Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai, the only player to win the Triple Crown three times, has been selected for induction into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Mutsuo Minagawa, the selection panel announced Friday.
Ochiai, 57 and Minagawa, a star pitcher with the Nankai Hawks (now Fukuoka Softbank Hawks), were the only two selected, bringing the total of Hall of Fame inductees to 173.
"I have been helped by remarkable people and have received cooperation through my baseball career," said Ochiai.