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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 225
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jun 16, 1977, Irving, TX Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| December 21, 2005 Kerry Wood is not expected to begin testing his surgically repaired shoulder by throwing until January, according to the Daily Southtown. Despite ongoing trade rumors, the Cubs insist Wood is not on the trading block. |
| September 12, 2005 The Cubs transferred Kerry Wood from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list on Monday, according to the AP. |
| September 6, 2005 Kerry Wood, who recently underwent shoulder surgery, said Tuesday he expects to be ready for spring training, according to the AP. He is beginning a four-month rehabilitation program to regain motion and strength. "With the time frame it's going to take, I'm glad we did it when we did it," Wood said. "So we should be ready for spring training, and ready to go." |
| August 31, 2005 Kerry Wood had arthroscopic surgery Wednesday to clean out his right shoulder, according to the AP. He is expected to begin rehab next week. |
| August 30, 2005 The Cubs placed Kerry Wood on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, according to the AP. He will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday and hopes to be ready to pitch by spring training. |
| August 29, 2005 Kerry Wood will undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday, according to the AP. He hopes to be ready to pitch by spring training. Wood was 3-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 20 games (10 starts) this year. |
| August 28, 2005 The Cubs may decide this week to shut down Kerry Wood for the rest of the season, according to the AP. "We're in the process of making that decision right now," manager Dusty Baker said. "It's not about Kerry as much as it is about us (and) where we are, realistically." Wood needs surgery on his right shoulder. |
| August 16, 2005 The Cubs offseason plan with Kerry Wood is to get his shoulder in shape, either through surgery or conditioning work, so that he can go back into the rotation, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| August 15, 2005 Manager Dusty Baker indicated that he hadn't ruled out using Kerry Wood as the closer in the future but likes using him as a middle reliever right now, according to the AP. "We're still in kind of an experimental stage," Baker said. |
| August 14, 2005 Kerry Wood threw two scoreless innings of relief on Sunday and recorded four strikeouts in the process. It was the first time that he's pitched more than an inning since being moved to the bullpen. Cubs manager Dusty Baker says that pitching on back-to-back days is Wood's next challenge. |
| August 12, 2005 Although Cubs manager Dusty Baker didn't completely rule out a return to the rotation for Kerry Wood this season, he said yesterday it's likely Wood will remain in the bullpen the rest of the way, according to the Daily Southtown. |
| August 11, 2005 After Kerry Wood hit 100 mph on the radar gun during last night's appearance, manager Dusty Baker appeared to leave the door open on a possible return to the rotation for Wood, according to the Daily Southtown. "I don't know," Baker said. "He's throwing the ball great. We've got to figure this thing out." |
| August 8, 2005 Cubs manager Dusty Baker said on Monday that he doesn't want to use Kerry Wood for more than one inning in his new role as a reliever, according to the AP. |
| August 8, 2005 The Cubs likely will shut Kerry Wood down by September if the team is not realistically in the wild-card race, according to the Chicago Tribune. If that ends up being the case, he would undergo shoulder surgery then in the hope he'd be ready for spring training. |
| August 5, 2005 Kerry Wood threw a scoreless sixth inning Friday in his first outing since going on the DL on July 20 with a shoulder strain, according to the AP. Wood threw 15 pitches and allowed no hits and one walk. |
| August 5, 2005 As expected, the Cubs have activated Kerry Wood from the 15-day DL, according to the AP. He was placed on the DL on July 21 with right shoulder inflammation. Wood will work out of the bullpen. |
| August 4, 2005 Kerry Wood will come off the disabled list Friday, as he returns from shoulder inflammation to work out of the bullpen, according to the Daily Southtown. |
| August 3, 2005 Kerry Wood said his right arm was loose and feeling good after his two minor league rehab outings, according to the AP. He's expected to rejoin the Cubs this weekend. |
| August 3, 2005 Manager Dusty Baker is not saying what role Kerry Wood will have in the bullpen when he returns from the DL, according to the Daily Southtown. "First, we have to see how he responds," Baker said. "We'll get a little better barometer on how we use him when he comes back. In a perfect world you want all of your relievers to start innings. But it's not likely all the time. He might have to come into a game in the middle of an inning and roll over and pitch another inning like he did tonight." Wood is out with inflammation in his pitching shoulder. He's expected to return Friday. |
