| Hiromitsu Ochiai 落合 博満 | |
|---|---|
 Ochiai in 2007 | |
| Born: December 9, 1953 Wakami, Akita, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 29, 1979, for the Lotte Orions | |
| Last appearance | |
| October 7, 1998, for the Nippon Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .311 |
| Hits | 2371 |
| HRs | 510 |
| RBIs | 1564 |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager As general manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2011 |
Hiromitsu Ochiai (落合 博満, Ochiai Hiromitsu, born December 9, 1953) is a Japanese former professional baseball manager and player. He is former manager of the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He is considered to be one of the most important players in the history of Japanese baseball, winning numerous batting awards and being the only player to receive the prestigious triple crown batting award three times. With 510 career home runs, Ochiai is sixth on the all-time NPB list. Ochiai's style is called Oreryu(オレ流). Oreryu means "to do with only my style." The word described how he acted according to his personal philosophies.