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SARASOTA—Tomoyuki Sugano threw 35 pitches on Tuesday in his first Orioles’ bullpen session, using five of his six pitches: four-seam fastball, sinker, cut fastball, split-finger fastball and curveball. “I was able to have good command in today’s session,” Sugano said through a translator. The 35-year-old Sugano was caught by Gary Sánchez, who caught Masahiro Tanaka when both … [Read more...] about Sugano throws 1st bullpen session for Orioles; Laureano in outfield mix

SARASOTA–What’s happening? Tomoyuki Sugano threw 35 pitches in his first bullpen session, impressing Gary Sánchez, who caught him, and pitching coach Drew French, who watched him. “Perfect. Everything was easy. A lot of strikes, which was typical for a lot of Japanese pitchers,” Sánchez said through a translator. “It was pretty good. Perhaps he didn’t have the same intensity as … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Sánchez, French impressed with Sugano