Takahiro Arai

Takahiro Arai
Arai with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 25
First baseman, Third baseman, Manager
Born: Park Gwi-ho (박귀호)
(1977-01-30) January 30, 1977 (age 47)
Hiroshima, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 3, 1999, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last NPB appearance
November 3, 2018, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average.278
Hits2,203
Home runs319
RBI1,303
Teams
As player

As manager

  • Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2006 San Diego Team

Takahiro Arai (Japanese: 新井 貴浩, born January 30, 1977, in Naka-ku, Hiroshima) is a Japanese-Korean former professional baseball player. He is the manager of Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from the 2023 season.

His younger brother Ryota is also a former professional baseball player who played for Hanshin Tigers.