Kenta Maeda was cut by the Detroit Tigers on Thursday to open a spot in the bullpen for hard-throwing prospect Tyler Owens. Maeda was designated for assignment after compiling a 7.88 ERA over seven relief appearances in the second season of a $24 million,

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Kenta Maeda threw a pitch so poorly against the Astros it wasn't even tracked by the official MLB pitch chart.

Explore the ups and downs of the Tigers' experiment with Kenta Maeda and the implications of his departure from the team.