But the high hopes Los Angeles Dodgers fans have for the Japanese right-hander should be alive and well.
After opening his big league career with 12 shutout frames spread over two starts, Maeda finally coughed up a run in the third inning Sunday against the San Francisco Giants on a solo homer by Joe Panik.
So now Maeda has an ERA. It sits at 0.47, to be exact, after he completed his seven-inning, four-hit, one-run, seven-strikeout performance against San Francisco in a 3-1 Dodgers win.
That ERA will rise as the season progresses.