ST PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 23: Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays pops out in the bottom of the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies of the Tampa Bay Rays during game two of the 2008 MLB World Series on October 23, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Getty Images logo Getty Images 12 months ago

ST PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 23: Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays pops out in the bottom of the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies of the Tampa Bay Rays during game two of the 2008 MLB World Series on October 23, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  8. Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth (R) congratulates teammate Pedro Feliz (7) after scoring on an RBI double by Phillies' Raul Ibanez (Not Pictured), against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of their Major League Baseball NLCS series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  9. Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and manager Dallas Green (L) speaks with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel before the Phillies met the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  10. The Philadelphia Phillies Cole Hamels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Philadelphia, October 8, 2009.
  11. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Starting pitcher Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch against the Colorado Rockies in Game Two of the NLDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  12. PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: A fan of the Philadelphia Phillies has a Phillies logo painted on her face prior to Game Two of the NLDS against the Colorado Rockies during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  13. 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.
  14. Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, of Japan, follows the flight of his two-run, sixth-inning triple off Seattle Mariners' Garrett Olson during a baseball game Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Rays Carl Crawford and Ben Zobrist scored on the hit.
  15. Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, left, and Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura, both of Japan, laugh before a baseball game Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
  16. Tampa Bay Rays' Carl Crawford (C) celebrates with the Rays' Akinori Iwamura after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays during their MLB American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida September 20, 2009.

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