Noriyoshi Omichi
Japanese baseball player and coach
Baseball player
| Noriyoshi Omichi | |
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 Omichi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 75 | |
| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: (1969-10-28) October 28, 1969 (age 54) Daiō, Shima District, Mie, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| October 14, 1989, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 19, 2010, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics (through 2010 season) | |
| Batting average | .284 |
| Hits | 906 |
| Home runs | 60 |
| RBIs | 415 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 |
| Teams | |
| As player As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Last updated on: 26 June 2020 | |
Noriyoshi Omichi (大道 典良, Ōmichi Noriyoshi, born October 28, 1969) is a Japanese former professional baseball Infielder, and current the third squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]
He was called the last Nankai Warrior during his active player era because he was drafted in his final year as a member of the Nankai Hawks.[2]
He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei / SoftBank Hawks, and the Yomiuri Giants.[3]
Professional career
Active player era
Nankai Hawks / Fukuoka Daiei / SoftBank Hawks
On November 18, 1987, Omichi was drafted fifth round pick by the Nankai Hawks in the 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[4]
In order to continue his professional baseball career for a long time, Omichi developed a unique batting form in which he gripping the bat extremely short despite his height of 185 cm, and grew as a skilled hitter.[5][6]
In 1996 season, he became a regular member, appearing in 90 games and recorded with a batting average of .325, 10 home runs and a 51 RBI.[3]
In the latter half of his career, he was called a left-handed pitcher killer and a pinch-hitter's ace, and he mainly played as a pinch-hitter against left-handed pitchers.[5] Also, Omichi totaled 15 home runs in pinch hitter at bats.[7]
He appeared in 1,212 games over an 18-season career with the Hawks before being traded to the Yomiuri Giants in the off-season of 2006.
Yomiuri Giants
Omichi also served as a pinch hitter for the Giants, appearing in 60 games during the 2008 season, batting .274 with 16 RBIs and two home runs.[3][4]
He played four seasons with the Giants, but announced his retirement on October 29, 2010.[2]
Omichi played 22 seasons, appearing in 1,356 games and a batting average of .284, a 60 home runs, a 906 hits, a RBI of 415, a 9 stolen bases, and a 80 sacrifice bunts.[3]
After retirement
After receiving coaching training with the New York Yankees in 1A during the 2011 season, Omichi was appointed as the Yomiuri Giants' development coach during the 2012 season.[8]
On October 29, 2012, Omichi was appointed as the second squad hitting coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[9]
He serve as the third squad hitting coach since the 2022 season.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2021/11/01 (月) プレスリリース 2022年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 1, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Nikkansports Sports baseball news 最後の「南海戦士」大道涙の引退". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Weekly Baseball online player data 大道典良(おおみちのりよし) 内野手 右投右打". Weekly Baseball online (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Zakzak baseball news 大道典嘉氏 王会長から「昔の練習みたいにバット振り込ませてくれ」". FUJI Evening News (in Japanese). December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "full-count.jp Baseball News 185cm巨漢の「バットの長さ錯覚おこしてまう」 滲み出る代打職人の矜持「癖が強い」". Weekly Baseball online (in Japanese). January 23, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Weekly Baseball online News & Column 大道典良以来の衝撃。極限までバットを短く持ち独特のスタイルを築いた関大・坂之下晴人". Weekly Baseball online (in Japanese). November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Ise Shima Economic Newspaper news 「バット短く、息長く」志摩市出身の元ジャイアンツ大道典嘉さん、現役23年間を語る". Ise Shima Economic Newspaper (in Japanese). January 12, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news ヤンキース留学から帰国 巨人 コーチに大道氏「キムタクの遺志継ぐ」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). November 5, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2012/10/29 (月) プレスリリース 2013年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 29, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Noriyoshi Omichi.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
- 75 Noriyoshi Omichi PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
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