The Tampa Bay Rays introduced newly signed Japanese slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo on Tuesday, officially welcoming him in a press conference at Tropicana Field."Please call me Yoshi," Tsutsugo said in English in his opening statement, after which he revealed that the Rays were the first MLB organization to express interest in signing him.The 28-year-old former DeNA Baystar was made available to major league teams through the posting system and the Rays said the two parties finalized a two-year contract worth about $12 million two days before Tsutsugo's 30-day negotiating window closed.Under th…READ FULL ARTICLE