| August 2, 2005 Kerry Wood is scheduled for his second relief appearance today for Single-A Peoria, according to the Chicago Tribune. Barring any setbacks, he's expected to be activated from the DL on Friday. |
| July 31, 2005 Kerry Wood pitched one inning of scoreless relief for Single-A Peoria during a minor league rehab outing on Sunday. He is slated to pitch another inning Tuesday. His fastball was clocked at 94-97 mph and his slider was in the 84-88 mph range. "Everything feels fine, felt pretty good," Wood said. "I threw some pretty good fastballs, located some of them, threw some good sliders. It's another step in the right direction." |
| July 30, 2005 The Cubs plan to activate Kerry Wood from the 15-day DL on Friday, according to the AP. Wood has been on the DL since July 21 with right shoulder inflammation. He'll work out of the bullpen when he returns. |
| July 29, 2005 Kerry Wood, who is on the DL with shoulder inflammation, threw in the bullpen before Friday's game, according to the AP. He's expected to pitch a simulated game this weekend, then be assigned to the minors for rehabilitation. |
| July 29, 2005 Kerry Wood is slated to test his sore shoulder by throwing off a mound on Friday, according to the Chicago Tribune. If all goes well, he could begin a rehab assignment soon. |
| July 25, 2005 The Cubs placed Kerry Wood on the 15-day DL with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, according to the AP. The move is retroactive to July 21, meaning Wood won't be eligible to return until August 5. When he does come back, he will be sent to the bullpen in an attempt reduce the wear on his arm. Wood is 3-3 with a 4.67 ERA in just 10 starts this season. |
| July 25, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Kerry Wood may require surgery during the offseason to clean out his sore shoulder, an injury which will keep him from starting today. Since he did nothing more than long toss over the weekend, he could miss his next start and be placed on the disabled list. |
| July 24, 2005 The Cubs announced Sunday that Rich Hill will start Monday's game in place of Kerry Wood, who is sidelined with a sore shoulder. Wood received a cortisone shot in his shoulder on Thursday. |
| July 24, 2005 Kerry Wood threw what he called a "so-so" session yesterday to test his sore right shoulder, according to the Daily Southtown. Wood, who had a cortisone injection Thursday, should play catch again today. "Anybody who has had those shots knows it takes a few days for the medicine to take effect," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "You're looking at another day or two before you're going to know how well it's worked or hasn't worked." |
| July 21, 2005 Kerry Wood will miss at least one start after getting a cortisone shot Thursday in his aching right shoulder, according to the AP. He has already been on the disabled with once this season with the same injury. "It's frustrating, especially with the amount of time I've missed," said Wood. "So we got the shot, went with a little more aggressive treatment this time. We'll see if that will take care of it." |
| July 20, 2005 Kerry Wood left Wednesday night's game in the third inning with a stiff shoulder, according to the AP. He has been bothered by a sore shoulder since spring training and spent nearly two months on the disabled list earlier in the year with a shoulder strain. Wood gave up four hits, including three solo home runs, before leaving the game. He will be evaluated further on Thursday. |
| June 29, 2005 Kerry Wood struck out nine batters in six innings in his first start since coming off the disabled list. He allowed just one run on two hits and two walks while throwing 91 pitches. Wood had not pitched since April 30 because of a sprained right shoulder. |
| June 29, 2005 As expected, the Cubs activated Kerry Wood from the 15-day disabled list in time to start Wednesday's game against the Brewers, according to the AP. Wood worked 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits with nine strikeouts in his final rehab start with Triple-A Iowa on Friday. He has been out with a muscle strain in his right shoulder. |
| June 28, 2005 Kerry Wood will be activated from the disabled list to start Wednesday against Milwaukee, according to the AP. Wood has been sidelined with a muscle strain in his right shoulder. Manager Dusty Baker said Wood probably wouldn't be on as tight a pitch count as Mark Prior was when he returned from the DL. "Woody has thrown more than Prior," Baker said. "He's gone a little further pitch-wise on his rehab assignments." |
| June 26, 2005 The Cubs announced that Kerry Wood will come off the disabled list to start Wednesday's game against the Brewers at Wrigley Field. Wood has been out since early May with a strained shoulder. |
