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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
                      • White Sox RHP Shields off DL; started Sunday
                        • 9Y
                        James Shields
                        • Shields (back) ready to return to White Sox
                          • 9Y
                          James Shields

                        MLB News

                        Dansby Swanson hits 3 homers, 8 RBIs as Cubs torch Padres 23-3

                        Dansby Swanson hits 3 homers, 8 RBIs as Cubs torch Padres 23-3

                        Dansby Swanson's historic day included a grand slam and the most RBIs by a Cubs player since Sammy Sosa had nine in 2002.
                        Giants 3B Chapman goes on 10-day IL with strained abdominal

                        Giants 3B Chapman goes on 10-day IL with strained abdominal

                        Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, who left Tuesday's loss to Arizona because of an abdominal strain, went on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
                        New York Mets vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Game Highlights

                        New York Mets vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Game Highlights

                        New York Mets vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Game Highlights
                        Sean Keys hits 1st career home run as Blue Jays beat slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day matinee

                        Sean Keys hits 1st career home run as Blue Jays beat slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day matinee

                        — Sean Keys hit his first career home run, Myles Straw added a pinch-hit shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 9-3 in a Canada Day matinee Wednesday.
                        Yankees drop seventh straight, their longest skid since 2023

                        Yankees drop seventh straight, their longest skid since 2023

                        The Yankees' losing streak reached seven games - its longest in three years - with a 6-2 loss to the Tigers on Wednesday
                        Dansby Swanson has 3 homers and 8 RBIs as the Cubs pound the Padres 23-3

                        Dansby Swanson has 3 homers and 8 RBIs as the Cubs pound the Padres 23-3

                        — Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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