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Harimoto Isao (86), Who Hit 3000 Hits for the First Time in History, Dies and Plays an Active Role as an Opinion Boarder in the Baseball World

Isao Harimoto, who boasts the highest number of hits in history, passed away on the 8th, shining as the top batter with 7 times in professional baseball and achieving 3000 hits for the first time in history. I was 86 years old. Isao Harimoto joined Toei Flyers from Osaka Naniwa Commercial in Showa 34 and played an active part in the Giants, Lotte, etc. The clever wide-angle batting method of hitting left and right is called a “hit maker,” and th…
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On September 10th, the Japan Professional Baseball Hall of Fame announced that Isao Harimoto, who played for the Toei (now Nippon Ham), Giants, and Lotte professional baseball teams, had died at 5 PM on September 9th at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 86 years old. He was a Showa-era star who achieved a total of 3,000 hits...

Yasushi Tao pays tribute to Isao Harimoto. "I had a very strong image of him as a scary senior," but when I actually met him... Yasushi Tao, former manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, appeared on his YouTube channel, "Yasushi Tao [TAO CHANNEL] Official YouTube," on the 10th.

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Isao Harimoto, who boasts the highest number of hits in history, passed away on the 8th, shining as the top batter with 7 times in professional baseball and achieving 3000 hits for the first time in history. I was 86 years old. Isao Harimoto joined Toei Flyers from Osaka Naniwa Commercial in Showa 34 and played an active part in the Giants, Lotte, etc. The clever wide-angle batting method of hitting left and right is called a “hit maker,” and th…

SoftBank Hawks team chairman Sadaharu Oh (86) paid tribute on the 10th to Isao Harimoto (86), who passed away the previous day, the 9th...

·Osaka, Japan
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東スポWeb – 東京スポーツ新聞社 broke the news in Osaka, Japan on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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