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From: Touching Base

Akinori Iwamura

Akinori Iwamura will try to help the Pirates get back in the swing of things. Full Article at New York Daily News

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  1. Tampa Bay Rays
  2. Pittsburgh Pirates
  3. Jesse Chavez

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Related Quotes

  1. It's tough to give up a guy like Jesse Chavez ... But it is easier to fill 60 innings out of the bullpen than it is to fill 600 quality plate appearances.
    – Neal Huntington SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago
  2. It is hard to put into words what Aki has meant to the organization
    – Andrew Friedman SOURCE: Canoe 1 month ago
  3. Delwyn will return to a role at which he's excelled, as a bench bat ... We felt Akinori was a better fit for us.
    – Neal Huntington SOURCE: Pittsburgh Entertainment 1 month ago
  4. It was tough to give up Jesse Chavez, but the bullpen is the most difficult area to predict future performance ... In our minds, it was much more difficult to find 600 quality plate appearances than 60 relief performances.
    – Neal Huntington SOURCE: eTaiwan News 1 month ago
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  1. Tampa Bay Rays, left to right, B.J. Upton, Akinori Iwamura and Reid Brignac celebrate their 8-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, in Baltimore.
  2. BOSTON - SEPTEMBER 13: Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays sends the ball to first as Josh Reddick #68 of the Boston Red Sox is out at second on September 13, 2009 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
  3. ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 16: Infielder Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays greets fans before play against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 2009 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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