"Last year we made the World Series but unfortunately couldn't make it all the way through,'' he said. "This year I have a chance to get two world championships - one is completed and one more is left right now, and hopefully we can make it through.''

The Rays had fun with Iwamura's return, putting two heart-shaped balloons in his his locker - "Cutie Pie" and "Only You." Because Iwamura wore No. 8 in the WBC (instead of his No. 1), he was giving some of his No. 8 equipment to SS Jason Bartlett, who wears No. 8 for the Rays

Aww, Cutie Pie.