tomoyuki sugano
Definition
Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野智之, born October 11, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher currently playing for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.
He previously spent his career with the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball and signed with the Baltimore Orioles for the 2025 MLB season before joining the Rockies.
Known for his precise control, effective fastball, and forkball, Sugano has been a dominant starting pitcher throughout his career.
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菅野智之がマウンドに上がると、打者はすでに半分負けた気分になる。
When Tomoyuki Sugano takes the mound, batters already feel half-defeated.
ロッキーズファンにとって、菅野智之の加入は高地の空気より新鮮なニュースだ。
For Rockies fans, Tomoyuki Sugano's signing is fresher news than the high-altitude air.
菅野智之のフォークボールは、フォークで刺すように打者のバットを避ける。
Tomoyuki Sugano's forkball dodges the bat like a fork stabbing food.
メジャーでの菅野智之を見て、巨人時代のファンは『やっぱり！』とニヤリ。
Watching Sugano in MLB, his old Giants fans smirk and say, "Of course!"