![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/So_Taguchi_on_the_bases_in_June_2008.jpg/640px-So_Taguchi_on_the_bases_in_June_2008.jpg&w=640&q=50)
So Taguchi
baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So Taguchi (born July 2, 1969) is a Japanese former outfielder. After ten seasons with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball, he played eight years in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, followed by a final two years in Japan with the Orix Buffaloes.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/So_Taguchi_on_the_bases_in_June_2008.jpg/640px-So_Taguchi_on_the_bases_in_June_2008.jpg)
Taguchi is the second Japanese-born player to win a World Series after Tadahito Iguchi in 2005. Taguchi is also the first Japanese player to win two World Series with different teams – with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Sports_icon.png/30px-Sports_icon.png)