| Hichori Morimoto | |
| Team: | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters |
| Number: | 80 |
| Position: | Outfielder / Coach |
| Birth Date: | 1981 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | August 2 |
| Debutyear: | 2000 |
| Debutteam: | Nippon Ham Fighters |
| Finalleague: | NPB |
| Finaldate: | September 27 |
| Finalyear: | 2015 |
| Finalteam: | Saitama Seibu Lions |
| Statyear: | 2015 season |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .259 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 904 |
| Stat3label: | RBIs |
| Stat3value: | 267 |
| Teams: | As player
As coach
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| Update: | Nov 18, 2022 |
Hichori Morimoto (Japanese: 森本 稀哲, Korean: 이희철, Hanja: 李稀哲, born January 31, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseballer 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.