| June 25, 2005 Kerry Wood probably will return from his strained right shoulder to start Wednesday's game, according to the AP. |
| June 25, 2005 Kerry Wood made his third and final rehabilitation start for Triple-A Iowa on Friday night, and he said he's ready to rejoin the Cubs, according to the AP. Wood pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on four hits while striking out nine and walking one. "I felt great actually," Wood said. "The ball was coming out good and I had good location on the fastball." |
| June 19, 2005 Kerry Wood allowed two earned runs on four hits in four innings while striking out six in his second rehab start for Triple-A Iowa on Sunday night. He threw 43 of his 69 pitches for strikes. Wood has been out with a muscle strain in his right shoulder. |
| June 19, 2005 Kerry Wood is scheduled to make a rehab start on Sunday night for Iowa, according to the AP. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild stated that Wood would probably make one more start after tonight before coming off the disabled list. Wood is recovering from a strained right shoulder. |
| June 14, 2005 Kerry Wood will make at least two more rehab starts at Triple-A Iowa before returning to the Cubs' rotation, according to the AP. Wood has been out since late April with a right shoulder strain. The Cubs want him to hit the 60-pitch mark in his next start before throwing 75 to 90 pitches in his third start. "We were hoping two (starts), but when he had a short one last night because of the rain, that automatically extends it to three," manager Dusty Baker said. "We're looking at three and then we'll re-evaluate at that time. It's not etched in stone that it's three." |
| June 14, 2005 Kerry Wood will throw on the side this week before making another rehab start on Sunday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. His ability to return to the Cubs will be re-evaluated then. Wood gave up one run in three innings while striking out three in a rehab start last night for Triple-A Iowa. |
| June 13, 2005 Kerry Wood threw 46 pitches over three innings in a rehab start Monday night for Triple-A Iowa. Wood, rehabbing from a strained right shoulder, gave up one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out three before the game was delayed by rain. |
| June 11, 2005 Kerry Wood is scheduled to make two or three rehabilitation starts at Triple-A Iowa, beginning Monday, according to the AP. "He feels great," general manager Jim Hendry said Saturday. Wood has been sidelined with a muscle strain in his right shoulder. |
| June 11, 2005 The Cubs have not decided if Kerry Wood will go to Triple-A Iowa on a rehab assignment next week or if they will have him pitch in another simulated game, according to the Daily Southtown. Wood is out with a strained right shoulder. Wood pitched a three-inning, 45-pitch simulated game Wednesday and will have a bullpen session today before the Cubs plot his next course of action. |
| June 9, 2005 Kerry Wood could begin a rehab assignment as early as this weekend if his right shoulder bounces back well from Wednesday's throwing session, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Wood threw 45 pitches in a simulated game. |
| June 8, 2005 Kerry Wood threw a three-inning simulated game on Wednesday, tossing 45 pitches, according to the AP. He is trying to rebuild arm strength, increase his pitch count, and smooth out his delivery. |
| June 7, 2005 Kerry Wood is scheduled to pitch a simulated game on Wednesday, according to the AP. Wood has been sidelined with a muscle strain in his right shoulder. Cubs manager Dusty Baker is optimistic that Wood will be able to return sometime in June. "I hope so. It depends how he comes out (Wednesday)," said Baker. "A simulated game, a couple rehab assignments. It's a possibility, I think (Wood) is ahead of Prior." |
| June 7, 2005 Kerry Wood will throw another side session this week after throwing a long side session Saturday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild said a simulated game "is a possibility" after that. |
| June 6, 2005 Kerry Wood will throw another bullpen session this week, according to the AP. The Cubs still don't know when Wood might be able to come off the disabled list. |
| June 5, 2005 Kerry Wood will take a couple of days off and have a regular side session this week before deciding the next move, likely a simulated game, according to the Chicago Tribune. There is still no timetable for his return, but if he continues at his current pace, Wood should be back before the end of June. |
| June 3, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Kerry Wood will throw another bullpen session this weekend before tossing a simulated game next week. He's out of action with a strained muscle in his shoulder. |
