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Nov 3, 2009 9:22 pm US/Eastern

Pirates Acquire Akinori Iwamura From Tampa Bay

READ MORE: Pittsburgh Sports Insider Blog

PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) ― 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.

Iwamura, 30, has been both Tampa's third baseman and second baseman in the last two years.

He is due a $4.8 million option for 2010 and suffered through an injury-plagued 2009 season when he appeared in just 69 games.

Iwamura suffered partial tears of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his  left knee.

Chavez led Pittsburgh and all major league rookies with 73  appearances in 2009, going 1-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 67 1-3 innings.

Read more:   Pittsburgh Sports Insider Blog

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