Japanese pitcher is posted to MLB

Japanese pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano has been posted by the Yomiuri Giants and is available for bidding to majorleague teams. Bidding begins Tuesday and ends Jan 7.

A righthander who turned 31 on Oct. 11, Sugano was 142 with a 1.97 ERA and three shutouts in 20 games last season, striking out 131 and walking 25 in 137 1⁄3 innings while allowing 97 hits. He is 10149 with a 2.32 ERA in eight seasons in Japan.

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