James Anthony Shields, a former starting pitcher in professional baseball, was born in the United States on December 20, 1981.
He participated in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox from 2016 to 2018, the San Diego Padres from 2015 to 2016, the Tampa Bay Rays from 2016 to 2018, the Kansas City Royals from 2013 to 2014, and the Tampa Bay Rays from 2006 to 2012. In 2011, he was an All-Star.
James Shields (baseball) siblings: Meet Jason Shields and Jeremy Shields
Jason Shields and Jeremy Shields have been identified as his 2 older siblings. Jason happens to be his older brother. From reliable sources, Jeremy was born a year after Jason.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected Shields in the sixteenth round of the amateur baseball draft in 2000.
Shields pitched well in his first year at the Class-A level in 2001, but he required major shoulder surgery that kept him out of action for the entire 2002 campaign. As a result, as he advanced through the Devil Rays’ farm system, he had to alter his pitching strategy and learn to throw a changeup because his fastball had lost some of its velocity.
