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Kenta Maeda’s interpreter lifting 405 pounds is the least interesting thing about this video

Things are getting crazy at Dodgers spring training. 

Dan Gartland

Kenta Maeda’s interpreter lifting 405 pounds is the least interesting thing about this video
Kenta Maeda’s interpreter lifting 405 pounds is the least interesting thing about this video /

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The Dodgers are smack-dab in the middle of the dog days of spring training, but luckily Will Ireton is there to alleviate the boredom.

Ireton is Kenta Maeda’s interpreter and a former ballplayer himself, so the fact that he can deadlift 405 pounds maybe isn’t all that interesting. What is interesting, is the elaborate lead-up to his lift. There’s a tiger mask, a skimpy onesie, a painted-on Dodgers logo, an exhortation from Dave Roberts, a faux steroid shot and so much more.

I can’t possibly imagine the motivation behind this but I’m glad it happened. 

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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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