Born: (1974-12-04) December 4, 1974 (age 49) Nishitōkyō, Tokyo Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: May 3, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
MLB: April 4, 2005, for the Chicago White Sox
Last appearance
MLB: September 28, 2008, for the Philadelphia Phillies
NPB: September 24, 2017, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average
.270
Home runs
251
Runs batted in
1,017
MLB statistics
Batting average
.268
Home runs
44
Runs batted in
205
Teams
As player
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1997–2004)
Chicago White Sox (2005–2007)
Philadelphia Phillies (2007)
San Diego Padres (2008)
Philadelphia Phillies (2008)
Chiba Lotte Marines (2009–2017)
As manager
Chiba Lotte Marines (2018–2022)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2005)
3× Japan Series champion (1999, 2003, 2010)
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Team competition
Tadahito Iguchi (井口 資仁, Iguchi Tadahito, born December 4, 1974), nicknamed "Gucci",[1] is a Japanese served professional baseball second baseman and former manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
As a member of the Chicago White Sox in 2005, Iguchi became the first Japanese-born position player to win the World Series.
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shortstop. In trying to break up a double play, Anderson slid into TadahitoIguchi, the Phillies second baseman. The second base umpire, C.B. Bucknor...
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