Yakult infielder Iwamura hoping to near deal with Tampa

NARITA, Japan - Yakult Swallows infielder Akinori Iwamura answers media questions at Narita airport on Dec. 1 prior to departure for the United States to meet his agent Alan Nero and pay a visit to St. Petersburg, home of the Devil Rays, who have won the rights to negotiate with the Japanese All-Star third baseman under the posting system.

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