Kerry Wood

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Kerry Wood
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Pitcher
Born: June 16, 1977
Irving , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Strikes: Right Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 12,  1998  with the  Chicago Cubs
Last MLB assignment
May 18,  2012  at the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Win-loss    86-75
Earned Run Average    3.67
Strikeouts    1,582
Saves    63
Teams

Awards

Kerry Lee Wood (* 16th June 1977 in Irving , Texas ) is a former American baseball player in Major League . He last played as a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs .

Career

Woods was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round of the 1995 MLB Draft as the fourth player overall. He played in the minor leagues for three years . On April 12, 1998 he made his major league debut for the Cubs. In his fifth game as a starting pitcher, he allowed only one hit , no walk and no run and reached 20 strikeouts against the Houston Astros . He set the record held by Roger Clemens for strikeouts in nine innings. This game is considered the most dominant pitched game of all time in the MLB. At the end of the 1998 season he had a record of 13-6 and was named Rookie of the Year . In 1999 Wood underwent Tommy John Surgery and was out for the entire season. In 2000 he played again, but with a record of 8-7 could not build on his earlier performances. In 2001, however, it was 12-6 and an ERA of 3.36. The following year there was a win-loss of 12-11 and an ERA of 3.67. In 2003 Wood rose again with 266 strikeouts, a record of 14-11 and an ERA of 3.20. His fastball was the fastest of any major league starter with an average speed of 95.4 mph. Despite 100 walks and 24 approved home runs, he was elected to the All-Star Team of the National League . In the National League Division Series he scored two wins against the Atlanta Braves and was starting pitchter in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series 2003 (NLCS), which the Cubs could win after additional innings . In the decisive seventh game, however, the Cubs lost to the eventual winner of the World Series , the Florida Marlins . In that game, Wood hit the first pitchers home run in the NLCS since 1984.

In 2004 he could only win 8 games and not play for two months due to an injury. The problems continue into the 2005 season. In late August 2005 he had an operation and was out for the rest of the season. During spring training 2006 he suffered various injuries that required another knee operation. After starting in May, he returned to the injured list in June. Due to his frequent injuries, Wood agreed to be used as a relief pitcher in 2007. At the beginning of the season, however, he found himself on the injured list again and did not return to the mound until the beginning of August. During the rest of the season he was used in 22 games. His one-inning stakes secured the Cubs victory in the Central Division of the NL. After the 2007 season he became a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Cubs for 4.2 million US dollars. In Spring Training 2008 he was able to prevail against Bob Howry and Carlos Marmol and was given the task of closer. The first save of his career he scored on April 3, 2008 against the Milwaukee Brewers . On 39 occasions he was able to achieve 34 saves in 82 strikeouts and was elected to the All-Star-Team of the NL.

After the Cubs acquired Kevin Gregg as the new closer from the Marlins in November 2008, Jim Hendry, general manager of the Cubs, announced that the club had no plans to renew Wood's contract. On December 13, 2008, Wood signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Indians . On July 17, 2010, he was put on the injured list for the fourteenth time in his career. On July 31, the last possible day for a player change, he was transferred from the Indians to the New York Yankees . There he was used - mostly in the penultimate inning - as a relief pitcher. Until the end of September he did not allow any run in 21 consecutive missions. After the end of the season, the Yankees decided not to exercise an option to extend the contract for $ 11 million. In December 2010, Wood returned to the Chicago Cubs, who had offered him a one-year contract for $ 1.5 million.

Private life

Wood is married and has a son, Justin Dean, born in 2006 with his wife Sarah. He lives in Chicago with his family.

Web links

Commons : Kerry Wood  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kerry Wood K's 20 In Cubs Win - CBS News . In: cbsnews.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ 1998 Awards Voting - Baseball-Reference.com . In: baseball-reference.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ a b Kerry Wood Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ Major League Leaderboards . In: fangraphs.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ July 15, 2003 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com . In: baseball-reference.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  6. ^ Wood to return with Cubs in 2008 . In: chicago.cubs.mlb.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ July 15, 2008 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score - Baseball-Reference.com . In: baseball-reference.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  8. ^ Cubs say goodbye to Kerry Wood - Chicago Breaking News . In: chicagobreakingnews.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  9. ^ Indians sign free agent Kerry Wood . In: cleveland.indians.mlb.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  10. ↑ Yanks country Wood to help bridge gap to Mo . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  11. ↑ Ten factors that have impacted Yanks' season . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  12. ↑ Options DECLINED on Berkman, Johnson, Wood . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  13. ^ Cubs bring Wood back with a one-year deal . In: chicago.cubs.mlb.com . Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  14. ↑ Mailbag: Wood growing strong again . In: chicago.cubs.mlb.com . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Wood, Kerry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wood, Kerry Lee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Irving , Texas