LAKELAND, Fla. -- Kenta Maeda was flying from Los Angeles to Tampa for the start of spring training a couple of weeks ago when he heard someone attempting to speak heavily accented Japanese in the ...

Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda will start the spring training opener on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Maeda is coming off a career-worst ERA in 2024 as he enters his second ...

The game lasted two hours, 59 minutes. Detroit is 1-0 in Grapefruit League play. Right-hander Kenta Maeda started for the Tigers. The 36-year-old looked like a starting pitcher reborn after making ...