According to the Devil Rays, Iwamura uses a Nike bat from Japan that has been cleared by MLB. This came up in June when the Rays played Arizona.

• 托瑞老爹说：看起来很像是从头部锯开过的样子。我很好奇，所以要求裁判检验那只棒子，我以前从未看过那样的球棒。如果那从工厂出来时就这样，那就还好。我们查过手册，棒头应该是圆的。