Kenta Maeda has an elaborate stretching routine that he does both before games and between innings. It's called the MaeKen Taiso:
It is well known enough that it gets copied by mascots:
as well as other players like Hayato Sakamoto (at an All Star game at Seibu Dome):
It has also made a baseball card at least once:
It will be interesting to see if Maeda will still do the stretching between innings now that he's with the Dodgers.
It is well known enough that it gets copied by mascots:
as well as other players like Hayato Sakamoto (at an All Star game at Seibu Dome):
It has also made a baseball card at least once:
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