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Tadahito Iguchi (井口資仁 Iguchi Tadahito born December 4, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan) is a second baseman who played his first major league season for the 2005 World Series champions Chicago White Sox. His previous team in Japan was the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. He is married and has a five-year old daughter.

He began playing in high school and after graduating in 1993, went to Aoyama Gakuin University where he distinguished himself by hitting the Tohto University Base Ball League record of eight homeruns in a season and winning the triple crown. He was also 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 homeruns and stealing league and personal best 44 bases. On 2003, he had the first season where he hit over .300 and 100 RBI. He also led the league in steals. He parted with Fukuoka Daiei Hawks after the 2004 season to play in MLB. He still maintains friendship with his former teammates such as 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 stunning 3-run home run in 2nd game against the Boston Red Sox.

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.)

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Athletes - Tadahito Iguchi

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