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- All-Star pitcher Alex Wood retires after 12 MLB seasons and World Series title</p>
<p>The August 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM</p>
<p>1 / 4Alex Wood Retires BaseballFILE - San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood works against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/John Hefti, File)</p>
<p>Left-handed pitcher Alex Wood posted a long message on social media Friday announcing his retirement after 12 major league seasons that included a World Series title with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020.</p>
<p>Wood began his post on Instagram by saying he had "immense gratitude" following a career in which the 34-year-old was an All-Star selection in 2017 and reached the postseason seven times.</p>
<p>"I never could've imagined it would turn out this way," Wood wrote.</p>
<p>"Baseball was my first love. Outside of God and my family, nothing else has shaped me the way this game has," he added. "Even writing this, I can't help but smile thinking about how much I still love the game after all this time."</p>
<p>Wood's retirement comes after he went 1-3 with a 5.26 ERA in nine starts for the Oakland Athletics last season. Overall, the 6-foot-4 pitcher from Charlotte, North Carolina, went 77-68 with a 3.78 ERA over 278 games split between five teams, including two stints with the Dodgers.</p>
<p>He played collegiately at Georgia, was selected in the second round of the 2012 draft by the Braves and made his major league debut with Atlanta a year later. Wood's best season came in 2017 when he went 16-3 with a 2.72 ERA in 27 games for the Dodgers.</p>
<p>After spending 2019 in Cincinnati, he returned to Los Angeles and pitched four scoreless innings during the Dodgers' six-game World Series win over Tampa Bay. He also spent three seasons with the San Francisco Giants.</p>
<p>"Playing for five iconic franchises and becoming part of those communities is something my family and I will always cherish," Wood wrote.</p>
<p>He then closed his message by writing: "Cheers to what's next. See you at the park! Love, Woody."</p>
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