Jason William Wood (born December 16, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player.

He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder, primarily used at first base.

Wood, who had fair power, started off his professional career by playing in the minor leagues for seven seasons from 1991 to 1997.

He made his major league debut at the age of 28 against the Boston Red Sox on April 1, 1998, as a defensive replacement.

On July 18, 1998, he was sent to the Detroit Tigers as the player to be named later in the deal that sent Bip Roberts to the Athletics on June 23, 1998.

On September 9, 1998, he made his first career start against the Chicago White Sox as the designated hitter.

On April 5, 2008, Wood was designated for assignment by the Marlins to open a roster spot for the recently re-acquired Wes Helms.

On June 29, 2007, Wood pitched one inning of perfect relief in a 12–3 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

On October 31, 2008, Wood was announced as the hitting instructor for the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization,[1] however, he was named the hitting coach for Bakersfield Blaze of the Class A-Advanced California League in the Texas Rangers organization on December 29, 2008,[2] and served in that role through the 2010 season.

He served as the manager of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League from 2011 through the 2013 season.

[3] He served as the manager of the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League from 2015 through the 2018 season.

[3] In 2019, he became the manager of the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, when they became a Rangers affiliate prior to that season.