Right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda will toss in a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey — but on a familiar mound at Mazda Stadium, the home of his former club Hiroshima Carp in Game 4 of the MLB Japan All-Star Series on Tuesday night.
Organizers announced the starting hurlers for the contest on Sunday.
"It's been a while since I've pitched in Japan and I'm very pleased to have the chance," Maeda told a news conference at Tokyo Dome ahead of Game 3 of the series. "Facing the (Japanese) national team will be a great opportunity for me as well, and hopefully I will be able to enjoy it."