Cardinals release Japanese baseball outfielder Taguchi

0 Comments | AFP, December, 2007

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AFP) — Japanese outfielder So Taguchi, who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series title, was released by the Major League Baseball club here on Wednesday.

The 38-year-old veteran of six US seasons, all with the Cardinals after leaving his homeland, enjoyed his best season in 2005 when he batted .288 with eight home runs and drove in 53 runs.

Last year he hit .290 with three homers and 30 runs batted in over 130 games. For his career, Taguchi batted .283 with 19 homers and knocked home 154 runs over 578 games.

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