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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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Cleveland Indians' Ben Francisco (12) steals second base after Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, top, dropped the ball during the eighth inning of a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. , Saturday, May 16, 2009.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, right, of Japan, slides safely ahead of the tag by Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, left, on a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 3, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays won 5-3.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 3: Infielder Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays tags out sliding infielder Jacoby Ellsbury #46 of the Boston Red Sox May 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - MAY 3: Infielder Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays beats a tag against the Boston Red Sox May 3, 2009 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria (C) celebrates his grand slam against the Boston Red Sox with teammates Akinori Iwamura (L) and Carl Crawford (R) during the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida, May 1, 2009.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria, center, celebrates with teammates Akinori Iwamura, left, of Japan, and Carl Crawford, right, after his fifth-inning grand slam off Boston Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson during a Major League Baseball game Friday, May 1, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 16: Infielder Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays signs an autograph before play against the Chicago White Sox on April 16, 2009 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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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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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 15: Infielder Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates a run against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field on April 15, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 13: Infielder Akinori Iwamura #1 of the of the the Tampa Bay Rays fouls off a pitch against the New York Yankees April 13, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 13: Infielder Akiinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays throws to first base for a double play against the New York Yankees April 13, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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BALTIMORE - APRIL 12: Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays signs autographs before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards April 12, 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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BOSTON - APRIL 9: Carlos Pena #23 (L) and Evan Longoria #3 (R) of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate their win, 4-3, over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park April 9, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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BOSTON - APRIL 9: Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays slides safely back to first against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, April 9, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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BOSTON - APRIL 9: Jed Lowrie #12 of the Boston Red Sox takes a late throw as Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays steals second at Fenway Park April 9, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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BOSTON - APRIL 8: Akinori Iwamura #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays scores on a throwing error by Kevin Youkilis #20 of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, April 8, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura, left, jokes with first baseman Carlos Pena as it starts to rain at Fenway Park during a practice after Opening Day was postponed due to the weather in Boston, Monday April 6, 2009.

Team Japan's second baseman Akinori Iwamura (L) turns the double play while avoiding San Francisco Giants Travis Ishikawa in the sixth inning during a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona March 11, 2009.

Team Japan's second baseman Akinori Iwamura (L) turns the double play while avoiding San Francisco Giants Travis Ishikawa in the sixth inning during a spring training baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona March 11, 2009.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, of Japan, grounds out against the Minnesota Twins in the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 29, 2009, in Minneapolis. Iwamura was 0-2 in the Rays' 8-3 loss.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura swings for an RBI-single off Oakland Athletics' Dallas Braden in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 25, 2009, in Oakland, Calif.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, of Japan, dashes down the first base line on a ground out against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla. , Monday, March 30, 2009.

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Japan's Akinori Iwamura leaps to avoid the slide of Cuba's Ariel Pestano while completing the double play in the eighth inning of their World Baseball Classic game at PETCO Park in San Diego Sunday, March 15, 2009.

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Japan's Akinori Iwamura (8) scores on a wild pitch as Cuba's pitcher Aroldis Chapman, left, tries to cover home in the third inning of their World Baseball Classic game at PETCO Park in San Diego, Sunday, March 15, 2009.