San Francisco Giants Pick Up Contract of Staten Island FerryHawks’ Yoshi Tsutsugo

The San Francisco Giants

organization has purchased the contract of infielder/outfielder Yoshi Tsutsugo, today the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced via Twitter.

BREAKING: Yoshi Tsutsugo’s contract has been purchased by the @SFGiants organization! The left slugger hit to a .359 average with 7 Home Runs and 13 RBI’s in 12 games with the Hawks.

This transaction is brought to you by New York Community Bank, a division of Flagstar Bank, N.A pic.twitter.com/rHFFZKziSg

— SI FerryHawks (@FerryHawks) August 22, 2023

The left-handed hitting slugger batted .359 with seven home runs and 13 RBI in 12 games with the FerryHawks.

Tsutsugo last played in MLB in 2022 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, batting .171 with two longballs and 19 RBI in 170 at-bats in 50 contests.

The 31-year-old spent 10 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Japan’s highest level of baseball, before signing with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2019.

In the NPB, Tsutsugo displayed wonderful power over 10 seasons with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, as he totaled 205 career dingers and became the youngest player in BayStars franchise history to reach the 100, 150, and 200 home run marks, per the FerryHawks.

— Jerry Del Priore