James was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on April 15, 2002 after pitcher Wilson Álvarez was placed on the disabled list and Travis Phelps and Jason Smith were demoted.[5] He made his Major League debut on April 16, 2002[6] against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. He started the game and pitched five innings, allowed two earned runs and picked up the loss.[7] On May 17, 2002, James was placed on the disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis.[8]
At about 3 a.m.[9] on September 2, 2002, James was shot three times in his non-pitching shoulder and elbow at a Waffle House in Raleigh, North Carolina.[10] James was pitching for the nearby Durham Bulls at the time.[9] The woman he was with was paralyzed after the shooting.[11] Only twelve days later, James was back on Tampa Bay's Major League roster and pitching against the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome.[10]
James pitched in what would be his final Major League game on September 29, 2002 against the Boston Red Sox. He pitched until 2005 in the farm systems of the Devil Rays and the Anaheim Angels.[4]
In April 2006, James told Oklahoma State football coaches that he was planning to try to walk on to the team.[12]
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
March 05, 2023
delvin, james, delvin, dewayne, james, born, january, 1978, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, tampa, devil, rays, starting, pitcherborn, 1978, january, 1978, nacogdoches, texasbatted, rightthrew, rightmlb, debu. Delvin DeWayne James born January 3 1978 is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Delvin JamesStarting pitcherBorn 1978 01 03 January 3 1978 age 45 Nacogdoches TexasBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 16 2002 for the Tampa Bay Devil RaysLast MLB appearanceSeptember 29 2002 for the Tampa Bay Devil RaysMLB statisticsWin loss record0 3Earned run average6 55Strikeouts17TeamsTampa Bay Devil Rays 2002 James attended Nacogdoches High School in Nacogdoches Texas where he was a five sport star 1 He was the leading scorer on the school s basketball team had a 1 43 earned run average struck out 80 batters in 73 innings pitched and received a scholarship to play college football as a linebacker at Oklahoma State 2 He was a high school football teammate of Kynan Forney 3 He was drafted by the Devil Rays in the 14th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League to begin his professional career 4 In September 2000 James and a minor league teammate helped apprehend a bank robber near the Tyrone Square Mall in St Petersburg Florida and returned 7 600 to a SouthTrust bank 3 James was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on April 15 2002 after pitcher Wilson Alvarez was placed on the disabled list and Travis Phelps and Jason Smith were demoted 5 He made his Major League debut on April 16 2002 6 against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park He started the game and pitched five innings allowed two earned runs and picked up the loss 7 On May 17 2002 James was placed on the disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis 8 At about 3 a m 9 on September 2 2002 James was shot three times in his non pitching shoulder and elbow at a Waffle House in Raleigh North Carolina 10 James was pitching for the nearby Durham Bulls at the time 9 The woman he was with was paralyzed after the shooting 11 Only twelve days later James was back on Tampa Bay s Major League roster and pitching against the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome 10 James pitched in what would be his final Major League game on September 29 2002 against the Boston Red Sox He pitched until 2005 in the farm systems of the Devil Rays and the Anaheim Angels 4 In April 2006 James told Oklahoma State football coaches that he was planning to try to walk on to the team 12 James is a cousin of basketball player Damion James 13 References Edit Sullivan Jerry September 12 2002 James Knows Fortunes Are Fickle The Buffalo News Retrieved 17 June 2021 Topkin Marc Putnam Bob June 6 1996 Rays draft capsules Tampa Bay Times Retrieved 16 June 2021 a b Hutton Ted March 7 2004 Pitching Is Least of Life s Travels Sun Sentinel Retrieved 17 June 2021 a b Delvin James Minor Leagues Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Sports Reference Retrieved 16 June 2021 Devil Rays Alvarez returns to DL CBC ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation April 15 2002 Retrieved 16 June 2021 Delvin James Stats Baseball Reference com Sports Reference Retrieved 16 June 2021 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers Box Score April 16 2002 Baseball Reference com Sports Reference Retrieved 16 June 2021 Friday s Around the Horn ESPN com ESPN May 17 2002 Retrieved 16 June 2021 a b Devil Rays farmhand James shot in shoulder ESPN com ESPN Associated Press September 2 2002 Retrieved 17 June 2021 a b Devil Rays vs Blue Jays Game Recap September 14 2002 ESPN com ESPN Associated Press September 14 2002 Retrieved 17 June 2021 Two Men Indicted For 2002 Waffle House Shooting WRAL com WRAL TV September 22 2003 Retrieved 17 June 2021 Professional baseball pitcher to walk on OSU football team The O Colly April 14 2006 Retrieved 17 June 2021 Delvin James Oklahoma State University Athletics August 2 2007 Retrieved 17 June 2021 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delvin James amp oldid 1120822661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
