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Phillies' prospect sends bold message following Single-A debut
In 2022, Gage Wood earned All-State honors as a senior at Batesville High School in Arkansas. Despite that, he went unselected in the MLB Draft that year and went on to attend the University of Arkansas.
He started as a relief pitcher during his freshman and sophomore seasons, but moved to the starting rotation his junior year in 2025. However, he missed a few months early in the season while dealing with a shoulder injury.
But when he returned, he was dominant. He went on to throw the third no-hitter in College World Series history, striking out 19 Murray State batters. That type of dominance was something that intrigued the Philadelphia Phillies , who took him in the first round of the 2025 MLB Dr