Chicago - UPI
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood showed up at Wrigley Field Friday hours after his wife posted a Facebook notice that he\'s retiring as a player.
Wood, 34, who has battled shoulder problems through most of his 14 years with the Cubs, apparently planned to pitch one more time before moving to a non-playing position with the team, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
The Cubs played the Chicago White Sox Friday.
Wood\'s wife\'s Facebook post was simple: \"Every story has an end but in life every ending is just a new beginning.\"
Wood, whose earned run average this season has been 8.64, pitched a single inning Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. He allowed a run, a hit and two walks.