Orioles pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano on Tuesday showcased the elite command and diverse repertoire that made him a superstar in Japan.

The Baltimore Orioles enter spring training with a starkly different aura surrounding them than the one that pervaded Sarasota, Florida in 2024. Last year, the theme was “reaching the next level.” Although players like Gunnar Henderson and Anthony Santander satisfied that criteria on an individual level,

Tomoyuki Sugano, a 35-year-old who for the past decade shined in Japan, threw his first bullpen session on Tuesday as a member of the Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles new Japanese import is set to make his team debut.After a first bullpen session that "was everything that was advertised," according to pi