The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda to an eight-year contract.
Maeda, 27, led the Japanese Central League with 15 wins in 2015 with the Hiroshima Carp, going 15-8 with a 2.09 ERA in 29 starts, to win his second-career Sawamura Award, given to the league’s best pitcher. Maeda struck out 175 against just 41 walks, while posting a 1.01 WHIP and holding opposing batters to a .222 average. He allowed just five home runs in 206.1 innings (0.2 home runs allowed per 9.0 innings) and limited right-handed hitters to a .160 batting average.
The Beast 980 reporter Eric Geller was at Dodger Stadium from the introductory press conference.
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