CHICAGO — With their pitching reserves running low, the Chicago Cubs are in the process of adding veteran right-hander Kenta Maeda to their organization on a minor-league deal. Cubs manager ...

Maeda initially joined the Tigers on a two-year, $24 million contract in November 2023, and had an ineffective tenure in a little over a season in Detroit. The veteran, who turned 37 in April ...

DETROIT -- Kenta Maeda sees a lot of the Old English "D" on jerseys and caps in Japan. "That's a pretty cool-looking logo," he said. "I think a lot of people in Japan are already wearing hats and ...

In 2024, Maeda registered a 6.09 ERA with 31 walks and 96 strikeouts across 112⅓ innings in 29 games (17 starts) — the worst season of his career. He had a 7.42 ERA in 17 starts and a 3.86 ERA ...

Maeda threw 56 total pitches including 31 for strikes. He topped out at 89.9 mph. There was likely some rust to shake off for Maeda who hadn’t pitched in an official game since April 29 with the ...