Kenta Maeda

Kenta Maeda
Kenta Maeda
	Maeda with the Iowa Cubs in 2025
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 18
	Pitcher
	Born: April 11, 1988; Tadaoka, Osaka, Japan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: April 5, 2008, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
	MLB: April 6, 2016, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB statistics ; (through 2015 season)
Win–loss record	97–67
Earned run average	2.39
Strikeouts	1,233
MLB statistics ; (through 2025 season)
Win–loss record	68–56
Earned run average	4.20
Strikeouts	1,055
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2008–2015); Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–2019); Minnesota Twins (2020–2021, 2023); Detroit Tigers (2024–2025);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB Japanese Triple Crown (2010); 5× NPB All-Star (2010, 2012–2015); 3× Best Nine Award (2010, 2013, 2015); 5× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2010, 2012–2015); 2× Eiji Sawamura Award (2010, 2015); 2× Central League wins champion (2010, 2015); 3× Central League ERA champion (2010, 2012, 2013); 2× Central League strikeout champion (2010, 2011); NPB All-Star Game MVP (2012 Game 2);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
WBSC Premier12

Kenta Maeda (前田健太, Maeda Kenta; born April 11, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers, and in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Maeda debuted with the Carp in 2008. He won the Eiji Sawamura Award in 2010 and 2015. After the 2015 season, the Carp posted Maeda to MLB and he signed an eight-year contract with the Dodgers. The Dodgers traded Maeda to the Twins before the 2020 season, and he signed a two-year contract with the Tigers before the 2024 season. After struggling in his first season, Detroit released him in May 2025.