Thank you for the years you spent here as a Devil Ray.

Thank you for your professionalism and pride, even when the team was not winning.

Thank you for believing that the team could win.

Thank you for putting the team above yourself and changing your position, the one you played as an All-Star in your homeland.

Thank you for working hard to get back from the disabled list and playing hurt in order to try to give the team a chance to win, or at least finish with dignity.

Thank you for coming to this area and providing us with exciting baseball.

Good luck to you!

Great Post and I too say a big THANK YOU AKINORI IWAMURA for being the class player you are and providing us with solid play.

You will be missed here.

AWESOME post and so true. Stinks to lose Aki and the business side of baseball getting in the way of watching a good player who defines TEAM player all the way.