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Sugano leaves for U.S.

Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano traveled to the United States on Friday to meet with agent Joel Wolfe, Sponichi Annex reported on Saturday, citing a source.

The 31-year-old Sugano, the pick of available players moving from Japan this winter, has long expressed a desire to play in the majors, but has also voiced concern about playing there in 2021 with the coronavirus pandemic still raging.

His deadline to sign a contract after being posted by the Giants of Japan’s Central League is Thursday, 5 p.m., EST.

2020 Awards

Pacific League

MVP: Yuki Yanagita, OF, SoftBank Hawks, 2nd

Rookie of the year: Kaima Taira, RHP, Seibu Lions

Best Nines

PositionPlayerNo.Team
PKodai Senga2SoftBank Hawks
CTakuya Kai2SoftBank Hawks
1BSho Nakata3*Nippon Ham Fighters
2BHideto Asamura5*Rakuten Eagles
3BDaichi Suzuki1*Rakuten Eagles
SSSosuke Genda3Seibu Lions
OFYuki Yanagita5SoftBank Hawks
OFMasataka Yoshida3Orix Buffaloes
OFKensuke Kondo1Nippon Ham Fighters
DHTakumi Kuriyama1*Seibu Lions
Notes: Nakata has 2 OF awards, Asamura has 1 award at 1B, Suzuki has 2 awards at SS, Kuriyama has 3 OF awards

Central League

MVP: Tomoyuki Sugano, RHP, Yomiuri Giants, 2nd

Rookie of the year: Masato Morishita, RHP, Hiroshima Carp

Best Nines

PositionPlayerNo.Team
PTomoyuki Sugano4Yomiuri Giants
CTakumi Oshiro1Yomiuri Giants
1BMunetaka Murakami1Yakult Swallows
2BRyosuke Kikuchi2Hiroshima Carp
3BKazuma Okamoto1Yomiuri Giants
SSHayato Sakamoto6Yomiuri Giants
OFKeita Sano1DeNA Baystars
OFYoshihiro Maru6Yomiuri Giants
OFSeiya Suzuki5Hiroshima Carp

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