2026 Professional baseball Draft Conference supported by Lipovitan D (22nd)

Ryosuke Sueyoshi (3rd year), the pitcher for Okinawa Shogaku who won last summer's Koshien, was selected as the third-round pick by Nippon-Ham.

A left-handed pitcher characterized by a soft pitching form. At Okinawa Shogaku, he appeared in Koshien for four consecutive seasons from the spring of his second year to this summer, and became the winning pitcher at the summer Koshien in his second year. He was selected for the high school national team for two consecutive years starting from his second year, and his level of experience is outstanding, having contributed to a runner-up finish as the ace of the high school national team at the U-18 World Cup last September.

This summer, they were defeated in their first game by Yokohama, which features pitcher Shoki Oda, who has declared his intention to challenge American baseball. Having injured his left elbow in April, he had temporarily listed his career path as "undecided," but he ultimately decided to compete at the professional level, which had been his goal from the beginning.

Ryosuke Sueyoshi. Born November 18, 2008, in Urasoe City, Okinawa. 17 years old. Started baseball with Nakanishi VBC in his second year at Nakanishi Elementary School, and played for the rubber-ball baseball club at Nakanishi Junior High School. In high school, he joined the bench with number 20 in the summer of his first year. 176 cm, 94 kg. Left-handed pitcher and left-handed batter.