The Boston Red Sox, Tim’s 17-season team, issued a statement on behalf of the Wakefield family following Stacy’s
death:
Tim Wakefield died on October 1 at the age of 57. Curt Schilling, his former Red Sox teammate, revealed on his
podcast in October that Tim and Stacy had been diagnosed with various types of cancer.
The Red Sox issued a statement on behalf of the Wakefield family in response to Schilling’s comments, stating that
they did not want the diagnoses made public.
They got married in November 2002, after meeting in Massachusetts. They are survived by their two children,
Trevor and Brianna.
Tim Wakefield, who began his MLB career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, was released early in the 1995 season. He
signed as a free agent with the Red Sox and became a fixture on the team until his retirement in February 2012.
Wakefield holds the Red Sox record for most games started (430) and innings pitched (3,006). He won two World
Series championships with the club, in 2004 and 2007.
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Tim Wakefield, the Red Sox pitching staff’s knuckleballing workhorse who rebounded from giving up a season-
ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win the curse-breaking World Series the
following year, has died. He was 57.
The Red Sox announced his death in a statement on Sunday. Wakefield had brain cancer, according to former
teammate Curt Schilling, who revealed the diagnosis on a podcast last week without Wakefield’s knowledge or
agreement. The news elicited applause and outpourings of sympathy for Wakefield—as well as hatred for Schilling.
The Red Sox confirmed Wakefield’s sickness at the time but declined to elaborate, citing Wakefield’s plea for privacy.
Wakefield was drafted by the Pirates as a first baseman who set home run records in college, but he transitioned to
pitcher after mastering the knuckleball in the minor leagues. Using an outmoded pitch, he went on to win 200 major
league games, including 186 with the Red Sox, trailing only Cy Young and Roger Clemens in franchise history.
