On the 11th, pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, an ace of professional baseball giants, acquired the rights of FA = free agent, who can freely search for transfer destinations including overseas.

32-year-old pitcher Sugano joined the giant in the first place in the draft in 2013, and has a variety of changing balls such as a straight slider around 150 km, and many titles such as the most wins and the best ERA. Has won.



In addition to achieving a professional baseball record with 13 consecutive victories since the opening of the season last season, he won two titles, the most wins and the highest win rate, with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, contributing to the giant's league championship, and MVP = Most Valuable Player. Shined in.



After that, he was the first Giants to use the posting system to aim for a major league transfer, but negotiations were unsuccessful and he remained with the Giants.



Since the start of this season, he has complained of discomfort in his legs and right elbow four times, and due to the effect of leaving the team, he did not behave as 5 wins and 7 losses, and was selected as the representative of Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, but declined.



On the 11th, pitcher Sugano has acquired the right of FA to freely search for a transfer destination, including overseas, as the number of days for registration as a player in the 1st army has reached 9 years.



Pitcher Kanno said, "I'm honestly happy because it's a proof that I've been able to play in one army for a long time, and I'm grateful to everyone around me for supporting me so far. I will do my best to fight for the rest of the season and aim for the Giants to be the best in Japan, "he commented through the team.