According to Anthony Franco of Subscribe On Wednesday, James Paxton of Richmond, British Columbia, announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2024 Major League Baseball season at age 35. We may not have seen much more from Paxton, however. That’s because he’s out with a torn right calf and won’t return to the mound and pitch for the Boston Red Sox until the American League Championship Series if Boston reaches the final four. Paxton made his announcement on Rob Bradford’s “Baseball Isn’t Boring” podcast.
In 2024, Paxton has a record of nine wins and three losses with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Red Sox with an earned run average of 4.40. In 21 games and 100 1/3 innings pitched, Paxton allowed 95 hits, 49 earned runs, 12 home runs and 50 walks, along with 73 strikeouts and a WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched) of 1.45.
In 11 Major League Baseball seasons, Paxton has pitched for the Seattle Mariners (2013 through 2018 and 2021), New York Yankees (2019 and 2020), Boston Red Sox (2023 and 2024), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2024). In 177 games and 951 innings pitched, he had a record of 73 wins and 41 losses with a 3.77 earned run average. Paxton also had two complete games, one shutout, and had 1005 strikeouts, and he allowed 872 hits, 398 earned runs, 111 home runs, and 314 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.25.
Paxton’s two complete games and shutout came with the Mariners in 2018. In fact, he threw a complete game no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays in a 5-0 Seattle victory on May 8, 2018 in Toronto. Paxton also threw a complete game in a 7-2 Mariners victory over the Detroit Tigers on May 19, 2018.
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