Tampa Bay Devil Rays Akinori Iwamura connect with the baseball in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City on July 22, 2007. (UPI Photo/John

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays Akinori Iwamura connect with the baseball in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City on July 22, 2007. (UPI Photo/John

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays Akinori Iwamura connect with the baseball in the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City on July 22, 2007. (UPI Photo/John

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura beats out a ground ball for an infield single as Cleveland Indians first baseman Ryan Garko waits for the throw in the third inning of a

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura adjusts his batting gear after being walked by Seattle Mariners' Ryan Feierabend in the fifth inning of their baseball game Saturday, Sept., 15, 2007, in Seattle. (

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura, right, of Japan, slides safely past Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero's tag attempt to score a run as Dimondbacks pitcher Livan Hernandez, rear, looks on in

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