Former Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher James Paxton is expected to retire after the season, according to Rob Bradford of WEEI in Boston.
James Paxton just told me he is planning on retiring after this season. Interview coming on the @BBIsntBoring podcast
James Paxton just told me he is planning on retiring after this season. Interview coming on the @BBisntBoring podcast
— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) September 11, 2024
Though not a final decision, the fact that Paxton is talking about it publicly indicates that he’s at peace with what’s likely coming. It’s still somewhat surprising to see Paxton hang ’em up, considering he’s 35 years old and likely has a few more years in him if he wants it.
That said, injuries have taken their toll on the big lefty. He made only five starts in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season (20.1 innings) then underwent Tommy John surgery after just one start in 2021. He signed with the Red Sox for 2022 but missed the entire season and then came back for 19 starts in 2023. He signed with the Dodgers this past offseason, making 18 starts before getting traded back to Boston.
He was hurt in his third start back. It was a lower leg injury in the Achilles’ area.
Lifetime, Paxton is 73-41 with a 3.77 ERA. He threw a no-hitter as a member of the Mariners and won double-digit games in three different seasons. He won a career-high 15 games with the Yankees back in 2021. The Yankees had acquired him for top pitching prospect Justus Sheffield at that point.
With Boston, he was 8-6 over his parts of two years.
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