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Pirates Acquire Akinori Iwamura From Tampa Bay

Inifleder Akinori Iwamura No.1 of the Tampa Bay Rays gets the force out on Jason Bay No. 44 of the Boston Red Sox in game five of the American League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs at Fenway Park on Oct. 16, 2008 in Boston.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays. In return, the Pirates are getting second baseman Akinori Iwamura.

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