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**Randy Wolf**
Randy Wolf
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	Free Agent
	Starting pitcher
	Born: August 22, 1976 (age 33); Canoga Park, California
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
	June 11, 1999 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics; (through 2009 season)
Win-Loss	101-85
Earned run average	4.13
Strikeouts	1,387
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2006); Los Angeles Dodgers (2007); San Diego Padres (2008); Houston Astros (2008); Los Angeles Dodgers (2009);

Randall Christopher Wolf (born August 22, 1976, in Canoga Park, California) is a left-handed pitcher, who is currently a free agent.

[edit] Amateur career

Wolf played PONY League Baseball in West Hills, CA. He played high school baseball at El Camino Real in Woodland Hills, CA, where he was named High School "Pitcher of the Year" by the Los Angeles Times in 1993, and "Player of the Year" in 1994. Wolf continued his amateur career at Pepperdine University where he was Freshman 1st Team All-America, West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year, 2nd team College All-American, and West Coast Conference All-Star.

[edit] Draft and minor leagues

He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft, but didn't sign. He was then drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft.

He rose through the minor leagues quickly, including stops with Single-A Batavia (1997, 4-0, 1.58, 7 starts), Double-A Reading (1998, 2-0, 1.44, 4 starts), and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (1998, 9-7, 4.62, 23 starts & 1999, 4-5, 3.61, 12 starts).

[edit] Major league career

Wolf pitching for the Dodgers in Spring 2007.

[edit] Philadelphia Phillies

Wolf made his major-league debut on June 11, 1999, against the Toronto Blue Jays, pitching 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run, and recording his first career victory in the Phillies 8-4 win over Toronto.

Perhaps his best season was in 2003, when he was selected to the National League All-Star team and finished the year with a career-high 16 wins.

On August 11, 2004, Wolf hit two home runs while pitching the Phillies to a 15-4 win against the Colorado Rockies.

On July 1, 2005, Wolf underwent Tommy John surgery, missing the remainder of the season and the first half of the 2006 season. He made his return to the Phillies' rotation on July 30, 2006. He finished the 2006 season with a 4-0 record, pitching only 55 innings.

Phillies fans created a Wolf fan club, The Wolf Pack, whose members came to games sporting wolf masks. This prompted the Phillies promotional team to have a Randy Wolf Mask giveaway night. When one member of The Wolf Pack died, Randy attended the funeral.

After the 2006 season his contract with the Phillies expired and he became a free agent.

[edit] Los Angeles Dodgers

Wolf signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. On July 4 2007, Wolf went on the 15-day DL due to left shoulder soreness. He was expected to recover, but he underwent shoulder surgery and missed the rest of the season. On November 1, the Dodgers bought out his 2008 option and allowed Wolf to become a free agent.

[edit] San Diego Padres, Houston Astros

On December 1, 2007, Wolf signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres. On April 15, 2008, Wolf had a no-hitter through 6.2 innings against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park before Brad Hawpe hit a single.

On July 22, 2008, Wolf was traded to the Houston Astros for Chad Reineke.

[edit] Return to Los Angeles

On February 6, 2009, Wolf signed a one-year $5 million contract to return to the Dodgers.^[1]

He turned in one of his best seasons for the Dodgers, finishing 11-7 with a 3.23 ERA in 34 starts for the team.

[edit] Personal life

Wolf's older brother Jim Wolf is a Major League umpire. To avoid a potential conflict of interests, Jim Wolf is not allowed to work on games his brother pitches.

In 2007, Wolf purchased a house in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills from rocker Slash.

Wolf's entrance music is "Jambi" by Tool

[edit] References

^ Gurnick, Ken (2009-02-06). "Dodgers sign Wolf to one-year deal Return of left-hander will help bolster young rotation for LA". MLB.com. http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090206&content_id=3805106&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la. Retrieved 2009-02-07.

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[0] Gurnick, Ken (2009-02-06). "Dodgers sign Wolf to one-year deal Return of left-hander will help bolster young rotation for LA". MLB.com. http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090206&content_id=3805106&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la. Retrieved 2009-02-07.

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