Gage Wood was in the midst of arguably the best-pitched game in College World Series history, a 19-strikeout no-hitter where the lone batter who reached base was hit by a pitch. It was the first ...

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I just traded the next superstar in the game.” That would be James Wood, then 19 and a Class A outfielder in the Padres’ system, now 22 and on the cusp of reaching Preller’s assessment with ...