The Pittsburgh Pirates designated Second Baseman Akinori Iwamura for assignment today.Iwamura batted only .182 with 2 HR's and 9 RBI's in 54 Games (165 AB's).
The Pirates owe him the remaining $2.5 Million on his contract.
Pittsburgh acquired Iwamura last off-season from Tampa Bay for pitcher Jesse Chavez. Chavez was traded a month later to Atlanta for reliever Rafael Soriano.
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