James Chandler Shepherd (born August 25, 1992) is a professional relief pitcher who plays in the Boston Red Sox Minor League Baseball system. Listed at 6' 3", 185 lb., he bats and throws right handed. A three-year player at the University of Kentucky from 2012–2014, Shepherd was selected by the Red Sox in the 13th round of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Kentucky. He uses a high three-quarters arm slot to stay on top of his pitches and drive them down in the strike zone, complementing his 91-93 mph fastball, which tops out at 95 mh, with a sharp 10-to-4 slider that sat mostly 81-84 mph and a mid-80s changeup.