Tadahito Iguchi

Tadahito Iguchi
Iguchi with the Chiba Lotte Marines
Second baseman / First baseman / Manager
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
NPB 3× Japan Series champion (1999, 2003, 2010) MLB World Series champion (2005)
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.