At Santa Barbara High School Axelrod was the 2003 Channel League Most Valuable Player, and First Team All-County. After college, he was drafted in the 30th round of the 2007 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. In 2009, he was a Frontier League All Star. In 2011, he was named a AA Southern League All-Star and an MiLB.com 2011 Cincinnati Reds Organization All Star. He has pitched in the major leagues for the Chicago White Sox (2011–13) and the Cincinnati Reds (2014–15).\n', '

Axelrod pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.\n', '

Axelrod was born in Santa Barbara, California, to Dennis and Joni Axelrod. After his mother discovered she had cancer, she home-schooled him for four years. She died on his 10th birthday, in 1995. His grandmother Lula Axelrod kept score at his games from PONY League through college, until she died at the age of 90. He has a brother, named Aaron.\n', '

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