Hiromitsu Ochiai

Hiromitsu Ochiai 落合 博満
Ochiai in 2007
Born: (1953-12-09) December 9, 1953 (age 70) 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 Lotte Orions (1979–1986) Chunichi Dragons (1987–1993) Yomiuri Giants (1994–1996) Nippon-Ham Fighters (1997–1998) As manager Chunichi Dragons (2004–2011) As general manager Chunichi Dragons (2013–2017)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pacific League MVP (1982, 1985) 3x Japanese Triple Crown (1982, 1985, 1986)
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.