July 8, 2008 Akinori Iwamura extended his hitting streak to 11 games on Monday with a double off the center field wall against the Royals, according to the Tampa Tribune.
July 1, 2008 Akinori Iwamura has returned from his three-game suspension and he will bat leadoff for the Rays in their tilt against Boston, according to the Tampa Tribune.
June 27, 2008 Akinori Iwamura's appeal of his three-game suspension was denied by MLB, this according to the St. Petersburg Times. The Rays second baseman will begin the penalty phase starting Saturday.
June 27, 2008 Akinori Iwamura finally made an error at his new position, second base, on Wednesday night. The Tampa Tribune reports that the Japanese import was shook up about it too. But by Thursday morning he was back to normal. "After the game Wednesday night I was very disappointed," Iwamura said through his interpreter. "It's almost like striking out 10 times in a row." Iwamura's throwing error, which came after a tough feed from Zobrist as Iwamura attempted to complete a double play, came on his 349th total chance of the season.
June 17, 2008 Tampa Bay second baseman Akinori Iwamura reports he plans to appeal his pending three-game suspension, according to the Tampa Tribune.
