21 Facts About Kenta Maeda

Kenta Maeda is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.

Kenta Maeda previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Kenta Maeda became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to achieve the pitching Triple Crown in the same year.

Kenta Maeda won the Sawamura Award for the second time in 2015.

Kenta Maeda played in 2007 for the Carp's secondary team, before being called up to the NPB team in 2008.

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Kenta Maeda won the Sawamura Award as the league's best pitcher in both 2010 and 2015 and was the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to achieve the pitching Triple Crown.

On January 7,2016, Kenta Maeda signed an eight-year, $25 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that included $10 million per year in incentives.

Kenta Maeda picked up the win in his MLB debut on April 6,2016, pitching six shutout innings against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

Kenta Maeda hit a home run off of Cashner in his second at-bat for his first major league hit.

Kenta Maeda made three starts in the post-season for the Dodgers, losing one game in the Division Series and pitching two no-decisions in the Championship Series.

Kenta Maeda finished third in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award behind his teammate Corey Seager and Trea Turner of the Washington Nationals.

In 2017, Kenta Maeda began the season in the starting rotation but struggled in April and May, with a 5.

Kenta Maeda did make the post-season roster as a relief pitcher.

Kenta Maeda pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts in the 2017 NLDS and three scoreless innings in the 2017 NLCS.

Kenta Maeda struck out 26 batters and walked only 3 as a reliever.

Kenta Maeda again began 2019 in the Dodgers starting rotation before transitioning to the bullpen at the end of the season.

Kenta Maeda finished as the runner-up for the 2020 American League Cy Young Award behind Shane Bieber.

On September 1,2021, it was announced that Kenta Maeda had undergone Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2022 season.

Kenta Maeda was selected for the Japanese national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2015 WBSC Premier12.

Kenta Maeda was the losing pitcher in the semi-finals against Puerto Rico despite only allowing one run in five innings.

Kenta Maeda pitched in the 2015 WBSC Premier12 tournament, where he allowed two earned runs while striking out 14 in 12 innings.