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NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Kenta Maeda of the Detroit Tigers vowed on Thursday to repay his new team after signing a two-year contract out of free agency.

Kenta Maeda headed to Detroit | 11/27/2023 | Detroit Tigers

“It’s nice that they wanted me to help the team,” Maeda said at an online news conference. “I want to give all I have for the Tigers in any situation.”

In 2016, he was promoted from the Hiroshima Carp to the major leagues via the posting system, signing an eight-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2020, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins before having Tommy John surgery in 2021.

Pitcher Kenta Maeda and Detroit Tigers agree to a $24 million, two-year  contract, AP source says - NBC Sports

The Osaka Prefecture native had a 6-8 record with a 4.23 ERA in 21 games this year as the Twins won the American League Central, and his major league career record is 65-49 with a 3.92 ERA in 190 games, 155 of which he started.

“I felt they (Detroit) looked at what I did with the Twins and rated me highly.” “I aspire to be a world champion,” Maeda stated.

 

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