(Photo : Jim Rogash/Getty Images) BOSTON, MA – Tim Wakefield (#49) of the Boston Red Sox, who’s in search of his two hundredth win, throws towards the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park August 26, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Former knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield, finest recognized for his tenure with the Boston Red Sox, sadly handed away from mind most cancers on Sunday morning, October 1, on the age of 57, the group introduced.
Our hearts are damaged with the lack of Tim Wakefield.
Wake embodied true goodness; a loyal husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the final word neighborhood chief. He gave a lot to the sport and all of Red Sox Nation.
Our deepest love and ideas are with… pic.twitter.com/ah5kV2Yt8j
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 1, 2023
Wakefield gained two World Series titles with the franchise in 2004 and 2007, spending 17 seasons in Boston from 1995 to 2011. He spent the primary two seasons of his profession with the Philadelphia Phillies.
“It’s one thing to be an outstanding athlete; it’s another to be an extraordinary human being. Tim was both. I know the world was made better because he was in it,” Red Sox chairman Tom Werner mentioned.
Last week, Wakefield’s former teammate, Curt Schilling, revealed on his podcast, The Curt Schilling Baseball Show, with out the household’s permission that the 2009 MLB All-Star was affected by the sickness. He confronted criticism for publicly disclosing such delicate info.
The Red Sox did affirm the presence of an sickness regarding their former participant however didn’t present additional particulars, respecting Wakefield’s request for privateness.
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Tim Wakefield’s spouse additionally has most cancers
Schilling additionally revealed that Wakefield’s spouse, Stacy, has been battling pancreatic most cancers.
The six-time MLB All-Star admitted that he wasn’t positive if Wakefield wished this info to be made public.
Nevertheless, he selected to disclose it as a result of he has religion within the energy of prayer and skilled a way of guilt in not sustaining extra communication with Wakefield.
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