Kenta Maeda and Sachiya Yamasaki Appointed as VALX Athletes! Signed Athlete Contracts with Two Top Pitchers: 'Authenticity Loved by Professionals.'
VALX has signed athlete contracts with pro baseball pitchers Kenta Maeda and Sachiya Yamasaki. They will act as brand ambassadors to promote the value of training and nutrition under the concept 'Authenticity Loved by Professionals.'
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VALX Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Masayuki Tadaishi, hereinafter "VALX"), which develops the fitness brand "VALX", announces that it has signed athlete contracts with Kenta Maeda and Sachiya Yamasaki, who are active on the front lines of the professional baseball world, appointing them as "VALX Athletes."
Kenta Maeda, who boasts 165 career wins in Japan and the US, and Sachiya Yamasaki, who continues to perform with stable pitching. Both pitchers, who continue to fight at the top level, will broadcast the value of physical conditioning and conditioning together with VALX.
Moving forward, both players will appear in various initiatives, including brand advertising and promotional content, as "VALX Athletes."
Kenta Maeda is a top pitcher who has been active for many years on the highest stages of the Japanese baseball world and the Major Leagues. His attitude of constantly updating himself while consistently producing results has earned the respect of many athletes.
On the other hand, Sachiya Yamasaki is a left-handed pitcher who has built trust through stable pitching and a steady career. His appearance of fighting on the front lines while valuing daily preparation and accumulation is supported by many fans.
Both of them have been users of VALX products for some time, and they also resonated with the views on training and nutrition of Yoshinori Yamamoto, the supervisor of VALX.
The attitude towards physical conditioning, including training, nutrition, and conditioning, that both players value overlaps with the values cherished by VALX. The attitude of these two fighting in the world of top athletes embodies the "authenticity" that VALX champions.
VALX will continue to deliver the value of physical conditioning and taking on challenges to more people together with Kenta Maeda and Sachiya Yamasaki.
[What is a VALX Athlete]
A "VALX Athlete" is someone who continues to polish themselves in the extreme world where results are demanded, and continues to improve their own performance while sincerely facing training, nutrition, and conditioning.
The fitness brand VALX has set its purpose as "POWER OF HUMAN." aiming to draw out the potential and performance that humans inherently possess.
With the desire to be chosen by professionals who seriously face their own bodies, and under the copy "Authenticity Loved by Professionals.", VALX will broadcast its value together with "VALX Athletes."
▶︎ Click here for the site
[Comment from Kenta Maeda]
I am Kenta Maeda, and I have recently been appointed as a VALX Athlete.
I will strive to face my own body and broadcast to many people through VALX products such as training and nutrition.
And I would like to do my best together with VALX so that I can continue my active career for as long as possible!
[Comment from Sachiya Yamasaki]
I am Sachiya Yamasaki, and I have recently been appointed as a VALX Athlete.
I feel that training, nutrition, and conditioning are all essential elements in facing competition. Because daily preparation and accumulation lead to results, I want to continue to cherish each and every one of them.
Together with VALX, I will continue to broadcast the appeal of sports and physical conditioning while aiming even higher myself.
[Profile]
Kenta Maeda
Professional baseball player (Pitcher) born in Osaka Prefecture.
Joined the Hiroshima Toyo Carp as the first-round pick in the 2006 high school draft from PL Gakuen High School. In 2010, he achieved the pitching Triple Crown and won the Sawamura Award, becoming an ace representing the Japanese baseball world. From 2016, he challenged MLB and played for the Dodgers and others. A right-handed pitcher with 165 career wins in Japan and the US, he will return to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from the 2026 season. His nickname is "Maeken."
Sachiya Yamasaki
Professional baseball player (Pitcher) born in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture.
Born on September 9, 1992. Left-handed pitcher, left-handed batter. Joined the Orix Buffaloes as the first-round draft pick in 2014 after graduating from Nichidai San High School and Meiji University. Showed stable pitching as both a starter and reliever, and transferred to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2024. A left-handed pitcher who has steadily accumulated a track record.
