So
Taguchi

ABOUT SO TAGUCHI

So Taguchi was born July 2, 1969 and became a Japanese outfielder who spent ten seasons with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball before playing eight years in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. On January 9, 2002, Taguchi signed a three year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming the first Japanese-born player to play for the Cardinals. He stuck as a useful fourth outfielder on the Cardinals team in 2004 that went to the World Series, batting .291 with 3 home runs and 25 RBI in 109 games.

Taguchi came up clutch in game 2 of the 2006 NLCS by hitting the go-ahead run in the form of a solo shot surrendered by New York Mets closer Billy Wagner, bringing the score to 7-6, and the St. Louis Cardinals would go on to win the game 9-6 on their way to the 2006 World Series. Taguchi played in four of five games of the 2006 World Series for the Cardinals, hitting .182, and won a World Series ring as the Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers four games to one. Taguchi is 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. This 2026 Prizm collection features Taguchi in his Cardinals uniform with a Prizms Pink Ice parallel.