"Are you chasing your dreams?" Japanese Sugano, 35, is 're-trying to enter the ML'

"Are you chasing your dreams?" Japanese Sugano, 35, is 're-trying to enter the ML'

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Japanese professional baseball veteran starter Tomoyuki Sugano (35), who is now in his mid-30s, will challenge the major league stage again.메이저놀이터

U.S. sports channel ESPN reported on the 4th (Korea time) that Sugano will seek to advance to the Major League this winter.

Sugano is a veteran right-handed starter who played 12 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants of Japanese professional baseball. He attempted to advance to the major leagues in 2021, but failed.

Sugano knocked on the Major League through the posting system at the time, but failed to win the contract he wanted. Therefore, he chose to stay in the Japanese professional baseball league.

Currently, Sugano is a completely free agent. Regardless of the size of his contract, Sugano's attempt to enter the Major League is a challenge to achieve his dream.
Sugano pitched 1,873 1/3 innings in 276 Japanese professional baseball seasons, with 136 wins and 75 losses and a 2.43 strikeout average of 1,585 ERA.

In addition, he pitched 15 2/3 innings in 24 games this season, recording 15 wins and 3 losses and 111 ERA with 1.78 strikeouts. He said he showed the strength of a veteran player.

However, the Japanese pro baseball is currently an extreme pitcher and batter. As a result, it is hard to accept the 1.78 ERA as the highest figure even in the Major League.
Sugano throws four-seam fastballs, two-seam fastballs, sliders, cutters, splitters, and changeups. The average speed of a four-seam fastball is only 92 miles.

Sugano chose to try again at a relatively late age in the Major League. Attention is focusing on whether he will be able to achieve his dream and take the mound in the Major League this time.