Tadahito Iguchi
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| Chiba Lotte Marines — No. 6 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: December 4, 1974 Nishitōkyō, Tokyo Japan |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
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| NPB: May 3, 1997 for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| MLB: April 4, 2005 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 44 |
| Runs batted in | 205 |
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Competitor for  Japan |
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| Silver | Atlanta 1996 | Team Competition |
Tadahito Iguchi (井口 資仁 Iguchi Tadahito, born December 4, 1974 in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese second baseman currently playing for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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[edit] Early life and Japanese career
Iguchi began playing in high school and after graduating in 1993, went to Aoyama Gakuin University where he distinguished himself by hitting the Tohto University Baseball League record of eight home runs in a season and winning the triple crown. He was a member of Japanese National Team in 1996 Summer Olympics that won the silver medal. He was the first pick in the 1996 draft by Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
In his debut year of 1997, he hit a grand slam in the first game of his professional career. He suffered a shoulder injury in the 2000 season and had a surgery which ended his season. He recovered fully in 2001 hitting 30 home runs and leading the league with a personal best 44 stolen bases. In 2003, he hit over .300, had over 100 RBI and led the league in steals.
[edit] American career
He left Fukuoka Daiei after the 2004 season to play for the Chicago White Sox. During the 2005 MLB season, he had a .278 batting average with 15 home runs and 15 stolen bases. In the 2005 Divisional Series, he hit a go-ahead 3-run home run in Game 2 against the Boston Red Sox.[1]
In 2006, Iguchi had two multi-homer games, both times hitting a grand slam and another home run.
On July 27, 2007, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Michael Dubee. He was the first Asian-born player to join the Phillies.[2]
On December 18, 2007, Iguchi signed a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres.[3] He was released on September 1, 2008.[4]
On September 5, 2008, the Phillies signed Iguchi, making it his second stint with the team.[citation needed]
[edit] Return to Japan
On January 19, 2009, he returned to Japan to play for the Chiba Lotte Marines.[5][6]
[edit] Championships
He is the only player to have ever been a member of two different World Series championship teams, 2005 Chicago White Sox & 2008 Philadelphia Phillies and two different Japan Series championship teams, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 1999, 2003 & Chiba Lotte Marines 2010.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Tadahito Iguchi Official site（in Japanese）
- Yahoo! Sports profile page
- Japanese league stats and info of Tadahito Iguchi
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Aoyama Gakuin University alumni
- People from Western Tokyo
- Japanese baseball players
- Olympic baseball players of Japan
- Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players
- Chiba Lotte Marines players
- Major League Baseball players from Japan
- Chicago White Sox players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- San Diego Padres players
- Lake Elsinore Storm players
- Olympic medalists in baseball
