Cubs Pitcher Kerry Wood Retires »After 13 plus seasons in a the major leagues. Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood is calling it a career. Wood, a fan favorite, made the announcement Friday at the annual C
fter 13 plus seasons in a the major leagues. Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood is calling it a career. Wood, a fan favorite, made the announcement Friday at the annual Crosstown Classic between the Cubs and White Sox. Wood a Cub farmhand. Broke into the league with the club in 1998. Kerry Wood excited Cubs fans from the time set foot on historic Wrigley Field. Wood made headlines as a 20 year old pitching phenom from Texas. Striking out 20 batters in only his fifth major league start with the Cubs, against the Houston Astros.
Wood was the work horse of the team in his rookie year. But the high pitch counts would take their toll on Wood as he would begin to have elbow problems. Problems that eventually would Requiring Wood to spend time on injured reserve list. " My elbow was going to go." Wood told the Washinton Post in 2010 interview. Although he would recover and become a respectable power pitcher after that. Kerry Wood was never quite be the same pitcher. Wood continued after leaving the Cubs after the 2008 baseball season, with brief stints with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. Returning in 2011 to the Cubs. Wood has a major league record of (86-75) and an earned run average of 3.67 over his 13 plus year career. (www.baseball-reference.com)
