Five teams chose left-hander Yuki Matsui in the first round of the 2013 draft.
When it was time for the lottery for his rights, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles sent president Yozo Tachibana — manager Senichi Hoshino said he was saving his luck for the upcoming Japan Series — to the podium to hopefully pick the lucky card.
Tachibana, as it turns out, had the magic touch, and once he selected the coveted winning card, the fawning over Matsui began.