Former Dodgers All-Star & World Series Winner Announces Retirement at Age 34

After a World Series championship, an All-Star selection, and a solid 12-year career as a starting pitcher, left-hander Alex Wood has announced his retirement from major league baseball.

Congratulations to Alex Wood, who announced his retirement today after 12 Major League seasons.

The All-Star pitched for five teams and won a World Series with the 2020 Dodgers. pic.twitter.com/gRsiH8DEdZ
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“For over half my life, every decision I’ve made has centered around how it would impact my baseball career. I’ve given every ounce of myself in pursuit of my lifelong dream of becoming a big leaguer. Playing 12 years in the show, reaching seven postseasons, winning a World Series, and earning an All-Star selection — I never could’ve imagined it would turn out this way,” Wood wrote in his retirement announcement.

He reached his peak during a five-year span with the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 16-3 in 2017 with a 2.72 ERA and 1.05 WHIP, and being named to the National League All-Star team.

Three years later, he was part of the Dodgers' bullpen as the team took home the World Series championship. He contributed a 1.35 ERA in relief during that Series run.

Wood pitched for five teams in all in his career, beginning with the Atlanta Braves, where he established himself as an upper-echelon southpaw in the rotation, compiling a 3.10 ERA in three years there. But the Braves traded him to the Dodgers in 2015, and after four years in LA, he spent a year in 2019 with the Cincinnati Reds, then came back to Hollywood for his relief role in 2020, though both seasons were curtailed by injury troubles.

He finished his career in the Bay Area, with three seasons with the San Francisco Giants, and last pitched with the Oakland A's in 2024.

Congrats to Wood on a terrific major league career.