
On the 29th, the Orix Buffaloes announced that they will hold the '2027 New Player Entrance Press Conference' in Osaka City on November 29th. In the draft meeting held on the 22nd, the team selected a total of 12 players, including 6 for the main roster and 6 developmental players. This will be the grand stage where the new talents who will carry the future of the team will showcase their Orix Buffaloes uniforms for the first time.
Below are the players selected in this year's draft.
1st Place: Futo Tsunoda, pitcher, Fuji University
2nd Place: Shin Nakai, pitcher, Komazawa University
3rd Place: Haruto Haruyama, outfielder, Osaka University of Commerce
4th Place: Ruito Kondo, pitcher, Otaru Futaba High School
5th Place: Ryosuke Nomura, pitcher, Bukkyo University
6th Place: Sekai Chiba, pitcher, Honda
Development Draft Pick 1, Ryota Kurokawa, pitcher, Hanasaki Tokuharu High School
Development Draft Pick 2: Ryuto Ijiri, catcher, Sendai University
Development Draft 3rd Pick: Kengo Yoshida, catcher, BC Tochigi
Development Draft Pick 4: Evan Seiji Howell Kawada, infielder, Jobu University
Development Draft 5th Pick: Kihi Wakafuji, infielder, Doho University
Development Draft Pick 6: Daisuke Sugawara, outfielder, Sendo Ichiba