Tadahito Iguchi...married, wife's name is Asumi...has one daughter, Rio...was a member of the Japan Olympic Silver Medal team in 1996...attended Aoyama Gakuin University...won the Triple Crown and Most Valuable Player award in college...his 24 HR are a Tokyo Metropolitan University record...graduated from Kokugakuin Kugayama High School.

SUMMARY: Batted a combined .267 (124-for-465) with 27 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, 43 RBI, 67 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 135 games between the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies... notched 32 multi-hit games overall, including five three-hit contests.

IN THE WINDY CITY: Began the season with the White Sox, his third year with the club...hit safely in 11 of his first 15 games (.286, 14-for-49, 10 BB)...batted .360 (18-for-50) during his career-best 13-game hit streak, 5/30-6/11...hit .309 (30-for-97) in 25 games in June after hitting a combined .221 (33-for-149) through 42 games in April and May...hit .251 (82-for-327) in 90 games in Chicago before being traded to Philadelphia on 7/27 in exchange for right-handed pitcher Michael Dubee.

PHILLY IN: Acquired by the Phillies on 7/27 and became the first Japanese-born player in the club's history...hit at a .304 clip (42-for-138) in 45 contests with Philadelphia to finish the season...reached base safely in his first 14 games...started 27 games at second base while Chase Utley was on the DL...knocked his second career pinch-hit home run, 8/27 vs. NYM (Scott Schoeneweis)...singled and scored the winning run in the ninth inning, 8/30 vs. NYM...appeared in three Division Series games against Colorado, going 0-for-1 with two walks.