Michihiro Ogasawara

Michihiro Ogasawara
Chunichi Dragons – No. 36
Infielder
Born: (1973-10-25) October 25, 1973
Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
debut
1997, for the Nippon Ham Fighters
Career statistics
(through 2015)
Batting average .310
Home runs 378
Run batted in 1169
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Michihiro Ogasawara

Ogasawara played for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Medal record
Men's Baseball
Athens 2004 Team Competition
World Baseball Classic
2006 San Diego Team Competition
2009 Los Angeles Team Competition

Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原 道大, born October 25, 1973 in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He currently plays first base for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Central League. He played with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 1997 to 2006.

Career

Ogasawara is one of the most consistent hitters in Japanese baseball. He won two consecutive batting titles from 2002-2003, and led the league in home runs and RBIs in 2006 to win the Pacific League MVP award. He led the league in hits from 2000-2001, and has won 6 Japanese Golden Glove awards at first base and third base. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece, winning a bronze medal. He also played for the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, where he hit a home run off Esteban Loaiza at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. In 2006, he helped the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win their first Pacific League pennant since 1981, sweeping the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the playoffs to reach the Japanese championship series against the Chunichi Dragons. The Fighters beat the Dragons in 5 games to win the Japanese championship series.

He became a free agent in 2006, and signed a four-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants during the off-season.

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