James Baldwin Autographs
James Baldwin was born on July 15, 1971, in Southern California. He grew up playing baseball with his older brothers and his passion for the sport continued to grow as he entered high school. Baldwin excelled in baseball and was soon noticed by scouts who were impressed by his throwing and pitching abilities.
After graduating from high school, Baldwin was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 1990 MLB Draft. He spent several years in the minors, where he developed his skills and refined his pitching technique. In 1995, he finally made his debut in the major leagues, pitching for the Chicago White Sox.
Baldwin played eight seasons in the major leagues and was known for his powerful fastball and strong pitching. He was a fan favorite and was beloved by his teammates for his fun-loving personality and dedication to the game. Despite some injuries and setbacks over the years, Baldwin continued to play for various teams, including the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers, until his retirement in 2005. Today, he is remembered as one of the great pitchers of his time and a true legend of the game.
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Current items with a signature of James Baldwin
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Traded items with a signature of James Baldwin
The most expensive item with a signature of James Baldwin (The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin hardcover 1st Edition 1st Ptg SIGNED Jimmy) was sold in December 2022 for $5,400.00 while the cheapest item (James Baldwin Chicago White Sox Signed 8x10 Tough Sig) found a new owner for $0.01 in February 2010. The month with the most items sold (11) was August 2025 with an average selling price of $500.00 for an autographed item of James Baldwin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2022 with $2,838.12 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $12.00 was December 2023. In average, an autographed item from James Baldwin is worth $336.38.
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Latest News about James Baldwin
Exploring James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry’s Friendship (10/14/2022): The acclaimed writers are communing once again in productions of “Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge” and “A Raisin in the Sun” at the Public Theater. 
How Yaa Gyasi Found Religion (in Literature) (08/20/2020): “There isn’t much literary fiction that deals with evangelicalism. ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain,’ by James Baldwin, was the first book I read that spoke to that part of my life and it moved me so deeply to see faith rendered on the page with such care and brilliance.” Unfortunately, Eddie S. Glaude Jr.’s Book is Well-Timed (08/06/2020): This Princeton professor was going to write a biography of James Baldwin. A violent encounter between the police and a Black man put his book on a different track. James Silberman, Editor Who Nurtured Literary Careers, Dies at 93 (08/01/2020): At Random House and elsewhere, including his own Summit imprint, he worked with James Baldwin, Marilyn French, Hunter S. Thompson and many others. ‘Begin Again’ Calls on James Baldwin to Make Sense of Today (06/30/2020): Eddie S. Glaude Jr.’s book, combining elements of biography, criticism and memoir, looks to Baldwin for instruction and guidance.
Older News Stories about James Baldwin
Richard Marek, Editor of Hemingway, Baldwin and Ludlum, Dies at 86 (03/2020): He shepherded more than 300 books into print, including James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Robert Ludlum’s “The Bourne Identity.” Langston Hughes on James Baldwin’s ‘Notes of a Native Son’ (11/2019): In 1958, Langston Hughes wrote for The Times about “Notes of a Native Son,” James Baldwin’s 1955 collection of essays meditating on race in America and Europe. When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. (10/2019): “The Fire Is Upon Us,” by Nicholas Buccola, is at once a biography of two leading American intellectuals and an in-depth look at their legendary 1965 debate over civil rights.
