Randy Wolf

Randall Christopher Wolf (born August 22, 1976), nicknamed "Wolfie",[1] is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Miami Marlins, and Detroit Tigers.

In 2003, Wolf 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.

[6] On April 15, 2008, Wolf had a no-hitter through 62⁄3 innings against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park before Brad Hawpe hit a single.

[11] On October 13 in the 2011 NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals, Randy Wolf won his first career postseason start.

With this victory, Wolf is no longer the active leader in career games started without a postseason win.

[12] A few weeks before being released, Wolf threw a 49 mph curveball, the slowest in MLB history.

[citation needed] On August 31, 2012, Wolf signed with the Baltimore Orioles and was subsequently added to the team's 25-man roster as a member of the bullpen.

He became a free agent following the season on November 3.. On October 30, Wolf underwent Tommy John surgery for the second time of his career.

[23] After 6 games (1 start) with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, he opted out of his minor league deal on July 13.

[25] The Blue Jays announced the signing officially on March 18, and assigned him to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.

Wolf made 23 starts for the Bisons in 2015, and posted a 9–2 record, with a 2.58 ERA, 106 strikeouts and 40 walks in 1392⁄3 innings.

[27] He had his contract selected on August 22, he made his debut for the Tigers the same day in a game against the Texas Rangers.

Wolf primarily pitched to contact for fly balls, though he was capable of racking up strikeouts in his starts.

[32] Wolf's cousin, Sid Akins, is a retired professional baseball player who appeared in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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

Wolf pitching for the Dodgers in Spring 2007.