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Hisao Arakane
Hisao Arakane (荒金 久雄, Arakane Hisao, born August 1, 1978) is a Japanese former professional baseball Outfielder, and current the fourth squad fielder supervisor and defense and base running coordinator for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1] He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Orix Buffaloes.[2] Early baseball careerArakane went on to PL Gakuen High School and participated the 78rd Japanese High School Baseball Championship in the summer of his junior year.[3] He also went on to Aoyama Gakuin University, where he won the 1999 Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship.[3] Professional careerActive player eraFukuoka Daiei / SoftBank HawksOn 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] Orix Buffaloes 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 retirementAfter 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] References
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