Kerry Wood
Kerry Wood
Kerry Lee Woodis an American former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros, which some have argued may be the greatest single-game pitching performance in MLB history. The game also made Wood the co-holder of the MLB record for strikeouts in a single game, and earned...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth16 June 1977
CityIrving, TX
Mark told me he didn't expect me to be doing what I did today until six or seven days after surgery. We're going the right direction.
With the time frame it's going to take, I'm glad we did it when we did it. So we should be ready for spring training, and ready to go.
I'm still getting some good life on the ball without the max effort. Everything is finishing toward the plate and seems pretty smooth. My location seems better because of that.
I'm just a normal kid who lives to play baseball. I'm living my dream.
The National League is baseball to me.
At home, when I'm not pitching, I'll sit and sign autographs for the kids. I've always done that and I'll continue to do it. That's part of the job.
A lot of times, when young guys come up, you think you don't have to work as hard because the talent is going to get you as far as you need to go. But as you get older, it's not that way. An injury is really a wake-up call and a slap in the face that maybe you were slacking a bit, and don't let it happen again.
I don't sit around and read papers about myself. If I see myself on TV, if I don't like it, I change the channel.
I love the slider. I'll throw it anytime. It helps the curve. The last five feet, it dives toward the left-handed hitter's box. It's a pitch that looks like a fastball coming in. It's a pitch I throw when I need a ground ball with a man on base.