Hafner hits 3-run homer as Indians top A's 12-4

2010-03-20T16:45:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Hafner hits 3-run homer during 8-run second inning as Indians pound A's split squad 12-4</div><div><p>After an extended outage, Travis Hafner may be getting his power back.</p><p>Hafner's three-run homer onto a sidewalk beyond the right-field wall capped Clev...

Indians closer Kerry Wood out with muscle strain

2010-03-20T14:15:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Knocked Wood: Indians closer Kerry Wood could miss 2 months with strained back muscle</div><div><p>Kerry Wood went one full season in Cleveland without making a trip to the disabled list. He won't make it two.</p><p>The Indians' closer, with a long history of injuries and surgeries, could miss two months with a strained muscl...

Rangers blank Indians 5-0

2010-03-13T16:45:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Indians closer Kerry Wood misses 5-0 loss to Rangers with arm soreness</div><div><p>The Cleveland Indians lost a game and may not have Kerry Wood for at least a few days either.</p><p>Brandon McCarthy pitched three scoreless innings for the Kerry Wood has been a Cubs player for 10 years now. He won?t be back next year. It was a disappointing thing for most Cubs fans and teammates to see.<br><br>That chapter of Kerry Wood?s life is now over but he has memories that will last a lifetime. The end of his baseball life was bittersweet but he knew it was something he had to do.<br><br>Wood was a free-agent and had he stayed playing, then he would have been on ...

Most Injury-Prone Pro Athletes

2010-02-23T07:07:23Z

<div><p>With football season at full speed, the NFL's injury report reads like a Pro Bowl team. Troy Polamalu? Check. Michael Turner? Brian Urlacher? Check. While we ...

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Baseball

2009-08-26T21:50:49Z

Cleveland Indians closing pitcher Kerry Wood (L) celebrates with catcher Chris Gimenez (R) after their win against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri

Indians White Sox Baseball

2009-08-09T14:17:03Z

Cleveland Indians' Kerry Wood and Jamey Carroll celebrate the Indians 8-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox after a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Detroit Tigers' Carlos Guillen rounds the bases after a two-run home run off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Kerry Wood in the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Red Sox Indians Baseball

2009-04-28T20:59:26Z

Boston Red Sox' s Jason Bay hits a three-run home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher Kerry Wood in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 27, 2009, in Cleveland. David Ortiz and

DeRosa, Wood have good day for Indians

2010-03-03T12:37:40Z

<div id="subtitle">DeRosa, Wood enjoy positive day for Indians against former team in 7-5 win over Cubs</div><div><p>Mark DeRosa and Kerry Wood each had an excellent day against their former team.</p><p>DeRosa homered his first two times up, doubled and hit a sacrifice fly to lead the Milwaukee Brewers rally for 6-3 victory</div><div><p>Kerry Wood worked one scoreless inning for Cleveland before the Milwaukee Brewers scored four runs in the eighth inning off Kirk Saarloos to def...

Indians' Wood, Angels' Weaver make 1st appearances

2010-03-03T18:04:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Indians' Kerry Wood, Angels' Jered Weaver make 1st appearances of spring</div><div><p>A pair of high-profile pitchers made their first spring appearances in the Angels' 8-4 win over the Kerry Wood, who spent 10 years as a Chicago Cubs pitcher before signing with the Cleveland Indians last month, took out a full-page newspaper advertisement on Sunday to say goodbye to loyal supporters.</p><p>Wood, a fan favorite in five years as a starter for th...

Indians ink hurler Wood to two-year contract

2010-03-01T03:45:51Z

<div><p>The Cleveland Indians have found a closing pitcher, announcing Saturday they have signed righthanded hurler Kerry Wood to a two-year deal.</p><p>Financial terms were not disclosed, but The Plain Dealer newspaper reported the...

Wood, Indians reach $20.5 million, 2-year deal

2010-03-01T03:52:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Refurbished Wood: Indians sign Kerry Wood for 2 years, $20.5 million to be new closer</div><div><p>Kerry Wood wasn't concerned the Cleveland Indians would find a red flag in his massive medical records.</p><p>He was certain the elbow X-rays, MRI results on his shoulder and confi...

Indians Wood Baseball

2009-04-23T09:25:42Z

This is an Aug. 31, 2007 file photo showing Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood delivering a pitch against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Chicago. Wood was in Cleveland on Wednesday night Dec. 10, 2008 to take the physical needed before he can finalize a two-year deal with the Kevin Gregg to Cubs for minor leaguer Jose Ceda</div><div><p>The Chicago Cubs acquired reliever Kevin Gregg in a trade with the Florida Marlins on Thursday, a move that appears to ...

Back-to-back homers by Johnson, Soriano lift Cubs

2010-03-03T23:45:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Johnson, Soriano hit back-to-back homers in eighth as Cubs escape with 8-5 win over Pirates</div><div><p>Reed Johnson and Alfonso Soriano hit back-to-back homers in the eighth, and the Chicago Cubs escaped with an 8-5 victory over the Kerry Wood faced batters on Sunday but probably will not return from a pesky blister on his right index finger until later this week.</p><p>Sidelined since July 11, Wood had hoped to return from the disabled list during Kerry Wood placed on disabled list with blister on pitching hand</div><div><p>The Cubs placed closer Kerry Wood on the disabled list Thursday for the 12th time in his 10-year career because of a blister on his pitching hand.</p><p>Wood, who has 24 saves in 29 chances and was selected to the NL All-Star team, has a blister on his ri...

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