Wood did not have an outing during the MLB this season, with his last game coming in 2024. He managed a 1-3 record with the then-Oakland Athletics, with a 5.26 ERA. Those came across nine appearances, all of which were starts.
"For over half my life, every decision I've made has centered around how it would impact my baseball career," said the 34-year-old in an announcement on Instagram. "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 7 postseasons, winning a World Series, and earning an All-Star selection - I never could've imagined it would turn out this way."
"Baseball was my first love. Outside of God and my family, nothing else has shaped me the way this game has. Even writing this, I can't help but smile thinking about how much I still love the game after all this time."
Wood won the World Series in 2020 in his second stint the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also earned himself an All-Star showing in 2017. Across 278 career games, where he started 211 of them, the 2012 second round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves went 77-68 with a 3.78 ERA.
After playing the first three years of his career with the Braves, Wood went on to play with the Dodgers for four years before joining the Cincinnati Reds in 2019. A year later, he was back in LA. After captuing that year's World Series, he spent three years with the San Francisco Giants. In what turned out to be his final year, he played for the Athletics.