Hichori Morimoto
Zainichi Korean baseballer
About Hichori Morimoto
Born 1981. Hichori Morimoto is a Japanese baseball player, baseball coach and baseball commentator.
Hichori Morimoto (Japanese: 森本 稀哲, Korean: 이희철, Hanja: 李稀哲, born January 31, 1981) 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 . For years, he was the backup for the most popular player in the league, Tsuyoshi Shinjo. After the 2006 season in which the Fighters won the Japan Series, SHINJO (registered name with capital letters) announced his retirement, in which Morimoto then took over SHINJO's center field spot, and also his number 1 (Morimoto had worn number 46 when SHINJO was playing). Morimoto has alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes loss of body hair.
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Who is Hichori Morimoto?
Zainichi Korean baseballer
When was Hichori Morimoto born?
Hichori Morimoto was born on 31 January 1981 in Arakawa.
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Hichori Morimoto is a baseball player, baseball coach and baseball commentator.
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Hichori Morimoto is Japanese.
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