Jason Wood (baseball)
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Wood, playing for the Marlins in June 2007
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: December 16, 1969 San Bernardino, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 1, 1998, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 2, 2008, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .245 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 36 | ||
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Jason William Wood (born December 16, 1969 in San Bernardino, California) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball as an infielder, primarily used at first base. He is the manager of the Round Rock Express, the Texas Rangers AAA team.
Wood attended McLane High School and then Fresno State University. Originally, Wood was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 56th round (1333rd overall) of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft. Opting not to sign with the Blue Jays, he was then drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 39th round (1009th overall) in the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft. Still, he did not sign. Finally, after being drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round (308th overall) of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft, he signed.
Wood, who had fair power, started off his professional career by playing in the minor leagues for seven seasons from 1991 to 1997. In 1994, he was a Southern League All-Star. He had a breakout minor league season in 1997 when he played for the Triple-A Edmonton Trappers. That year, he played in 130 games, batted .321 with 19 home runs and 87 RBI. His 1997 minor league season included helping the Trappers become league champions. Following the 1997 season, he was released on October 17, but would re-sign with the Athletics organization ten days later on October 27.
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