Yutaro Sugimoto
| Yutaro Sugimoto | |
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| Orix Buffaloes – No. 99 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 5, 1991 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 |
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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.
Sugimoto won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award for the 2022 Japan Series. 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.