Noriyoshi Omichi
Omichi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 75
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1969-10-28) October 28, 1969
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
Hits906
Home runs60
RBIs415
Stolen Bases9
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Yomiuri Giants (2012)
  • Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
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 with the 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

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
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