Biography

BIOGRAPHY

James Pazos was born May 5, 1991, in Gilbert, Arizona. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

His mother competed in volleyball at South Carolina University, and his father competed in wrestling, football, and track at Arizona State University.

Pazos enrolled at Chandler-Gilbert Community College to play college baseball. He pitched for the Coyotes in 2010 and had a 9–4 win-loss record and a 1.94 earned run average (ERA) in 95 innings. After one year, he transferred to the University of San Diego to play for the Toreros for the next two seasons. As a sophomore, he was 3–5 with a 3.40 ERA and 41 strikeouts in ​42 1⁄3 innings. As a junior, he was 5–1 and had a 2.14 ERA in 63 innings, a WHIP of 0.94, and averaged a strikeout an inning. He was named to the 2012 Rawlings All-West Coast Conference First Team.

The New York Yankees selected Pazos in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB draft, and he signed for a signing bonus of $100,000. He made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, going 2–1 with three saves and a 1.79 ERA in 28 relief appearances, with 39 strikeouts in 40.1 innings, and was named a mid-season NYPL All-Star.

On December 11, 2020, Pazos signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.