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.
“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.
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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