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| Sugano who took the mound in the exhibition game against the Kyunghyun Fitts bug on February 27th. He has pitched three exhibition games and has seven scoreless innings. Yonhap News |
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| Sugano pitched 12 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants and advanced to the major leagues. Signed with Baltimore last winter for $13 million. Yonhap News |
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| Sugano's senior district is one of the current benefactors who made him. This is Kuroda's pitching when he was with the New York Yankees. Sports Chosun DB |
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Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano (36), who is about to make his major league debut, continues his cheerful steps. Sugano started the exhibition game against the Minestar Twins on the 10th (Korea time) and stopped three perfect innings. He hit the opponent 1-9 times in a row and earned his first win in an exhibition game. Of the 46 pitches, 29 were strikes, and he struck out five.
Expectations are getting higher. The team responded that the pitch tempo and speed were faster than expected. Manager Brandon Hyde said, `Both the fastballs thrown to the left and right hitters went well. The splitter was really good, too. I took the count to my advantage throughout the three innings." The favorable reviews for fastball speed and control are encouraging.
The coaching staff has no choice but to pay attention. He went to three exhibition games and recorded seven scoreless innings. He gave up two walks and struck out seven. He is adapting smoothly as a pitcher with the most wins in the Japanese professional baseball Central League last year. In addition to entering the starting rotation, he is expected to play as a main starter.
After one failure, he opened the door to the major leagues in his mid-30s. He joined the Yomiuri Giants in 2013. Tossed 12 years in the Yomiuri. It is an opportunity that has been taken after many twists and turns. He slowed down in the aftermath of the injury, but revived last year with a '15 win'. He won his fourth most wins title and the third MVP.
Sugano said he was able to challenge the major leagues thanks to two legends. He appeared on a Japanese broadcast program and introduced his relationship with Wang Chenming (45) and Hiroki Kuroda (50). It is through a chapter called Meeting that changed the future.
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| Taiwan right-hander Wang Chenming. From 2006 to 2007, he won 19 games for the New York Yankees for two consecutive years. Sports Chosun DB |
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| Sugano's pitching appearance. AP Yonhap News |
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First, Wang Chenming. He is a Taiwanese right-hander who won 19 games for the New York Yankees for two consecutive years from 2006 to 2007. Sugano received the first pick of the Nippon Ham Fighters in 2012, but refused and re-seated the rookie draft. I prepared for a year to join the Yomiuri Giants. At that time, I worked out in Arizona, USA, and a local trainer introduced Wang Chenming. At this time, he learned the original and two-seam fastballs from Wang Chenming.
Sugano reunited with Wang Chenming during Yomiuri's expedition to Taiwan in March last year. Sugano thanked the teacher he met for the first time in 12 years "Thanks to me now" Wang Chenming wanted to help as an Asian. It doesn't make sense that I'm a benefactor."
There is a player who Wang Chenming told Sugano 'A pitcher to emulate' Kuroda, a right-hander who started with the Hiroshima Carp and played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. Kuroda, who won 124 games in Hiroshima, won 79 games in the Major League and the U.S.-Japan total of `203 wins.' For the first time, it is a legend that has surpassed the U.S.-Japan total of 200 wins.
Sugano said he learned by watching Kuroda's two-seam fastball. "In the 2015 All-Star Game, Kuroda and I happened to be in the weight room. At that time, he signed the book and encouraged him to 'Cheer up.'" Sugano did not forget his relationship with his senior and expressed his gratitude.
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| Sugano won 15 games last year and became the Central League's most prolific winner for the fourth time. Photo capture =Miuri Giants SNS |
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Sugano signed a one-year contract with Baltimore for an annual salary of $13 million. Incentives are attached separately. It is a single-year contract based on the age of late 30s. This season's performance will determine next season's future. Major League Baseball challenges can continue. I wonder how many wins Sugano, who won 136 games in the Yomiuri Giants, will add in the major leagues. It is clear that Sugano is a grateful player.
Reporter Min Chang-ki huelva@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
