 Axelrod pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, in March 2017.In January 2020 Axelrod joined the Los Angeles Angels organization as a Pitching Coordinator.Axelrod's broad repertoire consists of a four-seam fastball (86–90 mph), a sinker (86–90 mph), a cutter (85–88 mph), a slider (80–83 mph), a curveball (72–76 mph), and a changeup (80–85 mph).