Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield died Sunday, Oct. 1 from brain cancer.
The usually-jovial Ortiz, who won a pair of World Series titles with Wakefield, made it clear he misses his friend.Schilling also disclosed that Wakefield’s wife Stacy has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
After Schilling’s announcement, the Red Sox released a statement saying the Wakefields had intended to keep the news private.Wakefield pitched for the Red Sox from 1995 to 2011 after starting his career with the Pirates. Drafted by Pittsburgh as a first baseman in 1988, Wakefield started toying with a knuckleball in the minors and transitioned to pitching in 1990.Wakefield finished third in voting for the 1995 American League Cy Young Award, going 16-8 with a 2.95 ERA.Wakefield won 200 games over 19 MLB seasons, including 186 with the Red Sox, which is third-most all-time in Boston behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens .
Following his retirement after the 2011 season, Wakefield remained a fixture in Boston through his appearances for the club and his charity work in the community.The Mets have to make a contract decision on 16 players — projecting who's back and who gets cutWhy it was always likely to end ugly for Bill Belichick and the Patriots — and what he might do next