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    James Shields

    JamesShields

    • Starting Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      12/20/1981
    • 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
        • 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
                      • Elias Says: July 18, 2017
                        • 9Y
                        • Elias Sports Bureau
                        • Elias Says: July 15, 2017
                          • 9Y
                          • Elias Sports Bureau

                        Latest Videos

                        Can James Shields turn his season around?
                        • 1:21
                        Shields solidifies White Sox rotation at low cost
                        • 0:56
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                        MLB News

                        Reds put Brandon Williamson on 15-day IL with shoulder fatigue

                        Reds put Brandon Williamson on 15-day IL with shoulder fatigue

                        The Cincinnati Reds placed left-handed starter Brandon Williamson on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue after undergoing an MRI on Thursday morning.
                        CF Luis Robert Jr. (back) latest Mets position player to go on IL

                        CF Luis Robert Jr. (back) latest Mets position player to go on IL

                        The Mets placed center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the injured list Thursday morning with lumbar spine disk herniation.
                        Trout remains in top-10 form? Stewart takes home NL rookie honors? Don't be surprised!

                        Trout remains in top-10 form? Stewart takes home NL rookie honors? Don't be surprised!

                        Eric Karabell looks into the crystal ball to tell fantasy baseball managers what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
                        ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2026 category and roto leagues

                        ESPN fantasy baseball rankings: 2026 category and roto leagues

                        Here are Eric Karabell's rankings for ESPN head-to-head category and rotisserie leagues for the remainder of the season.
                        Fantasy baseball forecaster: Team hitting ratings

                        Fantasy baseball forecaster: Team hitting ratings

                        Stay ahead of the game and optimize your fantasy baseball hitters with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's hitting matchups as well as the potential for stolen bases.
                        Fantasy baseball forecaster: Pitcher projections for the next 10 days

                        Fantasy baseball forecaster: Pitcher projections for the next 10 days

                        Keep up to date on who is pitching -- and how well they're expected to do -- with our forecaster, which provides a rolling 10-day outlook of every team's probable starting pitchers with game score projections.
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