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St. Louis Cardinals' pepper grinder celebration goes viral in Japan
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SO TAGUCHI 2002 LEAF ROOKIE AUTOGRAPH AUTO! RC! #24/50! SP! CARDINALS!
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St. Louis Cardinals So Taguchi, of Japan, walks back to the dugout after flying out to end the game against the San Francisco Giants in their baseball game Friday, July 6, 2007
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Pirates @ Cardinals 6/24/05 (So Taguchi and Jim Edmonds 2 HR Each)
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Morning Briefing: Yamamoto To Be Represented By Same Agent As Senga, Díaz - Metsmerized Online
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Former Cardinals outfielder So Taguchi now coaches in Japan. This is what he misses most about St. Louis.
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So Taguchi Stats, Fantasy & News
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January 29, 2002: Cardinals sign their first Japanese-born player, So Taguchi
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Projecting Seiya Suzuki