[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14414]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         TRIBUTE TO TRAVIS WOOD

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate 
Travis Wood, an Arkansan who is a member of the 2016 World Series 
Champion Chicago Cubs.
  Travis was born in Little Rock, AR. He comes from an athletic family 
and demonstrated his potential on the baseball diamond early. He gained 
national notice as a member of Bryant's 15-year-old All-Stars team when 
he pitched a no-hitter and struck out 17 batters at the Babe Ruth World 
Series.
  Travis played baseball at Bryant High School, where he was a three-
time All-State selection and helped lead the Bryant Hornets to the 
State championship game in his junior season. He went on to win more 
accolades, including Saline County ``Male Athlete of the Year'' and the 
Arkansas Gatorade ``Player of the Year'' in addition to being named to 
the Louisville Slugger High School All-American team and the Louisville 
Slugger ``Player of the Year'' in Arkansas.
  After high school, Travis began his professional baseball career when 
he was drafted 60th overall by the Cincinnati Reds. He made his major 
league debut for the Reds against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 1, 
2010.
  Wood was traded to the Cubs in 2011 and was named to the National 
League All-Star Team in 2013. This season, Travis was an integral part 
of the Cubs' bullpen, going 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA in 77 appearances.
  While he's known for his impressive pitching repertoire, Travis has 
also had success in the batter's box throughout his career. That was on 
full display in game 2 of this year's National League Division Series, 
when he hit a 393-foot solo homerun against the Giants and helped 
propel the Cubs to a 2-0 lead in the series.
  Travis has continued to impress throughout his professional career, 
and Arkansas is extremely proud of him. We are so excited for Travis 
and his teammates, who were able to come back from a 3-1 series deficit 
to win the World Series, the first time the Chicago Cubs have done so 
in 108 years.
  Travis Wood is a great ambassador for the Natural State, and I am 
pleased to recognize his achievements. Congratulations, Travis and the 
entire Chicago Cubs organization, on a historic World Series 
championship.

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