Rejoice, Pirates fans!
Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported early this morning that the Pirates designated 1B/DH Yoshi Tsutsugo for assignment after weeks of underperforming on both sides of the baseball.
Sources: Yoshi Tsutsugo has been designated for assignment. Tucupita Marcano taking his roster spot. Story to come.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) August 3, 2022
The 30-year-old Tsutsugo is in the midst of his second-worst season in the MLB, posting a slash line of .171/.249/.229. He also holds the lowest WAR on the Pirates with a -1.