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| Kiyoshi Arai | |||
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| Infielder | |||
| Born:April 11, 1969 | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 16, 1993, for the Yakult Swallows | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| July 3, 2001, for the Yokohama BayStars | |||
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Kiyoshi Arai is a former professional baseball player for Japan. He initially played in the California League for the Salinas Spurs [1] He later played for the Yakult Swallows in the Japan Central League. [2] He later played for Yokohama BayStars in the Japan Central League and the Orix BlueWave in the Japan Pacific League. [2]
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