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Wednesday, November 15, 2006 D-Rays Win Rights to IwamuraThe Tampa Bay Devil Rays announced today that the Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League have accepted their bid to obtain the negotiating rights to left-handed hitting third baseman Akinori Iwamura (Ah-kee-nor-ee Ee-wah-moo-rah). The Rays have through December 15th to negotiate with Iwamura. Iwamura, 27, is a five-time All-Star and six-time Gold Glove recipient. He is a career .300 hitter, amassing 188 home runs and 570 RBI in eight seasons with the Swallows. He has produced at least 30 home runs and batted .300 or better in each of the last three seasons. In 2004, he set a Yakult record for most home runs by a Japanese native with 44. Last season he played in a career-high 145 games and batted .311, fifth best in the Central League. He was the starting third baseman for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, hitting .389 in six games for the championship-winning team. posted by Joe Hamrahi at 6:40 PM |
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