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    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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    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
                    • 9Y
                    • Scott Lauber
                    David Price
                    • Bad money: The worst contract investments on all 30 teams
                      • 9Y
                      • 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

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                        Can James Shields turn his season around?
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                        Athletics bet on youth with 31-year-old Taylor Smith to lead baseball operations

                        Athletics bet on youth with 31-year-old Taylor Smith to lead baseball operations

                        Saying "the world is run by 31-year-olds today," Athletics owner John Fisher hired as his president of baseball operations someone he hopes continues the organization's rich history with analytics but also brings new ideas.
                        Senators fans booing Tkachuk reminiscent of previous unpleasant sports returns

                        Senators fans booing Tkachuk reminiscent of previous unpleasant sports returns

                        Brady Tkachuk isn't the first notable sports figure to be met with jeers by fans of his prior team.
                        Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won't require surgery, expected to pitch in 2027

                        Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani won't require surgery, expected to pitch in 2027

                        Shohei Ohtani will not require surgery to treat any ailment he dealt with this past season, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Wednesday. And: "I fully expect him to pitch next year," Friedman added.
                        Boone spurns calls for culture change; Yankees clubhouse remains a 'strength'

                        Boone spurns calls for culture change; Yankees clubhouse remains a 'strength'

                        Yankees manager Aaron Boone says he has no plans to call out his players publicly more often despite recent criticisms of the club's culture.
                        2026 MLB offseason manager changes: Tracking hirings, firings

                        2026 MLB offseason manager changes: Tracking hirings, firings

                        The offseason carousel is in motion. Here's who is out -- and who could be in line to replace them.
                        Uecker's family says he'd be 'incredibly proud' of Brewers

                        Uecker's family says he'd be 'incredibly proud' of Brewers

                        Bob Uecker would be "incredibly proud" of these Milwaukee Brewers, the family of the Hall of Fame broadcaster said Wednesday in a statement released by the team.
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