| Yutaro Sugimoto | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Team: | Orix Buffaloes |
| Number: | 99 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Anan, Tokushima, Japan |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | June 14 |
| Debutyear: | 2016 |
| Debutteam: | Orix Buffaloes |
| Statyear: | April 5, 2022 |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .272 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 42 |
| Stat3label: | RBIs |
| Stat3value: | 121 |
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, 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]