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Kenta Maeda was born on 11 April, 1988 in Tadaoka, Osaka, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player (born 1988). Discover Kenta Maeda's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 35 years old?

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Age 35 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 11 April 1988
Birthday 11 April
Birthplace Tadaoka, Osaka, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Kenta Maeda Height, Weight & Measurements

At 35 years old, Kenta Maeda height is 6′ 1″ .

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Who Is Kenta Maeda's Wife?

His wife is Saho Maeda (m. 2012)

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Kenta Maeda Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kenta Maeda worth at the age of 35 years old? Kenta Maeda’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Japan. We have estimated Kenta Maeda's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Kenta Maeda (前田 健太) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

2006

The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) selected Maeda out of PL Gakuen Senior High School in the 2006 NPB draft.

2007

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

2008

Maeda debuted with the Carp in 2008.

In his rookie season of 2008, Maeda posted a 9–2 win–loss record with a 3.20 earned run average (ERA) in 19 games (18 starts).

2009

In 2009, he was 8–14 with a 3.36 ERA in 29 starts.

2010

He won the Eiji Sawamura Award in 2010 and 2015.

In 2010, he performed even better with a 15–8 record, a 2.21 ERA, and 174 strikeouts in 28 starts.

He 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.

2011

In 2011, his record was 10–12 while having a 2.46 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 31 starts.

2012

The 2012 season became far better for Maeda as his record was 14–7 with a 1.53 ERA in 29 starts.

2013

In 2013, his record was 15–7 with a 2.10 ERA in 26 starts.

2014

In 2014, he went 11–9 with a 2.60 ERA in 27 starts.

2015

After the 2015 season, the Carp posted Maeda to MLB and he signed an eight-year contract with the Dodgers.

In 2015, he went 15–8 with a 2.09 ERA in 29 starts.

The Carp chose to make him available to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams through the posting system in December 2015.

2016

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

The deal would have reached a total of around $90.2 million throughout the course of the contract if he reached all of the incentives, which included annual roster bonus of $150,000 if he was on the 25-man opening-day active roster and $6.5 million annually based on starts: $1 million each for 15 and 20, and $1.5 million apiece for 25, 30 and 32 starts.

It also had incentives of $3.5 million annually based on innings pitched: $250,000 for 90 and each additional 10 through 190, and $750,000 for 200.

The deal was structured in this manner because Maeda's original physical with the team revealed some unspecified "irregularities."

The Dodgers also paid a $20 million posting fee to the Hiroshima Carp.

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.

His first major league strikeout was of Padres starter Andrew Cashner in the top of the second inning.

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

He made a team high 32 starts with a 16–11 record and 3.48 ERA and was selected by Baseball America to their all-rookie team.

He 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.

He allowed eight runs in 10 innings.

He 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.

2017

In 2017, Maeda began the season in the starting rotation but struggled in April and May, with a 5.16 ERA causing him to be taken out of the rotation and tried in relief.

He pitched three innings out of the pen on June 9 to pick up his first career save.

On June 18 he was back in the rotation and allowed only one run on three hits in five innings but he returned to the bullpen after that game because the Dodgers had too many starting pitchers on the roster.

However, he only appeared in one game in relief before returning to the starting rotation and from June 18 through August 25, he had gone 8–2 with a 2.70 ERA as a starter.

At the end of the season, the Dodgers moved Maeda back into the bullpen in order to try him in that role for possible use in the playoffs.

Overall during the regular season he appeared in 29 games with 25 starts and had a record of 13–6 with a 4.22 ERA.

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

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

In the 2017 World Series, which the Dodgers lost in seven games, Maeda pitched 5 innings over four games and allowed one run on four hits.

Right-handed batters had just four hits in 32 at-bats against him in the post-season.

2020

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.