| Ryota Arai | |
|---|---|
 Arai with the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 84 | |
| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: August 16, 1983 Hiroshima, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 25, 2006, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 10, 2017, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 40 |
| RBI | 151 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Ryota Arai (新井 良太, Arai Ryota, born August 16, 1983 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and the second-string hitting coach for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Chunichi Dragons from 2006 to 2010 and with the Tigers from 2011 to 2017.
His elder brother Takahiro is also a former professional baseball player.