Tadahito Iguchi

Full Name: Tadahito Iguchi	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5'10"/185	First Game: April 4, 2005
Birthdate: December 4, 1974	MLB Experience: 3 years
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Transactions
5 Trivia
6 Video Gallery
7 Picture Gallery
8 See Also
- 8.1 Recent Tadahito Iguchi ArmchairGM Stories
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[edit] Biography

Tadahito Iguchi (born December 4, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan) is a backup second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. He has also played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan. He is married and has a five-year old daughter. His nicknames include "Tad" and "Gooch."

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. He left Fukuoka Daiei after the 2004 season to play for the White Sox. He maintains a friendship with his former teammates Kenji Johjima and Koji Akiyama.

During the 2005 MLB Regular Season, he had a .278 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.

In 2006, Iguchi had two multi-homer games, both times hitting a grand slam and another home run.

He is the first everyday Japanese player to play on a World Series-winning team. (Hideki Irabu was on the New York Yankees 1998 World Series roster and got a ring, but did not appear in a World Series game.)

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2005	CHI	A	135	511	74	142	15	71	.278	.342	.438	25	6	47	114	6	11	15	0	16
2006	CHI	A	138	555	97	156	18	67	.281	.352	.422	24	0	59	110	3	8	11	0	7
2007	CHI	A	90	327	45	82	6	31	.251	.340	.382	17	4	44	65	2	1	8	1	5
2007	PHI	N	45	138	22	42	3	12	.304	.361	.442	10	0	13	23	1	1	6	0	1
2007	TOT		135	465	67	124	9	43	.267	.347	.400	27	4	57	88	3	2	14	1	6
Total	NL		45	138	22	42	3	12	.304	.361	.442	10	0	13	23	1	1	6	0	1
Total	AL		363	1393	216	380	39	169	.273	.346	.419	66	10	150	289	11	20	34	1	28
Total			408	1531	238	422	42	181	.276	.347	.421	76	10	163	312	12	21	40	1	29

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
2005	CHI	A	2B	133	129	1171.1	235	374	14	85	0	.978
2006	CHI	A	2B	136	136	1209.1	270	372	8	76	2	.988
2006	CHI	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	CHI	A	2B	90	88	778	188	247	6	66	0	.986
2007	PHI	N	2B	31	30	265.1	72	90	0	30	0	1.000
2007	TOT		2B	121	118	1043.1	260	337	6	96	0	.990
Total			DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	390	383	3424	765	1083	28	257	2	.985

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago White Sox (January 27, 2005).
Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Michael Dubee (minors) (July 27, 2007).
Signed a one-yeal deal with the San Diego Padres (December 18, 2007).

[edit] Trivia

Tadahito's three-run homer off David Wells in the fifth inning of Game 2 of the ALDS was the game-winner in the 5-4 decision against the Boston Red Sox.
Iguchi is the first everyday Japanese player to play on a World Series-winning team (2005 Chicago White Sox).