James Russell (baseball)
| James Russell | |||
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Russell with the Atlanta Braves
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 40 | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: January 8, 1986 Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 2010, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 10–18 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.09 | ||
| Strikeouts | 243 | ||
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James Clayton Russell (born January 8, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. He played college baseball at Navarro College and the University of Texas at Austin. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on April 5, 2010. He has also played for the Atlanta Braves.
Russell attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a starting pitcher for the Texas Longhorns baseball team for one season after transferring from Navarro College. In his only season pitching for the Longhorns, Russell was named to the second team All-Big 12, while posting an 8–4 win–loss record and a 3.86 earned run average (ERA).
Russell was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. On August 9, Russell signed a contract worth $350,000 with the Cubs. After signing, he was assigned to the Arizona League Cubs, the Rookie-level affiliate of Chicago.
However, after just one start in which he only threw two innings, he was called up to the Single-A, Peoria Chiefs. He pitched in two games for the Chiefs, striking out nine batters and allowing just three hits in seven innings. With Peoria, Russell combined to throw a no-hitter on August 25, 2007.
To start 2008, Russell joined the High-A Daytona Cubs. On April 26, he earned his first win of the season against the Jupiter Hammerheads. Three days later, he was called up to the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. He would pitch most of the season with the Smokies before being sent back down to the Cubs for the playoffs. Combined, Russell went 6–8 with a 5.44 ERA, and a 1.453 WHIP in 25 starts made.
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