Win–loss record 79–74 Role Baseball player Name James Baldwin | Strikeouts 844 Earned run average 5.01 | |
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James baldwin of rancho cucamonga quakes batting practice session
James J. Baldwin, Jr. (born July 15, 1971) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox (1995-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2001), Seattle Mariners (2002), Minnesota Twins (2003), New York Mets (2004), Texas Rangers (2005) and Baltimore Orioles (2005). Baldwin batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft, he made his major league debut on April 30, 1995, for the White Sox. In spring training of that same season, Baldwin was the first pitcher to pitch to Michael Jordan, in an intrasquad game in spring training. In 2000, he made the Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a member of the White Sox. He pitched the third inning of that game, giving up Chipper Jones' second hit of the game, that being the only home run of the night, which ignited a short-lived National League comeback. On January 24, 2006, he signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, but was released on April 22.
Baldwin is currently the pitching coach for the baseball team at Pinecrest High School in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Family
His son, James Baldwin III, a center fielder from Pinecrest High School, was drafted in the fourth round and signed in 2010 by the Los Angeles Dodgers.