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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

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.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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  6. Toronto Blue Jays shortstop John McDonald (L) misses the catch, allowing Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura to successfully steal second base and then advance to third on error in the seventh inning of their MLB American League game in St. Petersburg, Florida September 18, 2009.
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  12. Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria (3) crosses the plate following a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  13. Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona talks with the media during practice in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, ahead of the team's upcoming American League division series baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels.
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