Baseball: Pirates sign Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to major league deal

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing Monday of Japanese outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to a major league deal.The Pirates, currently bottom of the National League Central, are Tsutsugo's third major league club since leaving Japan to join the Tampa Bay Rays on a two-year, $12 million contract last year.The Rays traded Tsutsugo in May to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who removed the 29-year-old slugger from their roster last month after assigning him to minor league affiliate Oklahoma City while he treated a calf strain.The Dodgers released Tsutsugo on Saturday, making him a free agent."I'…READ FULL ARTICLE