{"id":592884,"date":"2023-10-02T00:47:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/former-red-sox-pitcher-tim-wakefield-dies-at-57\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T00:47:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:47:31","slug":"former-red-sox-pitcher-tim-wakefield-dies-at-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-red-sox-pitcher-tim-wakefield-dies-at-57\/","title":{"rendered":"#Former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield dies at 57"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/tim-wakefield-boston-red-sox-ap.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tim Wakefield, a former World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> champion pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, has died at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wakefield\u2019s former team <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedSox\/status\/1708550648914903185?s=20\">announced<\/a> his death in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> post on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield,\u201d the team said in an X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father, and teammate, beloved broadcaster, and the ultimate community leader,\u201d the team added. \u201cHe gave so much to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> and all of Red Sox Nation. Our deepest love and thoughts are with Stacy, Trevor, Brianna, and the Wakefield family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wakefield, who made his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992, spent sixteen of his twenty major league seasons with Boston, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wakefti01.shtml\">compiling<\/a> a 200-192 record and 4.41 earned runs average (ERA) in over 3,000 major league innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wakefield, who was a part of two World Series championship teams in the 2000s, retired in 2012. He spent years as a studio analyst for regional sports network New England Sports Network (NESN) and focused on his philanthropic work in the Boston area.<\/p>\n<p>Wakefield\u2019s death comes days after the team <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedSox\/status\/1707443441691476431?s=20\">issued <\/a>a statement saying that Wakefield was undergoing treatment for a disease, asking fans to respect his family\u2019s privacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, this information has been shared publicly without their permission,\u201d the team said in their statement.\u00a0\u201cTheir health is a deeply personal matter they intended to keep private as they navigate treatment and work to tackle this disease. Tim and Stacy are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciative of the support and love that has always been extended to them and respectfully ask for privacy at this time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Questions about Wakefield\u2019s health came to light after his former teammate, Curt Schilling, said during a podcast episode that Wakefield was battling brain cancer, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/curt-schilling-reveals-permission-former-red-sox-teammate-tim-wakefiel-rcna118019\">according to<\/a> NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many social media users called out Schilling, who has gained notoriety for his conservative commentary, for outing the details of Wakefield\u2019s health without the consent of Wakefield\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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