| May 31, 2005 Kerry Wood threw off a mound for the second time Monday but is still weeks away from returning to the Cubs, according to the Chicago Tribune. He's recovering from a muscle strain in his right shoulder. |
| May 26, 2005 Kerry Wood continues to build arm strength with long toss, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "He is in the early stages," Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal said. "It's going well. We are just doing arm strength, and he's up to about 90 feet today." |
| May 23, 2005 Kerry Wood has tested his sore shoulder by throwing the last two days, according to the Chicago Tribune. "He's kind of starting over, because he hasn't picked up a ball for three weeks," manager Dusty Baker said. "But he is pain-free and he is inflammation-free, so we just have to start from scratch." |
| May 21, 2005 An MRI Friday revealed that the inflammation in the shoulder of Kerry Wood is almost gone, according to the AP. He began a light throwing program on Saturday. |
| May 21, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Kerry Wood underwent an MRI yesterday on his strained right shoulder. If the results are good, he could begin long-tossing as soon as today. |
| May 20, 2005 Kerry Wood, on the DL with a sore right shoulder, could start throwing soon, according to the AP. "That doesn't mean he'll be able to pitch right away. I think he's real close to him starting to throw long toss," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. |
| May 3, 2005 The Cubs placed Kerry Wood on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a muscle strain in his right shoulder. |
| May 3, 2005 Kerry Wood will miss at least five-to-six weeks with a strained rotator cuff that will prevent him from throwing for the next three weeks, according to the Chicago Tribune. |
| May 2, 2005 An MRI on Monday revealed that Kerry Wood has a muscle strain in his right shoulder, according to the AP. He will not be able to throw for three weeks and then will be re-evaluated by team doctors to devise a strengthening program. "It's unfortunate that it's going to put him out for a while. But at least it's a muscular problem that can heal and not a surgical problem," said GM Jim Hendry. "That's good news. It's not a tear. He will just have to take his time like with any muscle. And hopefully he can get back for the final two-thirds of the season." |
| May 2, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that Kerry Wood will miss at least one start and perhaps more depending on the results of tests Monday on his ailing right shoulder. What is concerning is that Wood previously only felt discomfort between pitches and innings, but on Saturday, he felt it while throwing his pitches. |
| April 30, 2005 Kerry Wood left his start on Saturday after just three innings because of tendinitis in his right shoulder. Wood gave up three runs on four hits and two walks before departing. He will be examined on Monday. |
| April 28, 2005 The Cubs have determined that Kerry Wood will be able to make his scheduled start on Saturday, according to the Chicago Tribune. Wood has been bothered by tendinitis in his pitching shoulder. |
| April 27, 2005 Kerry Wood threw on flat ground yesterday but remains questionable for Saturday's scheduled start due to the tendinitis in his shoulder, according to the Daily Southtown. "We're not sure yet," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "He said he's feeling good, and that's the main thing. If he's feeling good, there is a good chance he'll be on schedule." |
| April 26, 2005 The Cubs are not certain that Kerry Wood will be able to make his next start on Saturday because of a sore rotator cuff in his shoulder, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. If Wood can't take the ball on Saturday, the Cubs may throw Mark Prior or give a spot start to Glendon Rusch. |
| April 25, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that Kerry Wood was limited to only five innings during Sunday's start because of tendinitis in his shoulder, the same sore joint that limited him in spring training. "There's nothing wrong with him, he just has a little tendinitis," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. Wood hopes to make his scheduled start on Saturday. |
| April 8, 2005 Kerry Wood threw just 52 strikes out of 102 total pitches in his first start of the year on Friday. He allowed four hits and two runs to the Brewers over 5.2 IP. Control was clearly an issue; although he struck out seven, he also walked five, including one when the bases were loaded. |
| April 4, 2005 Kerry Wood tossed a 34-pitch, three-inning outing in a minor league game on Sunday, according to the Daily Southtown. He remains on target to start Friday's game after battling a sore shoulder this spring. |
| April 2, 2005 Kerry Wood will throw just two innings against the Angels' Triple-A squad Sunday after throwing 92 pitches against Colorado on Wednesday, according to the Daily Southtown. He's still on pace to start on April 8. |
