Orix 's rookie signing press conference was held at a hotel in Osaka. Ten players, including development players, attended, excluding pitcher Kenney Ishikawa (University of Georgia), drafted sixth overall, who will wait until the MLB Draft, scheduled for mid-July next year, to decide on his future. number of the four players selected in the development draft were consecutive, starting with "001" for outfielder Haruto Mikata (Tochigi Golden Braves), who was drafted first. Until last year, the second digit was standardized by year, such as "050," but this year it was reset. Deputy Director of the Organization Department, Shogo Makita, explained the aim of the move, saying, "Five years as development players is a milestone. It's also a message to them that we want them to be promoted to the regular team as soon as possible." Among the 2019 development draft players, pitcher Kazuma Sato won a contract with the regular team starting with "001."
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