VALX, with the mission of "Setting up unprecedented enthusiasm.", will continue to undertake various initiatives that strongly and richly move the minds and bodies of humanity, not just in the fitness industry.
[About VALX]
VALX is a fitness brand that continues to pursue "authenticity", always developing products and services of sufficient quantity, high quality, and at the forefront of the times. Supervised by the legend of the trainer world, Yoshinori Yamamoto...
Kenta Maeda, who boasts 165 career wins in Japan and the US, and Sachiya Yamasaki, who continues to perform with stable pitching. Both pitchers, who continue to fight at the top level, will broadcast the value of physical conditioning and conditioning together with VALX.
Moving forward, both players will appear in various initiatives, including brand advertising and promotional content, as "VALX Athletes."
Kenta Maeda is a top pitcher who has been active for many years on the highest stages of the Japanese baseball world and the Major Leagues. His attitude of constantly updating himself while consistently producing results has earned the respect of many athletes.
On the other hand, Sachiya Yamasaki is a left-handed pitcher who has built trust through stable pitching and a steady career. His appearance of fighting on the front lines while valuing daily preparation and accumulation is supported by many fans.
Both of them have been users of VALX products for some time, and they also resonated with the views on training and nutrition of Yoshinori Yamamoto, the supervisor of VALX.
The attitude towards physical conditioning, including training, nutrition, and conditioning, that both players value overlaps with the values cherished by VALX. The attitude of these two fighting in the world of top athletes embodies the "authenticity" that VALX champions.
VALX will continue to deliver the value of physical conditioning and taking on challenges to more people together with Kenta Maeda and Sachiya Yamasaki.
[What is a VALX Athlete]
A "VALX Athlete" is someone who continues to polish themselves in the extreme world where results are demanded, and continues to improve their own performance while sincerely facing training, nutrition, and conditioning.
The fitness brand VALX has set its purpose as "POWER OF HUMAN." aiming to draw out the potential and performance that humans inherently possess.
With the desire to be chosen by professionals who seriously face their own bodies, and under the copy "Authenticity Loved by Professionals.", VALX will broadcast its value together with "VALX Athletes."
▶︎ Click here for the site
[Comment from Kenta Maeda]
I am Kenta Maeda, and I have recently been appointed as a VALX Athlete.
I will strive to face my own body and broadcast to many people through VALX products such as training and nutrition.
And I would like to do my best together with VALX so that I can continue my active career for as long as possible!
[Comment from Sachiya Yamasaki]
I am Sachiya Yamasaki, and I have recently been appointed as a VALX Athlete.
I feel that training, nutrition, and conditioning are all essential elements in facing competition. Because daily preparation and accumulation lead to results, I want to continue to cherish each and every one of them.
Together with VALX, I will continue to broadcast the appeal of sports and physical conditioning while aiming even higher myself.
[Profile]
Kenta Maeda
Professional baseball player (Pitcher) born in Osaka Prefecture.
Joined the Hiroshima Toyo Carp as the first-round pick in the 2006 high school draft from PL Gakuen High School. In 2010, he achieved the pitching Triple Crown and won the Sawamura Award, becoming an ace representing the Japanese baseball world. From 2016, he challenged MLB and played for the Dodgers and others. A right-handed pitcher with 165 career wins in Japan and the US, he will return to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from the 2026 season. His nickname is "Maeken."
Sachiya Yamasaki
Professional baseball player (Pitcher) born in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture.
Born on September 9, 1992. Left-handed pitcher, left-handed batter. Joined the Orix Buffaloes as the first-round draft pick in 2014 after graduating from Nichidai San High School and Meiji University. Showed stable pitching as both a starter and reliever, and transferred to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2024. A left-handed pitcher who has steadily accumulated a track record.
VALX, with the mission of "Setting up unprecedented enthusiasm.", will continue to undertake various initiatives that strongly and richly move the minds and bodies of humanity, not just in the fitness industry.
[About VALX]
VALX is a fitness brand that continues to pursue "authenticity", always developing products and services of sufficient quantity, high quality, and at the forefront of the times. Supervised by the legend of the trainer world, Yoshinori Yamamoto...