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LAKELAND, Fla. — Kenta Maeda will be 36 years old on April 11, but watching him interact with his teammates and go through his work on the back fields Thursday, he hardly seemed like an elder statesman. Boyish face, impish grin, his body still spry and athletic. In fact, the only thing that set him apart from his much younger teammates were the trainer and interpreter who followed him around from work station to work station. “It’s so fun to have a veteran like him who has won, who is iconic in multiple countries,” Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch said. “He’s pitched at some super huge levels. He can …