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James Paxton (baseball)
Canadian baseball player (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Alston Paxton (born November 6, 1988), nicknamed "Big Maple", is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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![]() Paxton with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Boston Red Sox – No. 65 | |||||||||||||||
Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1988-11-06) November 6, 1988 (age 35) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
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September 7, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners | |||||||||||||||
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Win–loss record | 72–41 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.77 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 1001 | ||||||||||||||
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Paxton played college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB draft by the Mariners and made his MLB debut for them in 2013. On May 8, 2018, Paxton pitched a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the first Canadian major league pitcher to throw a no-hitter in Canada. Following the 2018 season, Paxton was traded to the Yankees.