James Krittipum Norwood is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently pitches for the Philadelphia Phillies (MLB). He has played for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball.
How Old Is James Norwood?
James Norwood is 28 years old. He was born on December 24, 1993.
Norwood went to All Hallows High School in New York City’s South Bronx neighborhood. Norwood was named All-Bronx Baseball Player of the Year by the New York Post in 2011.
He attended Saint Louis University and was a member of the Saint Louis Billikens baseball team. He had an 8–2 win-loss record and a 2.68 earned run average in 2014.
Norwood was drafted in the seventh round of the 2014 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs.
He signed with the Cubs and pitched for the Arizona League Cubs and the Boise Hawks in his first professional season, finishing 0–2 with a 7.65 ERA in 20 innings pitched.
In 2015, he pitched in the Arizona League and for the South Bend Cubs, with a combined 2–6 record and 4.68 ERA in 17 total games (11 starts), while in 2016, he appeared for both South Bend and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, posting a combined 4–1 record and 3.25 ERA in 30 total relief appearances.
In 2017, he worked in relief for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the Tennessee Smokies, posting a combined 4–3 record and 3.28 ERA in 57+23 innings. He started 2018 with the Tennessee Volunteers before being promoted to the Iowa Cubs in June.
Norwood was promoted to the major leagues by the Cubs on July 8, 2018,[4], and he made his major league debut on July 11, giving up one run on three hits and one walk in 1+23 innings, taking the loss.
Following the signing of Tony Wolter, Norwood was designated for assignment on March 31, 2021.