James Paxton (baseball)
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Paxton with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: November 6, 1988 Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 7, 2013, for the Seattle Mariners | |||||||||||||||
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| August 11, 2024, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 73–41 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.77 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1,005 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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James Alston Paxton (born November 6, 1988), nicknamed "Big Maple", is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Paxton played college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Mariners in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with 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.