Colorado Rockies spring training game no. 27 thread: Logan Webb vs Tomoyuki Sugano
We have the World Baseball Classic at home! Two pitchers freshly returned from the 2026 WBC are starting today!
TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 08: Tomoyuki Sugano #19 of Team Japan pitches in the first inning during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Australia and Japan at Tokyo Dome on March 08, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Gene Wang - Capture At Media/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Colorado Rockies are hosting the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick this evening. The game was bumped into the evening because of blistering hot temperatures in Arizona.
Speaking of hot topics, who says we need to put the World Baseball Classic behind us? Venezuela may have ended the tournament victorious, but they had to get through the teams represented by both of today’s starting pitchers to do so. On the mound for the Rockies—representing Samurai Japan—is the right-handed Tomoyuki Sugano.
Sugano will be making his first appearance in a Rockies uniform this spring, as he had to depart for Japan’s training camp just shortly after signing in free agency. The 36-year-old decorated Japanese pitcher made one start during the World Baseball Classic, shutting out Australia for four innings. He pounded the strike zone without walking a batter and tallied two strikeouts.
Starting for the Giants—and representing Team USA—is right-handed ace Logan Webb. The Rockies are no stranger to Webb, who has dominated them throughout his career. Webb has posted a 2.