July 26, 2007, was the day that changed the course of Philadelphia Phillies history. Chase Utley became injured, requiring the need to trade for Chicago White sox second baseman Tadahito Iguchi in exchange for minor-league pitcher Michael Dubee, the son of Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee.
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Iguchi, the first Asian-born player to ever join the Phillies, had big shoes to fill in Utley, who at the time was producing MVP-caliber statistics but was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career after being struck in the hand by eventual Phillie John Lannan, then of the Washington Nationals.