SF Giants Target Tomoyuki Sugano Returning to Japan

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 21: Tomoyuki Sugano #11 of Japan pitches during the Game 2 of the Championship Round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic between United States and Japan at Dodger Stadium on March 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images)

SF Giants free-agent target Tomoyuki Sugano has decided to return to the Yomiuri Giants rather than come stateside in 2021.

According to a report by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Yomiuri Giants starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano will return to the team in 2021. The Japanese ace was posted by Yomiuri in December and had until Thursday to sign with an MLB team. However, it appears concerns surrounding COVID-19 in the United…