| March 31, 2005 Kerry Wood threw 92 pitches yesterday in his first exhibition game since being sidelined by bursitis in the back of his right shoulder, according to the Chicago Tribune. Wood gave up three runs on eight hits over five innings and appears set to start the Cubs' home opener on April 8. |
| March 27, 2005 Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild indicated that Kerry Wood will make his next start on Wednesday, four days after he threw 63 pitches in a simulated game on Friday. Rothschild added that Wood is still in line to start the team's home opener on April 8. |
| March 26, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Kerry Wood finally got back on a mound yesterday to face batters for the first time since his shoulder tightened up March 9. He tossed 63 pitches in a simulated game. If his shoulder and back respond well, he could get into an exhibition game Tuesday, going as many as five innings. |
| March 24, 2005 Kerry Wood was supposed to return from a tight shoulder on Thursday, but he was scratched with tightness in his back. Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild said that Wood could throw a simulated game on Friday if he feels better. |
| March 23, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that Kerry Wood will be back in spring action Thursday, pitching as many as three innings in his return from bursitis in the back of his shoulder. He's on target to start the home opener for the Cubs on April 8. |
| March 20, 2005 Kerry Wood threw 48 pitches during a simulated game Saturday after tossing 41 warm-up throws, according to the Chicago Tribune. "[Wood] was pretty sharp, not as sharp as he will be," pitching coach Larry Rothschild said. "Arm-wise there is absolutely no problem at all. His velocity was real good. He was getting the touch and feel with the breaking ball again, and he threw some very good changeups." The team is hoping that Wood will be ready to take the mound as early as the April 8-10 series at home. |
| March 19, 2005 Kerry Wood reported that his right shoulder felt good on Friday, and he may throw today, according to the Chicago Tribune. "He may be ready for a simulated game," Cub manager Dusty Baker said. "It depends on how he feels." |
| March 18, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that while the Cubs have ruled Kerry Wood out for their opening series, April 4-6, they hope he will be over his shoulder bursitis in time for the next series, at home, April 8-10. He's feeling better and could toss a simulated game this weekend. |
| March 17, 2005 As expected, Kerry Wood threw about 30 pitches off a mound yesterday, according to the Daily Southtown. He's recovering from bursitis in his shoulder. |
| March 16, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Kerry Wood will test his sore shoulder by throwing 20 to 30 pitches off a mound on Wednesday. Wood has been diagnosed with bursitis in the joint. |
| March 13, 2005 The Cubs expect Kerry Wood to miss only one Cactus League start due to the bursitis in his shoulder, according to the Daily Southtown. |
| March 12, 2005 The Daily Southtown reports that Kerry Wood is expected to resume throwing next week after being pulled from his last outing with a tight shoulder. He was diagnosed with bursitis and inflammation around the rotator cuff. |
| March 11, 2005 The Chicago Tribune reports that Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal said the MRI Kerry Wood had revealed "basically a little bursitis in the back of his shoulder, some mild inflammation along some of the [rotator] cuff muscles, but nothing significant." GM Jim Hendry said yesterday's examination showed the injury was minor. "He'll probably take two or three days off and probably start throwing again Sunday or Monday at the latest," Hendry said. |
| March 10, 2005 After leaving Wednesday's game with a strained shoulder, Kerry Wood returned to Chicago on Thursday to have his right shoulder examined, according to the AP. He underwent an MRI before leaving. "After what happened last year, this is just precautionary," Baker said. "It was just a matter of him going back and seeing our team doctor. Right now, it's nothing. We just decided to do this for a precautionary sake." |
| March 10, 2005 Kerry Wood took himself out of Wednesday's game with tightness in his shoulder but says he's not concerned, according to the Chicago Tribune. He plans to make his next start on Monday. |
| March 9, 2005 Kerry Wood left his start early on Wednesday with a slightly strained shoulder, according to the AP. He threw two scoreless innings before tightness in his shoulder cut short his warmups for the third. |
| February 25, 2005 Kerry Wood will be the Cubs' opening day starter for the third season in a row, according to the AP. "We've got five guys, in my opinion, who could be opening-day starters," Wood said. "Once you get 2-3 weeks into it with rainouts and days off, whatever, everybody's mixed up. It is an honor, though." |