James Naile

James Aubrey Naile (born February 8, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League.

Naile split the 2016 campaign between the Single–A Beloit Snappers, High–A Stockton Ports, Double–A Midland RockHounds, and Triple–A Nashville Sounds, accumulating a 9–11 record and 3.39 ERA with 125 strikeouts across 28 games (26 starts).

[5] Naile split 2017 between Midland, Stockton, and the AZL Athletics, compiling a 2–3 record and 3.30 ERA with 57 strikeouts across 18 games (14 starts).

[9] He spent 2021 with Las Vegas, making 51 appearances out of the bullpen and posting an 8–0 record and 4.04 ERA with 51 strikeouts across 62+1⁄3 innings pitched.

[12] He made his MLB debut that night versus the Miami Marlins, pitching one scoreless inning of relief.

[13] He made seven total appearances for the Cardinals in his rookie campaign, posting a 5.00 ERA with five strikeouts in nine innings pitched.

[17] On August 24, Naile was struck in the face by a comebacker off the bat of Matt Davidson, and later diagnosed with a fractured jaw.