(born February 4, 1991) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He debuted in 2011 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the team through the 2022 season.
Career
On December 15, 2017 the Brisbane Bandits announced that Sugiya had signed with the team to play in the Australian Baseball League.
Personal life
Sugiya is also featured in a dance video on the Fighters' YouTube channel for The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) (or referred to as The Fox Dance in marketing) which is currently the 3rd most viewed video on the Fighters' YouTube channel, with over 3.1 million views.