Hanshin signs free agent Arai to 4-year contract

OSAKA, Japan - Infielder Takahiro Arai speaks during a news conference at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 7 after the Hanshin Tigers completed earlier in the day the signing of a four-year, 1 billion yen deal with Arai, who had filed for free agency from the Hiroshima Carp.

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