The Nippon Professional Baseball Draft Meeting is a conference held by the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) to select rookie players.
The official name of the conference is the Rookie Selection Meeting.
[2] It was arranged with the special cooperation of Taisho Pharmaceutical with official naming rights since 2013.
[3] This conference is hosted by the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) every October and gives each NPB team the right to negotiate contracts with rookie players based on the procedures stipulated in the Rookie Player Selection Meeting Rules.
[4] The draft for Developmental players Selection Meeting will also be held on the same day at the same venue.