Colorado Rockies sign veteran righty Tomoyuki Sugano to one-year deal

Tomoyuki Sugano is headed to Denver.

MLB.com’s Thomas Harding reports the Colorado Rockies have signed the veteran righty to a one-year deal.

The #Rockies have reached a one-year agreement with veteran righty starter Tomoyuki Sugano (10-10, 4.64 ERA with #Orioles last season after 12 seasons in Japan with the Yomiuri Giants.

— Thomas Harding (@harding_at_mlb) February 10, 2026

A 36-year-old native of Kanagawa, Japan, Sugano made his big league debut in 2025, signing a one-year pact with the Baltimore Orioles. He made 30 starts for the team, going 10-10 with a 4.64 earned run average and WHIP of 1.331 over 157.0 innings pitched. He struck out 106 batters and walked 36.

Prior to joining the Orioles, Sugano had spent the entirety of his 12-year NPB career with the Yomiuri Giants, where he was an eight-time All-Star, two-time Sawamura Award winner and three-time Central League Most Valuable Player.

Sugano joins a Rockies staff that also includes Kyle Freeland, Michael Lorenzen, Chase Dollander and Ryan Feltner.