Kerry Wood is a retired American baseball player who has a net worth of $40 million. Kerry Wood spent 14 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees.
As a 20-year-old rookie, he struck out 20 hitters in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros, which some regard as one of the best pitching performances in baseball history.
Who is Kerry Wood married to?
Kerry Wood is married to Sarah Pates, and they have one son, Justin, and two daughters, Katie and Charlotte, together. Until 2008, the family called Chicago’s Old Town area home.
Meanwhile, Kerry Wood was born June 16, 1977, in Irving, Texas. He attended MacArthur High School and played baseball for three years before completing his schooling at Grand Prairie High School and playing his senior year of high school baseball. When the Chicago Cubs selected him fourth overall in the 1995 MLB Draft, he had already committed to playing college baseball at McLennan Community College in Waco.
In 1998, he was a 20-year-old rookie who struck out 20 batters in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros. According to some, Wood’s effort may be the best single-game pitching performance in MLB history. As a result, he shared the MLB record for the most strikeouts in a single game (20) and earned the nickname Kid K. Wood was also selected the 1998 National League Rookie of the Year.
He would go on to record over 200 strikeouts in four of his first five seasons. Furthermore, he set multiple MLB strikeout records and was chosen an All-Star twice (2003, 2008) despite being injured several times throughout his career, including missing the entire 1999 season due to Tommy John surgery. He then played for the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees before rejoining the Cubs. Wood retired from professional baseball on May 18, 2012, after fourteen seasons.
Wood finished his career with an 86-75 record, a 3.67 ERA, 1,582 strikeouts, and 63 saves. He was the fastest player in history to earn 1,000 strikeouts in appearances (134) and innings pitched (853).
Wood signed a three-year, $32.5 million contract deal with the Chicago Cubs in 2004. In December 2008, he signed a two-year contract worth $20.5 million with the Cleveland Indians. In 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the Cubs for $3 million, his final season of baseball. Kerry Wood’s paycheck alone during his MLB career totaled $76.8 million.
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