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Dodgers' Maeda dresses as old man, pranks youth team in bizarre Japanese game show

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Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda is a few months removed from his first season in the United States. He had a promising year, as he recorded a 3.48 ERA and 3.58 FIP over 32 starts -- marks that resulted in a third-place finish in National League Rookie of the Year Award voting.

How is Maeda spending his first offseason as a big-league pitcher? By dressing up as an old man and humbling some children on a bizarre Japanese game show, of course:

Here is the full clip.