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Former Chunichi Dragons Masahiro Araki will be appointed as a baseball commentator for CBC TV and radio! “Half anxious, half excited.” ……
Masahiro Araki, who supported the Chunichi Dragons’ golden era by building an ironclad team that represented the baseball world as the “Arriba duo,” will join the commentary team of CBC TV and radio from next season, it was announced on CBC TV today. The announcement was made during the Sunday Dragons program.
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Araki joined the Chunichi Dragons as the first draft pick in 1995, and won the Golden Glove Award six years in a row during his playing days. Along with current Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata, he was part of the “Arriba duo” during the golden age of the Chunichi Dragons, becoming the best in Japan once, winning the league championship five times, and winning the stealth base title in 2007. Then, in 2017, he achieved 2,000 hits. He was beloved by fans as the Dragons’ leadoff man for many years.
He has been supporting the Dragons for a total of 28 years, 23 years as an active player and 5 years as a coach, but from next season he will leave the field and appear on the CBC TV baseball broadcast “Moeyo! He will take on a new challenge as a “CBC Baseball
Commentator” on “The Dragons,” “Sunday Dragons,” and the CBC Radio Baseball Broadcast “CBC Dragons Night Game.” We will entertain fans in a new way, including commentary from the perspective of a fielding master and a base running specialist! Please look forward to it.
[Comment from Araki]
First of all, I would like to thank the Chunichi Dragons and its fans for their long support.
I will be taking on a new job, but I have this strange feeling of being half anxious and half excited.
This time, I would like to face baseball again from outside the field, make various discoveries, and convey the appeal of the Chunichi Dragons to the viewers as a commentator.
-Mr. Masahiro Araki-
September 13, 1977 Born in Kumamoto Prefecture 46 years old Joined the Chunichi Dragons in 1995 as first draft pick
Golden Glove Award 6 times, Best Nine 3 times, Base Stealing King once. In 2017, he achieved 2000 hits.
Together with current SAMURAI JAPAN coach Hirokazu Ibata, he formed a No. 1 and No. 2 team and an iron-clad duo as the “Arriba Combo.” He supported the golden age of the Chunichi Dragons.
[Total results] 2045 hits, batting average .268, 34 home runs, 468 RBIs, 378 stolen bases (team record)
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[Program overview]
・CBC TV
“Sunday Dragons” Every Sunday 12:54pm – 13:24pm
“Burn! Dragons” *Chunichi Dragons game baseball broadcast program CBC TV production/local broadcasting in the three Tokai prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie
・CBC Radio
“CBC Dragons Night Game” Every Tuesday to Sunday *Dragons games until the end of the game