Mark Prior – Chicago Cubs
Prior’s pitches were all the craze as he had a mid-90s mph fastball, a curveball, a slurve, and a changeup all throughout his career, however his Chicago Cubs career was plagued with injuries. From 2007 to 2013, Prior bounced around from team to team, still suffering from injuries until he finally retired.
Mark Prior – Chicago Cubs
Kerry Wood – Chicago Cubs
If we’re going to talk about Mark Prior then Kerry Wood is up next. Wood played 14 seasons for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. He was a 20-year-old rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros, which some argue may be the greatest single-game pitching performance in MLB history. The game also made Wood the co-holder of the MLB record for strikeouts in a single game and earned him the nickname, Kid K. Wood would go on to record over 200 strikeouts in four out of his first five seasons, with a high of 266 in 2003, and holds several MLB strikeout records. All throughout his career, he suffered from injuries but still managed to be named an All-Star twice. In his career, he was on the disabled list 14 times in 14 major league seasons, which included missing the entire 1999 season.
Kerry Wood – Chicago Cubs
