James Norwood

BIOGRAPHY

Jame Norwood was born December 24, 1993, in New York City, New York. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Norwood attended All Hallows High School in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City. In 2011, the New York Post chose Norwood as their All-Bronx Baseball Player of the Year. He enrolled at Saint Louis University and played college baseball for the Saint Louis Billikens. In 2014, he pitched to an 8–2 win–loss record and a 2.68 earned run average. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the seventh round of the 2014 MLB draft.

Norwood signed with the Cubs and spent his first professional season with both the AZL Cubs and Boise Hawks, going a combined 0–2 with a 7.65 ERA in 20 innings pitched. In 2015, he played in the AZL and with the South Bend Cubs, pitching to a combined 2–6 record and 4.68 ERA in 17 total games (11 starts), and in 2016 he pitched with both South Bend and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, compiling a combined 4–1 record and 3.25 ERA in 30 total relief appearances pitched between both clubs.

He spent 2017 with both Myrtle Beach and the Tennessee Smokies, pitching to a combined 4-3 record and 3.28 ERA in 57.2 innings pitched in relief. He began 2018 with Tennessee and was promoted to the Iowa Cubs in June. The Cubs promoted Norwood to the major leagues on July 8, 2018, and he made his major league debut on July 11.

On April 5, 2021, the Cubs traded Norwood to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Dauris Valdez. The Padres promoted him to the major leagues on June 16.