Tigers, Hawks Swap Players
The Tigers have reached a deal with <Fukuoka:team#282>, sending 26-year-old right fielder <Daryl Kneeshaw:player#5070> and 20-year-old second baseman <Noriaki Iwata:player#4894> to the Hawks in exchange for 26-year-old starting pitcher <Rikyu Narita:player#14461> and $1,800,000 in cash. Reports had been hinting at a deal in recent days, but weren't confirmed until this afternoon. 

On the year <Kneeshaw:player#5070> is hitting .353 with 49 hits, 6 home runs, 26 RBIs, .438 OBP and has scored 28 runs.

This season <Narita:player#14461> has compiled a 5-3 record with a 5.00 ERA in 12 starts.