How Ezequiel Tovar’s Surprising Leadership Sparked a Rockies Revolution in the World Baseball Classic
Tomoyuki Sugano made just one start during the Classic, although he might have gotten the nod should Japan have advanced to the semifinals.
As part of Pool C, Sugano was able to return to the Tokyo Dome where he was an eight-time NPB All-Star, three-time Central League MVP, and won the Eiji Sawamura award—the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young Award—twice with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants. There, the highly decorated Japanese pitcher had a distinguished visitor in attendance.
“I haven’t pitched in the Tokyo Dome in a while, so that was one of the highlights,” Sugano said. “And the Emperor of Japan was there to visit and watch the game, and that hasn’t happened in a very long time. It hasn’t happened in like 70 years, so it was a special moment for me.”
Sugano took the mound against an Australian team that had been hitting the ball hard to start the tournament and held them scoreless in four innings of work on four hits. He commanded the strike zone well, striking out two batters without issuing a walk.
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