Tim Wakefield pitched for the Boston Red Sox from 1995 to 2011.
Wakefield, 57, pitched for the Red Sox from 1995 to 2011, helping Boston win a pair of World Series .
Wakefield, known for his knuckleball, finished third in voting for the 1995 American League Cy Young Award, going 16-8 with a 2.95 ERA.Tim Wakefield won a pair of World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox .Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a first baseman in 1988, Wakefield started toying with the knuckler in the minors and transitioned to pitching in 1990.But ahead of the 1995 season, Pittsburgh released Wakefield, and the rest is history.
It was Wakefield who was willing to eat up innings of Game 3 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, which the Yankees won, 19-8. By saving the bullpen, Wakefield set up manager Terry Francona with a path forward for the pitching staff as the Red Sox rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win the AL pennant.
Following his retirement after the 2011 season, Wakefield has remained a fixture in Boston through his appearances for the club and his charity work in the community.
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