo Guzmán, who played an active role in Chunichi, and is a Dominican who is treated as a Japan man with the potential of long-range guns with non-standard power."

8th place in training: Hokuto Oyama pitcher
Affiliation: Chuo University Semi-hard Division baseball
Pitching: Right-handed hitter
Height and weight: 180cm, 82kg

◇Scout Comments
"Although he is from the semi-hard baseball club, he is a good pitcher who controls a fastball of 152km/h and a wide breaking ball.