Naoki Arizono

I'll be honest, Naoki Arizono is one of those young guys I find myself rooting for before I even know the box scores. Born in 2003 out in Asahi, a seaside town in Chiba, and chasing the baseball dream through Chiba Gakugei High School, he carries that whole earnest, sun-and-dirt high school diamond energy that just gets to me. He's barely out of his teens, which means most of his story is still unwritten, and I kind of love that. I can't pretend to break down his swing or his arm for you, but there's something quietly moving about a kid from a small coastal town grinding it out and trying to make something of himself. I'm happy to watch from a distance, cheer softly, and wait for the good news to roll in. Go get 'em.

Naoki Arizono is a Japanese baseball player born on May 21, 2003, in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture. He attended Chiba Gakugei High School, where he played baseball. His blood type, height, and agency affiliation remain private. As of 2024, he is in the early stage of his professional career.

Name (English)

Naoki Arizono

Name (Japanese)

有薗直輝

Reading

ありぞの なおき

Born

May 21, 2003 (age 23)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ram (Hitsuji)

Origin

Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Baseball player

High school

Chiba Gakugei High School

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/naoki_arizono39/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%89%E8%96%97%E7%9B%B4%E8%BC%9D

Tags

• From Chiba Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.