Alex Wood (baseball)

Alex Wood
Wood with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018
Oakland Athletics – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1991-01-12) January 12, 1991 (age 33)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 30, 2013, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through May 12, 2024)
Win–loss record77–68
Earned run average3.78
Strikeouts1,173
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Robert Alexander Wood (born January 12, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants.

Before playing professional baseball, Wood played for his high school team at Ardrey Kell High School, and college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2009. The Braves selected Wood in the second round of the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut during the 2013 season for the Braves, and was an All-Star with the Dodgers in 2017. He won the 2020 World Series with the Dodgers.