Veteran Japanese pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano agrees to terms with the Baltimore Orioles, bringing his impressive arsenal of pitches and years of experience to the Major League team.
The Orioles have won the Tomoyuki Sugano sweepstakes, agreeing to terms with the 35-year-old stalwart from Japan who possesses six sturdy pitches and 12 years of zone-pounding, swing-and-miss-inducing expertise. Sugano, a two-time winner of the Sawamura Award — the NPB’s equivalent of the Cy Young Award —possesses an unrivaled versatility. The starter boasts a four-seam fastball, which clocks in at around 92 mph on average, and a two-seamer.
His off-speed arsenal includes a cutter, slider, splitter and curveball. Defying the aging trends, Sugano posted one of his best seasons yet in 2024. His 1.67 ERA was the second-lowest mark he’d ever pitched to and he set new career lows in earned runs and home runs allowed. Across 156 2/3 innings, he struck out 111 while walking only 16. Sugano joins a Baltimore pitching staff that combined to a 3.94 ERA last season, which ranked 14th among major league teams. The Orioles reached the playoffs for the second consecutive season, in no small part due to the strength of their starting rotation. The 3.77 ERA among starters was tied with the Chicago Cubs for the fifth lowest in the league
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