Akinori Iwamura Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Akinori Iwamura Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Akinori Iwamura is a professional baseball player who played in his home country Japan and likewise in the Major League Baseball. Born on February 9, 1979, he was often called “Aki” and sometimes “Gan-chan”. Before making his way to the Major League Baseball, he appeared in the Japanese Central League. There, he played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and served as a third baseman. He was also referred to as the “Japanese Lightning” after he represented the team Japan in the World Baseball Classic in 2006.

 

He spent the 1998 to 2006 seasons of his professional career in the Central League. He bagged a total of six Golden Glove recognitions and scored 106 home runs in hid final three years in the league. He was also named as the Japan Series Valuable Player in 2001.

 

His Major League Baseball career started when he was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays which won in the bidding for his rights. He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 2, 2007 for the Rays as a starting baseman; since then, he impressed a lot fans with his wonderful performances in the field. After spending the 2007 to 2009 seasons with the Rays, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2010 season. As of June 16, 2010, he holds a career record of .270 batting average, 409 hits and 113 runs batted in.

 

MLB signed cards and tickets and autographed MLB books and magazines are just few of the baseball collectibles you can find at this site. Have Akinori Iwamura memorabilia like autographed baseballs, autographed jerseys and other items you can purchase.

 

 

Akinori Iwamura (full name: Akinori Iwamura; no nicknames) plays second baseman and third baseman for the Oakland Athletics. During his 4 seasons, he has played 408 games, belted 16 home runs, driven in 222 runs, and stolen 32 bases. Born on February 9, 1979 in Ehime, Japan, Iwamura stands 5' 9" and weighs 200 lb. He attended Uwajima Hagashi (Uwajima Hagashi, JP) (All Transactions) high school. His debut was on April 2, 2007. Over his career, Iwamura made $12,300,000. Common misspellings of his name include Akinori Iwamura.