Posted May 25, 200915 yr Story Knee injury KOs Iwamura for season Associated Press CLEVELAND -- Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura will miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee. Iwamura was injured trying to turn a double play in the eighth inning Sunday against the Florida Marlins and was carted off the field. He will have surgery after the swelling goes down, according to Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. The infielder is in his third season with the Rays after playing in Japan's Central League. In 44 games, Iwamura was hitting .310 (48-for-155) with no home runs, 16 RBIs and eight stolen bases in nine attempts. I can't see the games, so was this the play with Coghlan that knocked Iwamura out for the year? I'm assuming it is.
May 25, 200915 yr Story Knee injury KOs Iwamura for season Associated Press CLEVELAND -- Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura will miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee. Iwamura was injured trying to turn a double play in the eighth inning Sunday against the Florida Marlins and was carted off the field. He will have surgery after the swelling goes down, according to Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. The infielder is in his third season with the Rays after playing in Japan's Central League. In 44 games, Iwamura was hitting .310 (48-for-155) with no home runs, 16 RBIs and eight stolen bases in nine attempts. I can't see the games, so was this the play with Coghlan that knocked Iwamura out for the year? I'm assuming it is. Indeed it was but it has been established that it was a CLEAN slide
May 25, 200915 yr Iwamura's own fault for being in front of 2nd base instead of on the side. Hhaha there goes some great defesne and good run production from there lineup.
May 25, 200915 yr very unfortunate. i thought it was bad because when leaving the game iwamura said it was the most pain he ever felt.
May 26, 200915 yr Who takes his spot? Brignac? My guess it will be Aybar and Zobrist, I hate to see Aki get hurt for that long. Even though it was a clean play I wonder if Coghlan gets plunked in TB>
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