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    JamesShields

    • Starting Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      20/12/1981
    • BAT/THR
      Right/Right
    • Birthplace
      Newhall, CA

    Career Stats

    • W-L
      145-139
    • ERA
      4.01
    • K
      2234
    • WHIP
      1.27
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    Racing Positions

      • White Sox decline $16 million option on Shields
        • 8Y
        White Sox decline $16 million option on Shields
        • The 20 rules for creating an MLB nickname (and what yours would be)
          • 8Y
          • Sam Miller
          Trout, Goldsmith and Cabrera
          • Olney: Keep an eye on these starting pitchers as deadline nears
            • 8Y
            • Buster Olney
            Chris Archer
            • Real or not? The pitchers' duel isn't necessarily a thing of the past
              • 8Y
              • David Schoenfield
              Red Sox
              • Is this golden age of pitching too good for baseball's own good?
                • 8Y
                • Jerry Crasnick
                Is this golden age of pitching too good for baseball's own good?
                • Law: Re-drafting the first round of the 2008 MLB draft
                  • 8Y
                  • Keith Law
                  Buster Posey
                  • 'Mad at the world': David Price hopes he'll never have another season like 2017
                    • 8Y
                    • Scott Lauber
                    David Price
                    • Bad money: The worst contract investments on all 30 teams
                      • 8Y
                      • David Schoenfield
                      Bad money: The worst contract investments on all 30 teams
                      • Under the Microscope: Second-half ranks explanation
                        • 2Y
                        • Todd Zola
                        Under the Microscope
                        • Reviewing the top moves from 2012-13 offseason
                          • 2Y
                          • Mike Sheets
                          Jose Reyes

                        MLB News

                        Ranger Suarez exits Red Sox win with left adductor tightness

                        Ranger Suarez exits Red Sox win with left adductor tightness

                        Boston pitcher Ranger Suarez, a left-hander named to the American League All-Star team, left his start with two outs in the third inning Sunday due to left adductor tightness, but the Red Sox bullpen helped anchor a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
                        Red Sox ride homers by Duran and Contreras plus stout relief work to 7-5 win over Angels

                        Red Sox ride homers by Duran and Contreras plus stout relief work to 7-5 win over Angels

                        — Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras homered, and five Boston pitchers combined to give up two runs over 6 1/3 innings in relief of injured starter Ranger Suarez to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night.
                        2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings

                        2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings

                        The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.
                        Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley

                        Wetherholt has HR, 3 hits to lead Cards past Cubs 3-0 at foggy Wrigley

                        — Rookie JJ Wetherholt homered and doubled, Kyle Leahy threw five crisp innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 at
                        Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels: Game Highlights

                        Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels: Game Highlights

                        Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels: Game Highlights
                        Nathan Church and Masyn Winn hit 3-run HRs, Cardinals pound Cubs 17-1

                        Nathan Church and Masyn Winn hit 3-run HRs, Cardinals pound Cubs 17-1

                        — Nathan Church and Masyn Winn hit three-run homers and the St. Louis Cardinals had 17 hits overall to cool off the Chicago Cubs 17-1 on Friday.
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