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James Wellington Stoops (born June 30, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for one season with the Colorado Rockies in three games during the 1998 season. Stoops returned to the minor leagues following the 1998 season. In 2001, he joined the farm system of the New York Yankees. He was out of baseball in 2002 and 2003 before signing with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League in May 2004 in a comeback attempt. The 2004 season would be his last as a professional baseball player.