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TOMOYUKI SUGANO

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2020
Giants wrap up pennant race by winning franchise's 38th Central League crown
Because the CL eliminated its playoffs due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus, the Giants automatically advance to the Japan Series.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 15, 2020
Yudai Ono should be on track for Sawamura Award if committee keeps its word
The prize ostensibly honors the pitcher who most embodies the legacy of Eiji Sawamura in a given year. It's hard to argue Ono doesn't fit that bill.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Oct 12, 2020
Marines soldier on after virus outbreak
What a week it was for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Aug 31, 2020
Giants and Hawks in driver's seat at halfway mark in NPB
Despite the shortened schedule, there's still plenty to look forward to in the 2020 campaign.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 17, 2020
Giants manager Tatsunori Hara not panicking about team's poor performance in spring training
There are a few trains of thought about spring training. One of the most prevalent, is that it doesn't matter.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 19, 2019
Will Yamaguchi's departure from Yomiuri Giants to MLB clear a path for Sugano?
The biggest question stemming from the Yomiuri Giants' decision to post pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to MLB is not how Yamaguchi might fare in the majors.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 2, 2019
BayStars' Jose Lopez delivers game-winning hit against rival Giants
Jose Lopez hit a tie-breaking, two-run double off his former team, lifting the second-place Yokohama BayStars to a 4-2 win over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants on Friday night.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 13, 2019
Tigers rookie Koji Chikamoto hits for cycle in CL's rout of PL in All-Star Series finale
Hanshin Tigers rookie Koji Chikamoto became the second player to hit for the cycle in in the NPB All-Star Series, leading the Central League to an 11-3 win over the Pacific League in Saturday's series finale.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2019
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano tosses six-hit shutout against Dragons
Tomoyuki Sugano threw a complete game shutout Tuesday as he steered the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants to a 6-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 9, 2019
Giants bats support returning ace Tomoyuki Sugano in big win over Marines
Yomiuri Giants fans used their cheers to welcome ace pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano back to the diamond.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 1, 2019
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano opens Reiwa Era in NPB with complete-game victory over Dragons
Tomoyuki Sugano lost his bid for the first shutout of Japan's new imperial era but still managed to go the distance as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Chunichi Dragons 5-1 in the Central League on Wednesday afternoon.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2019
Reinvigorated Hawks ace Kodai Senga flying high
If things keep going the way they are, Kodai Senga will make opposing batters hope the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks become flexible enough to let him move to the major leagues.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2019
Giants hitters give ace Tomoyuki Sugano a big boost in series-opening win over Swallows
Tomoyuki Sugano said his pitching was just "so-so."
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 4, 2019
Eagles' Takahiro Norimoto leads NPB group chasing Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano
Tomoyuki Sugano is the best pitcher in Japanese baseball.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 30, 2018
Stars switching numbers, changing names becoming staple of NPB offseasons
Offseasons in NPB are about change, just not exactly the type that immediately springs to mind.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 17, 2018
Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano equals largest reported deal for Japanese player
Pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano signed a ¥650 million contract Monday, equaling Nippon Professional Baseball's highest reported deal for a Japanese player.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2018
Giants' Tomoyuki Sugano wins second straight Sawamura Award
Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano was named winner of the prestigious Eiji Sawamura Award on Monday for the second straight year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2018
Giants' Tomoyuki Sugano receives CL pitching accolade for stellar September
Two days after throwing a no-hitter to clinch the Central League Climax Series' first stage, the Yomiuri Giants' Tomoyuki Sugano was named the league's pitcher of the month for September and October on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2018
Giants riding wave of momentum into final stage showdown against Carp
Tomoyuki Sugano turned, slapped his glove and thrust both arms into air once the ball was safely secure in Daikan Yoh's glove in center field. He wore a broad smile as catcher Seiji Kobayashi enveloped him in a hug near the mound at Jingu Stadium. The rest of the Yomiuri Giants were beaming as well.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2018
Tomoyuki Sugano-no: near-perfect game sends Giants to CL Climax Series final
If there was any lingering doubt about who Japan's best pitcher was, Tomoyuki Sugano put it to rest.

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