Hichori Morimoto
Zainichi Korean baseballer · Japan · On the map · Athletes · Born 1981 · age 45
Hichori Morimoto is a Japanese professional baseball player of Korean descent for the Saitama Seibu Lions. He was the number 4 draft pick for the Fighters in 1999. For years, he was the backup for the most popular player in the league, Tsuyoshi Shinjo.
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Yu Darvish Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2005-2010
Michihiro Ogasawara Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 1999-2006
Atsunori Inaba Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2005-2010
Hisashi Takeda Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2003-2010
Yukio Tanaka Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 1999-2007
Yoshinori Ueda Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 1999-2005
Daisuke Miura Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Norihiro Nakamura Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Mitsuo Yoshikawa Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2007-2010
Naoto Watanabe Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Tatsuhiko Kinjoh Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Tsuyoshi Shinjo Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2004-2006
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Chen Kuan-Yu Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Dai-Kang Yang Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2006-2010
Sho Nakata Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2008-2010
Shun Yamaguchi Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Takehiro Ishikawa Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Takeshi Hosoyamada Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
Atsushi Kataoka Teammate at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 1999-2001
Yuki Kuniyoshi Teammate at Yokohama DeNA BayStars, 2011-2013
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After the 2006 season in which the Fighters won the Japan Series, SHINJO announced his retirement, in which Morimoto then took over SHINJO's center field spot, and also his number 1. Morimoto has alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes loss of body hair.
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Hideki HashigamiAlso played for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersYasushi TaoAlso played for Saitama Seibu Lions
Kazuhiro SasakiAlso played for Yokohama DeNA BayStarsKazuhiro TakedaAlso played for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Seiichi UchikawaAlso played for Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Kazuhisa IshiiAlso played for Saitama Seibu Lions