On Thursday, October 22, the Professional Baseball Draft was held, and the following player from the Keio University Athletic Association Baseball Club was selected. This marks the first time in three years that a current student has been drafted since Ryuta Hirose (now with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) in 2023.
Kazuhiro Watanabe (4th year, Faculty of Business and Commerce; Pitcher) - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 3rd Round
A large number of media members gathered at the press conference venue on the day of the draft. Watanabe, who received the selection, took the stage with Manager Tetsuya Horii to express his joy at being drafted and his enthusiasm for the future.