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    JamesRussell

    • Relief Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      8/1/1986
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Cincinnati, OH
    • Birthdate
      8/1/1986
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Cincinnati, OH
    • College
      Texas

    Career Stats

    • SV
      4
      ERA
      4.09
      K
      243
      WHIP
      1.31
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      • Relief Efforts: Frieri, Downs sharing saves
        • 3Y
        • Tristan H. Cockcroft
        Relief Efforts
        • Russell, Dolis likely share Cubs saves
          • 3Y
          • AJ Mass
          Carlos Marmol
          • Mets re-sign pitcher Stock, 36-year-old righty, to one-year contract
            • 9h
            Mets re-sign pitcher Stock, 36-year-old righty, to one-year contract
            • D-backs' Carroll has elbow surgery, expected to be ready for spring training
              • 10h
              Corbin Carroll rounds the bases on a triple against the San Francisco Giants.
              • Sources: Mariners to hire Yankees' Swanson as bench coach
                • 13h
                • Jorge Castillo
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                • Blue Jays: Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team
                  • 19h
                  Blue Jays: Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team
                  • Finally win the World Series! Don't finish in last place again! How Yankees, Mets can meet their 2027 goals
                    • 1d
                    • Jorge Castillo
                    GM Brian Cashman talks to Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees before a game.
                    • Ex-Guardians catcher Naylor: Nothing unusual about Clase, Ortiz pitches
                      • 1d
                      • David Purdum
                      Ex-Guardians catcher Naylor: Nothing unusual about Clase, Ortiz pitches
                      • West among 5 ex-umps to sue over retirement plan, claim they're owed money
                        • 2d
                        umpire Joe West
                        • Varland, Pages, Latz among Super 2s eligible for salary arbitration
                          • 2d
                          Toronto Blue Jays Relief Pitcher Louis Varland (77) throws a pitch during the MLB regular season game between the Colorado Rockies and the Toronto Blue Jays on March 30, 2026, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON, Canada.

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                        New York Mets re-sign pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to one-year contract

                        New York Mets re-sign pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to one-year contract

                        The New York Mets re-signed pitcher Robert Stock, a 36-year-old veteran right-hander who earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, to a one-year contract Friday.
                        D-backs' Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery, should be ready for spring training

                        D-backs' Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery, should be ready for spring training

                        Corbin Carroll had surgery on his right elbow this week and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training in February, the Diamondbacks said.
                        Sources: Mariners to hire Yankees' Tanner Swanson as bench coach

                        Sources: Mariners to hire Yankees' Tanner Swanson as bench coach

                        Yankees catching coach and field coordinator Tanner Swanson is joining the Mariners' staff as bench coach, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
                        Blue Jays: Anthony Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team

                        Blue Jays: Anthony Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team

                        The Toronto Blue Jays say a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by Anthony Santander on the right-fielder's social media account do not represent the team's values and beliefs.
                        What Yankees, Mets can do this winter to meet their 2027 goals

                        What Yankees, Mets can do this winter to meet their 2027 goals

                        The 2026 MLB season didn't go as either New York team planned. Here's how they can flip the script next year.
                        Ex-Guardians catcher Bo Naylor: Nothing unusual about Clase, Ortiz pitches

                        Ex-Guardians catcher Bo Naylor: Nothing unusual about Clase, Ortiz pitches

                        Bo Naylor testified Thursday that he didn't think there was anything unusual about the pitches Emmanuel Clase or Luis Ortiz are accused of rigging.
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