Gage Wood

Austin Gage Wood (born December 15, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He went unselected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and fulfilled his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Arkansas.

As a freshman at Arkansas in 2023, Wood appeared in 23 games in relief and went 2–0 with a 4.80 ERA, five saves, and 42 strikeouts over thirty innings. As a sophomore in 2024, he appeared in 22 games and pitched to a 3–2 record, a 4.46 ERA, and 56 strikeouts over innings. After the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Falmouth Commodores. Wood moved into Arkansas' starting rotation for the 2025 season. He missed time in February, March, and April due to a shoulder injury.

On June 16, 2025, Wood threw the third no-hitter in College World Series history, striking out 19 batters in a 3-0 win versus the Murray State Racers. Over ten starts for the season, Wood went 4-1 with a 3.82 ERA and 69 strikeouts over innings.

Professional career Wood was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round with the 26th overall pick of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team on July 22 for $3 million. After signing, Wood made his professional debut with the Single-A Clearwater Threshers. In his lone start for the season, he pitched two innings in which he allowed one run and struck out five batters.

Wood returned to Clearwater to open the 2026 season. On May 18, Wood was promoted to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils after eight starts with Clearwater where he posted a 3.42 ERA, 40 strikeouts and 12 walks in innings. He was selected to represent the Phillies at the 2026 All-Star Futures Game alongside Wen-Hui Pan. He was the starting pitcher for the National League team.