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

Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays - July 29, 2007 - Akinori Iwamura, Melvin Upton Jr., Kazmir

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura, of Japan, follows through on his double against Florida Marlins relief pitcher Kevin Gregg in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Sunday, June

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BrothersJudd Blog: December 2006 Archives

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ Baltimore Orioles - Aug. 28, 2007 - Akinora Iwamura, Freddie Bynum, Crawford

New York Yankees' Shelley Duncan and Alex Rodriguez talk as they take the field during the Yankees' 7-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in a spring training baseball game at Legends

Tampa Bay Devil Rays @ Baltimore Orioles - Aug. 28, 2007 - Akinora Iwamura, Freddie Bynum, Crawford

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

BrothersJudd Blog: November 2007 Archives

New York Yankees' Shelley Duncan walks back to the dugout after striking out to end the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during MLB baseball Friday night, July 20, 2007

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura, center, of Japan, celebrates with teammates after their 6-4 victory in a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday night, April 17, 2007, in St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura, of Japan, follows through on his double against Florida Marlins relief pitcher Kevin Gregg in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Sunday, June