Born: (1991-04-05) April 5, 1991 (age 33) Anan, Tokushima, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 14, 2016, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics (through April 5, 2022)
Batting average
.272
Home runs
42
RBIs
121
Teams
Orix Buffaloes (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
2x NPB All-Star (2021, 2023)
Pacific League Leader of Home Run (2021)
Pacific League Best Nine Award (2021)
Interleague play PL Nippon Life Award Winner (2022)
Japan Series champion (2022)
Japan Series MVP (2022)
Yutaro Sugimoto (杉本 裕太郎, Sugimoto Yutaro, born April 5, 1991 in Anan, Tokushima, Japan), nicknamed "Raoh", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes.[1][2]
Sugimoto won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award for the 2022 Japan Series.[3] His nickname is derived from the fact he is a fan of said character from the manga Fist of the North Star. Since 2021, when he first used it as a nickname on the back of a Buffaloes jersey, he had done the "ascension pose" after hitting a home run.[4][5]
^一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Register : Sugimoto,Yutaro（ORIX Buffaloes）". Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^"99 杉本 裕太郎選手名鑑2021 ｜オリックス・バファローズ". www.buffaloes.co.jp. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^"Baseball: Orix wins franchise's 1st Japan Series in 26 years".
^"オリックス杉本、ついに「ラオウ」襲名？背中に呼んでほしいニックネーム - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
YutaroSugimoto (杉本 裕太郎, SugimotoYutaro, born April 5, 1991 in Anan, Tokushima, Japan), nicknamed "Raoh", is a professional Japanese baseball player....
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underhanded big-game pitcher who defeated the Yomiuri Giants Roberto Barbon – IF Yutaro Imai (今井 雄太郎) – P – once pitched a perfect game Hideji Kato (加藤 英司) – 1B...
winning the latter award in 2009. The reigning Japan Series MVP is YutaroSugimoto of the Orix Buffaloes. Sixteen of the 60[needs update] Japan Series...
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