Baseball: Japanese pitcher Sugano agrees to 1-year deal with Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles said Monday they have agreed to terms with veteran Japanese right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano on a one-year major league contract.The contract for the 35-year-old, who won his third Central League MVP award this year after going 15-3 with a 1.67 ERA in 24 games for the Yomiuri Giants, is worth $13 million, according to The Associated Press.Sugano has a 136-74 career record with a 2.43 ERA in 276 games over 12 Nippon Professional Baseball seasons, all with the Tokyo-based Giants.He tried to move to the major leagues after the 2020 season via the posting system but did not ag…READ FULL ARTICLE