Former MLB player Yoshitomo Tsutsugo went 2-for-4 with one RBI in his Tuesday debut with the Staten Island FerryHawks in the independent Atlantic League.
The 31-year-old was released by the Texas Rangers' Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, in June. Tsutsugo attended spring training with Texas as a non-roster invitee and has not played in the majors this season, his fourth in the United States.
The former DeNA BayStars slugger has a .198 career batting average in MLB split between the Tampa Bay Rays, who first signed him, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 18 home runs over 182 games.
Former MLB player Yoshitomo Tsutsugo makes his debut with the Staten Island FerryHawks in the independent Atlantic League in New York on Aug. 1, 2023. (Kyodo)
