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TOMOYUKI SUGANO

Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Senga impresses in WBC debut
Just when Australia thought it was safe to get back in the batter's box, with Japan ace Tomoyuki Sugano on the bench and out of pitches, it ran into the buzz saw that is Kodai Senga.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 6, 2017
Sugano set to step into spotlight at World Baseball Classic
The wider baseball world is about to meet Tomoyuki Sugano.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2016
Otani heads early WBC roster for Samurai Japan
Samurai Japan released a partial roster for next spring's World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, naming 18 players who will be part of the squad tasked with bringing the title back to Japan in March.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2016
Kikuchi, Maru lead Golden Glove winners
Hiroshima Carp second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi and outfielder Yoshihiro Maru each made it four Golden Gloves in four years as the recipients of Japanese baseball's top defensive honor, the Mitsui Golden Glove Award, were revealed on Tuesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
CL teams keep starting pitchers a secret until last minute during Climax Series
Alex Ramirez has a season's worth of information at his disposal as he prepares to lead his Yokohama BayStars against the Yomiuri Giants in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 13, 2016
Sakamoto lifts Giants to dramatic 12th-inning triumph over rival Swallows
Two mistakes were about to cost the Yomiuri Giants a win, until one key hit sent the Kyojin, and one of the biggest crowds of the season, home happy.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2016
Sugano earns complete-game victory over Carp
Tomoyuki Sugano allowed himself a brief expression of frustration after allowing an earned run for the first time in more than a month.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 25, 2016
Giants treat new skipper Takahashi to season-opening victory over Swallows
So far, so good for Yoshinobu Takahashi and the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2016
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years."
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 24, 2015
Taking stock of this season's overachievers, underachievers
Every year when the regular Japanese baseball season is over, it is my task to compile final batting and pitching statistics for two annual publications. While it is often easy to pick out overachievers and underachievers each year as the season moves along, there are always some surprises in the final...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2015
Fujinami, Abe provide heroics for CL in NPB All-Star Series opener
Shintaro Fujinami is the one with the "W" next to his name, but his parents came away as the big winners.

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