Know About Kenta Maeda; Contract, Stats, Age, Dodgers, Wife, Children
Kenta Maeda, Age 30 Became the Youngest Pitcher in Japanese Baseball History to Secure Triple Crown in 2010. Just Like His Superb Playing Stats, the Father of...
Kenta Maeda, age 30 became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to secure Triple Crown in 2010. Just like his superb playing stats, the father of two is a complete family guy who knows his parenting role with a great supportive wife.
The Japanese born Kenta Maeda is a baseball pitcher who plays for MLB team, Los Angeles Dodgers. From his impressive stats, Kenta won two Sawamura Award as the league’s best pitcher in 2010 and 2015.
Kenta Maeda Bio & Family
Kenta Marda was born on 11 April 1988 in Tadaoka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The player went to PL Gakuen High School which is popular in the annual Summer Koshien tournament. He stands at the height of 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) with around body weight of 79 kg.
Not much about his family and early childhood is well-known.
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Career & Net Worth
The 30-year-old makes a prominent part of his net worth playing baseball. Before coming to the United States, Kenta took a remunerative salary playing for the Japanese baseball team, Hiroshima Toyo Carp between 2008 to 2015.
A year later, the Dodgers signed him for an eight-year contract worth $25 million on 7 January 2016. A part of his deal also included Dodgers paying him $10 million yearly incentives and $90.2 million throughout the course of the contract. His debut came against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on 6 April 2016. During the game, Kenta held one of his great stats of six shutout innings where Dodgers won the game.
Kenta Maeda’s playing stats for Los Angeles Dodgers (Picture: MLB)
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