Japanese professional baseball pitcher Kenta Maeda still plays baseball. He currently plays for the Minnesota Twins. Maeda made his Twins debut on July 25, 2020.
Advertisement
On August 12, he won his 50th MLB game. He pitched an 8-inning no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers on August 18. He struck out 12 batters (8 consecutively, a new Twins record and walked two.
He had a 6-1 record with a 2.70 ERA in 2020. He had the highest WHIP (0.750) in the majors. He finished second in the 2020 American League Cy Young Award voting to Shane Bieber. Maeda had a 6-5 record with a 4.66 ERA in 2021.
Advertisement
Maeda began his professional career in Japan, playing for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league.
He had a successful tenure with the Carp, earning multiple accolades including the Sawamura Award, which is given to the top pitcher in the NPB.
He was also the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to win the Triple Crown in the same year.
Leave a Reply