Two-time Central League MVP Tomoyuki Sugano is leaving the Yomiuri Giants with the intention of signing with an MLB team this offseason. Per ESPN's

Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, the most successful Japanese pitcher of his generation to have spent his whole career in Nippon Professional Baseball, will come to Major League Baseball as an international free agent this winter,

Right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano will become a Major League Baseball international free agent, paving the way to join a big league club this winter, according to ESPN. Sugano is one of the top arms to come out of Japan in recent years.

Longtime Nippon Professional Baseball star Tomoyuki Sugano is planning to sign with an MLB team this offseason, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. After 12 years in NPB, Sugano more than meets the requirements (nine years of NPB service) to qualify for international free agency, so he will not be subject to the rules of the posting system.

Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano said Saturday that he will seek to join an MLB team as an international free agent this offseason. "I have told the team of my intention," said the 34-year-old right-hander. "I want to play over there."

No, it is not 22-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki. But, another Japanese superstar pitcher has made the decision to join Major League Baseball.

Who is Tomoyuki Sugano? Japanese star pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano has declared he will enter MLB free agency, here's what you need to know.

Japanese right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano is coming to Major League Baseball this summer as an international free agent, ESPN reported Friday. Sugano, who turns 35 on Oct.