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    James Shields

    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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    4074052392616.02581126711673617462234
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    Racing Positions

      • White Sox decline $16 million option on Shields
        • 7Y
        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
                      • White Sox RHP Shields off DL; started Sunday
                        • 9Y
                        James Shields
                        • Shields (back) ready to return to White Sox
                          • 9Y
                          James Shields

                        MLB News

                        U.S. replaces Clayton Kershaw with Jeff Hoffman for WBC semis

                        U.S. replaces Clayton Kershaw with Jeff Hoffman for WBC semis

                        Clayton Kershaw will not be on the United States roster for the World Baseball Classic semifinals, with the retired pitcher being replaced by reliever Jeff Hoffman.
                        Teoscar Hernandez crushes 3-run HR

                        Teoscar Hernandez crushes 3-run HR

                        Teoscar Hernandez opens the game with a 3-run home-run for the Dodgers.
                        Team USA beats Canada to set up WBC semis showdown vs. D.R.

                        Team USA beats Canada to set up WBC semis showdown vs. D.R.

                        The United States booked its spot in the WBC semifinals with a 5-3 victory against Canada on Friday night, joining the Dominican Republic team that mercy-ruled Korea in a 10-0 win in seven innings.
                        D-backs' Gabriel Moreno out with forearm tightness, set for testing

                        D-backs' Gabriel Moreno out with forearm tightness, set for testing

                        Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo says catcher Gabriel Moreno was a late scratch from Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals because of right forearm tightness.
                        Christian Walker homers for the Astros

                        Christian Walker homers for the Astros

                        Christian Walker smacks a home run to give the Astros a 1-0 lead.
                        Dominican Republic's Austin Wells hits 3-run home run in 10-0 win

                        Dominican Republic's Austin Wells hits 3-run home run in 10-0 win

                        Austin Wells hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning against South Korea that ended the 10-0 game under a World Baseball Classic rout rule.
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