Pirates' Yoshi Tsutsugo: Resumes light activities

Tsutsugo (back) was cleared to resume light baseball activities this week, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

Tsutsugo, who is recovering from a lumbar muscle strain, should gradually ramp up his workouts in the days to come, but he'll likely need at least a brief minor-league rehab assignment before the Pirates are comfortable bringing him back from the 10-day injured list. Once he's activated, the lefty-hitting Tsutsugo could fill the large side of a platoon at first base with Michael Chavis or Yu Chang.