Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hit his third home run of the season on Monday, and his third home run of his Pittsburgh Pirates career, setting a new high mark among Japanese-born players in team history. Tsutsugo was signed on August 15th, and is the fourth Japanese player in team history after
pitcher Masumi Kuwata in 2007, infielder
Akinori Iwamura in 2010, and
pitcher Hisanori Takahashi for nine games in 2012.