Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons

Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced child with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, providing an often unhittable breaking pitch and striking out 20 batters in just the fifth start.

On Friday, he left the game after the last performance, emotional connection with the Chicago Cubs.

Fittingly, "Kid K" strike the last batter he would face and retire at age 34, ending a career that eye-popping at times, but hampered by injuries.

". I had to explosions I would not trade it in. I learned of the injury, I learned about my body and what it takes to compete and come out and play every day," Wood said after his final game, 3-2 loss against the White Sox.

Justin Verlander proves he’s not a liar, downs famous Taco Bell order before opening day start

Justin Verlander made ​​headlines this offseason when he revealed the secret of his success until the late night host Conan O'Brien. Before each of his starts, Verlander said he likes to make a run for the border and down to eat your favorite item from Taco Bell.

And lest you doubt that Verlander did not really eat three crispy taco Supremes (no tomato), and the cheesy gordita crisis and Mexican pizza (no tomato), Detroit Tigers ace tweeted pictures of food on Wednesday night. According to Taco Bell website, it's about 1630 calories, 96 grams of fat and 2,300 mg of salt sitting on the coffee table Verlander.