Hisao Arakane

On November 17, 2000, Arakane was drafted fifth round pick by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 2000 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.^[2]

In 2004 season, Arakane appeared in 74 games and recorded a batting average of .213, a 3 home runs, and a 15 RBIs.^[2]

During Arakane's era with the Hawks, he appeared in 284 games in the Pacific League in nine seasons.^[2]

On April 30, midway through the 2010 season, Arakane and Keisuke Kaneko were traded to the Orix Buffaloes exchange to Takehito Kanazawa.^[4]

In 2010 season, Arakane appeared in 64 games and recorded a batting average of .269, 3 home runs, and a 16 RBIs.^[2]

He played three seasons with the Buffaloes before retiring after the 2012 season.^[3]

Arakane played 12 seasons, appearing in 389 games and a batting average of .230, a 148 hits, a 10 home runs, a RBI of 55, a 3 stolen bases, and a 16 sacrifice bunts.^[2]

After his retirement, Arakane had been appointed as a scout for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.^[5]

He was also in charge of developing second and third squad fielders starting with the 2021 season.^[3]

On December 1, 2023, Arakane was appointed as the fourth squad fielder supervisor and defense and base running coordinator.^[1]

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