2024 NPB Draft Round 1 Picks
- Yomuri Giants : Yusei Ishizuka (Hanasaki Tokuharu HS) - Koshien
- Hanshin Tigers : Takato Ihara (NTT West Japan) - JABA (Industrial)
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars : Yu Takeda (Mitsubishi Heavy West) - JABA
- Hiroshima Carp : Sasaki Tai (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - College
- Tokyo Yakult Swallows: Yuto Nakamura (Aichi Insitute of Technology) - College
- Chunichi Dragons : Yumeto Kanemaru (Kansai Univ.) - College
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks : Taito Murakami (Kobe Koryo HS) - Koshien
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters : Reo Shibata (Fukoka Dai Ohori HS) - Koshien
- Chiba Lotte Marines : Misho Nishikawa (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) - College
- Rakuten Eagles : Rui Muneyama (Meiji Univ.) - College
- Orix Buffaloes : Yusuke Mugitani (Fuji Univ.) - College
- Saitama Seibu Lions : Hiroto Saito (Kanazawa HS) - Koshien
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Most college picks when generally is koshien prospects, HS bat config change likely a factor for it
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