Nippon Professional Baseball Organization Official WebSite. The right-hander allowed three runs in seven innings against the DeNA BayStars. The Giants remain on the market for starting pitching and have been linked to Japanese right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano. Sugano, who remained under Giants … The Giants have long been one of the handful of teams linked to 31-year old right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, who has been shutting down hitters in Nippon Professional Baseball, posting a … The San Francisco Giants reportedly were among the handful of clubs deep in talks with the 31-year-old in the past 30 days, after Yomiuri posted him and his reps could negotiate. | YOMIURI GIANTS / VIA KYODO. Source confirms @Ken_Rosenthal report that the RHP has a four-year offer with three opt-outs from the Yomiuri Giants, though he already has MLB offers in hand worth more money. He finished third in ERA, but second in strikeouts, walks, and wins. Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano celebrates after picking up his 100th career win and extending his winning streak from Opening Day to 13 decisions on Oct. 6, 2020, at Tokyo Dome. Tomoyuki Sugano speaks to reporters after signing a reported ¥800 million, one-year contract with the Giants on Thursday. Year Team G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI SB CS SH SF BB HP SO GDP AVG SLG OBP; 2013: Yomiuri: 27: 56: 48: 2: 4 Tomoyuki Sugano Re-Signs with Yomiuri Giants. Tomoyuki Sugano’s posting deadline is Thursday at 5pm. The Yomiuri Giants of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have formally posted right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano for Major League teams. The team was involved in talks with Japanese star Tomoyuki Sugano up until the Thursday afternoon deadline to sign him, but Sugano ultimately decided to return to the Yomiuri Giants… With Tomoyuki Sugano’s 5 PM deadline fast approaching he appears more likely to choose a return to the Yomiuri Giants over the New York Mets and MLB. The most dominant pitcher in Japan could be on the verge of signing with the San Francisco Giants. — Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) January 3, … He appeared in 20 games, going 14-2 with a 1.97 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 137 1/3 innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The 31-year-old right-handed pitcher had an outstanding year with Yomiuri in 2020. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson even mentioned Sugano as a possibility for San Francisco last month.