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Kerry Wood, Cubs Finalize 1-Year Deal

Kerry Wood will return to the Chicago Cubs in 2011, the team officially announced Friday. Wood, who passed a physical on Thursday, has agreed to a one-year deal reportedly worth a base salary of $1.5 million to return to the team that originally drafted him. Since converting to relief full-time in 2007, the right-hander...

Kerry Wood, Cubs Reportedly Reach Deal

The Chicago Cubs and Kerry Wood are reuniting, according to multiple reports. Wood and the team that originally drafted him way back in 1995 have agreed to a one-year deal that will bring him back to the Windy City just three years after he left. Wood will make $1.5 million, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, after...

Hank Steinbrenner: Yanks Don't 'Owe Anybody Anything Monetarily'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hank Steinbrenner has a message as the New York Yankees negotiate to re-sign Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. "As much as we want to keep everybody, we've already made these guys very, very rich, and I don't feel we owe anybody anything monetarily,'' the Yankees co-chairman said Tuesday. "Some of these...

Yankees Decline Options on Lance Berkman, Kerry Wood, Nick Johnson

The Yankees announced Wednesday that they have declined contract options on first baseman/DH Lance Berkman, right-handed reliever Kerry Wood and designated hitter Nick Johnson for 2011. The club also announced that it had picked up its 2011 option on right-handed pitcher Andrew Brackman, a first-round pick in 2007 who has...

Rangers vs. Yankees: Gritty Effort in Game 5 Keeps New York Alive in ALCS

NEW YORK -- The Yankees on Wednesday hung on for dear life through much of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series and thus still cling to hope in the series, by virtue of a 7-2 win over the Rangers. The Rangers lead three games to two, and the best-of-seven series resumes Friday in Texas. New York built an...

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Kerry Wood Gets Hug From Son After Final Strikeout

His career may not have gone down the path many thought it would, but Kerry Wood's final game of his career turned out to be one amazing script.

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White Sox Beat Cubs 3-2 In Likely Wood Finale

Gordon Beckham hit a tie-breaking home run in the eighth inning Friday and the Chicago White Sox overcame the loss of star Paul Konerko to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in what was likely the final major league game for Cubs reliever Kerry Wood. Beckham's solo shot and a two-run blast from Konerko in the first were the only...

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05/26/12 Viciedo showing his power for ChiSox Source: CBSSports.com White Sox outfielder Dayan Viciedo's .368 average during his last 10 games is just part of why he's landed on the who's hot list.
05/25/12 Memories that last a lifetime Source: The Progress-Index - Petersburg VA Often I ask coaches and players after games of epic proportion, if somewhere during the day or night, did they take the time to enjoy the beauty of the moment.
05/25/12 Book notes: Kerry Wood signs his new kids' book Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL "author Michaela Muntean reads from and signs copies of her book at 4 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com. â¢ Author Craig Cleve discusses and signs copies of his book "The Green Hornet Street Car Disaster" at 2 p.m.
05/24/12 Start to finish, Strode was in Wood's corner Source: MLB - Chicago Cubs In 1997, Kerry Wood was in his second pro season, pitching for the Cubs' Double-A Orlando team, when he nearly walked away from the game.
05/23/12 Kindred: In the wake of Wood's exit it's âWhat if?' Source: The Pantagraph - Bloomington IL The seasonal chill outside was nowhere to be found inside Illinois State's Bone Student Center, where the Chicago Cubs Caravan was making a warm and fuzzy annual stop.

Background on Kerry Wood

Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.

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