Akinori Iwamura News: Iwamura has signed a deal for 2013 with the Yakult Swallows, the Kyodo news service reports.

Iwamura has signed a deal for 2013 with the Yakult Swallows, the Kyodo news service reports.

Iwamura hit just .190 with one homer and 14 RBI in 103 games with the Rakuten Eagles as he struggled with a calf injury. The former MLB player looks set to finish his career in Japan.