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* 1× [[Best Nine Award]] (2010)
* 1× [[Best Nine Award]] (2010)
* 3× Golden Glove Award (2010, 2012, 2013)
* 3× Golden Glove Award (2010, 2012, 2013)
* 2010 [[Eiji Sawamura Award]]
* 2× [[Eiji Sawamura Award]] (2010, 2015)
* 1× NPB All-Star Game [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] (2012 Game 2)
* 1× NPB All-Star Game [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] (2012 Game 2)
* [[2013 World Baseball Classic]] [[2013 World Baseball Classic#All–WBC team|All-Tournament Team]]
* [[2013 World Baseball Classic]] [[2013 World Baseball Classic#All–WBC team|All-Tournament Team]]
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{{nihongo|'''Kenta Maeda'''|前田 健太|''Maeda Kenta''|born April 11, 1988}} is a [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] pitcher for the [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] in Japan's [[Central League]]. He won the 2010(a record of 15-8 and a 2.21 ERA, with 174 strikeouts in 215 and 2/3 innings, and six complete games with two shutouts) and 2015 [[Sawamura Award]]. He also became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to achieve the pitching [[Major League Baseball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]]<ref>http://yakyubaka.com/2010/10/11/kenta-maeda-finishes-triple-crown-in-pitching/</ref> and won a Gold Glove in the same year. He is nicknamed "Maeken" by fans and teammates (from MAEda KENta).
{{nihongo|'''Kenta Maeda'''|前田 健太|''Maeda Kenta''|born April 11, 1988}} is a [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] pitcher for the [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]] in Japan's [[Central League]]. He won the 2010 [[Sawamura Award]] with a record of 15-8 and a 2.21 ERA, with 174 strikeouts in 215 and 2/3 innings, and six complete games with two shutouts. He also became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to achieve the pitching [[Major League Baseball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]]<ref>http://yakyubaka.com/2010/10/11/kenta-maeda-finishes-triple-crown-in-pitching/</ref> and won a Gold Glove in the same year. He won Sawamura Award for second time in 2015.


Born in [[Osaka]], Maeda is a {{convert|6|ft|0|in|cm|abbr=on}}, {{convert|178|lb|kg|abbr=on}} right-handed pitcher. With a three-quarters delivery Maeda throws two fastballs (four-seam, two-seam) that sit in 88-92&nbsp;mph (tops out at 95&nbsp;mph), an average change-up, an occasional curveball, and a solid-average slider in low-80s, which is his best pitch. He also has excellent command, posting a walks per nine innings rate of 1.9 in his career (through 2015 season).
Born in [[Osaka]], Maeda is a {{convert|6|ft|0|in|cm|abbr=on}}, {{convert|178|lb|kg|abbr=on}} right-handed pitcher. With a three-quarters delivery Maeda throws two fastballs (four-seam, two-seam) that sit in 88-92&nbsp;mph (tops out at 95&nbsp;mph), an average change-up, an occasional curveball, and a solid-average slider in low-80s, which is his best pitch. He also has excellent command, posting a walks per nine innings rate of 1.9 in his NPB career (through 2015 season).

He is nicknamed "Maeken" by fans and teammates (from MAEda KENta).


==2013 World Baseball Classic==
==2013 World Baseball Classic==

Revision as of 23:00, 15 November 2015

Kenta Maeda
Maeda with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 18
Pitcher
Born: (1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36)
Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
April 5, 2008, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
(through 2015)
Win-Loss97-67
Earned run average2.39
Strikeouts1233
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kenta Maeda (前田 健太, Maeda Kenta, born April 11, 1988) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League. He won the 2010 Sawamura Award with a record of 15-8 and a 2.21 ERA, with 174 strikeouts in 215 and 2/3 innings, and six complete games with two shutouts. He also became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history to achieve the pitching Triple Crown[1] and won a Gold Glove in the same year. He won Sawamura Award for second time in 2015.

Born in Osaka, Maeda is a 6 ft 0 in (183 cm), 178 lb (81 kg) right-handed pitcher. With a three-quarters delivery Maeda throws two fastballs (four-seam, two-seam) that sit in 88-92 mph (tops out at 95 mph), an average change-up, an occasional curveball, and a solid-average slider in low-80s, which is his best pitch. He also has excellent command, posting a walks per nine innings rate of 1.9 in his NPB career (through 2015 season).

He is nicknamed "Maeken" by fans and teammates (from MAEda KENta).

2013 World Baseball Classic

Maeda competed for the Japanese national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, and said he would use the tournament to assess his desire to compete in Major League Baseball, based on how he fares against their hitters.[2] Maeda started 2 games in the pool rounds, against China and Netherlands, amassing a 2-0 record with 0.00 ERA, 0.30 WHIP, allowing just 2 hits, 1 walk striking out 15 in 10 innings. He was selected in the tournament's Best-9 lineup.

References

  1. ^ http://yakyubaka.com/2010/10/11/kenta-maeda-finishes-triple-crown-in-pitching/
  2. ^ http://yakyubaka.com/2013/01/06/hiroshima-carp-kenta-maeda-to-gauge-his-own-interest-in-the-mlb-during-wbc/

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