LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda has been named the starting pitcher for the first Grapefruit League game in spring training, scheduled for Saturday against the Philadelphia ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — On the first day of spring training, a rumor circulated in TigerTown that Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda threw harder in his first bullpen session this spring than at any ...

DETROIT — Endings like this are always uneasy. Kenta Maeda entered this season with a renewed mission. He spent his offseason in Japan training harder than ever. He began his throwing programs earlier ...

For Kenta Maeda, it's been a long, strange trip since his days with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now, after a rather down season with the Detroit Tigers, Maeda is going home to Japan. Earlier in the ...

An old friend recently became available. Could the Dodgers be interested? On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers designated longtime big league pitcher Kenta Maeda for assignment. Maeda had been with the ...

According to a report from Yahoo Sports Japan, the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball have interest in signing right-handed Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda. Maeda, 37, is a Major League ...

The Detroit Tigers are tied atop the American League with the Toronto Blue Jays, with each club leading their respective division. While the Tigers don't have tough competition, the Blue Jays do. One ...

With the Yankees in need of adding some pitching depth, the club has signed right-hander Kenta Maeda to a minor league contract. Maeda, 37, was designated for assignment and later released by the ...

NASHVILLE - Looking for pitching help at the 2015 MLB Winter Meetings and a player who has dominated in Japan? Look no further than Kenta Maeda, who today officially up for grabs and could be the next ...