Japan Baseball League Draft was held today.

2012 Japan Professional Baseball League Draft meeting was held today. In the first pick, Nippon Ham picked Ohtani the ace pitcher of  Hanamaki Higashi High School, Iwate prefecture in the first round. Ohtani pitches fast balls over 160 km/h, the fastest of all Japanese pitchers in history including professional players. But Ohtani had announced previously that he wanted to play in U.S.Major League. I hope he will play for Nippon Ham first, and after he has succeeded in Japan, then will go to the Major. Other pitchers Nippon Ham picked were Kagiya, Chuo Unv., Aragaki, Yagi, and Kohno. And as infielders, Morimoto from Takaoka Daiich High School and Usami from Hiroshima ogyo High School.