Wakefield retired in 2011 after winning the World Series with Boston in 2004 and 2007.
Wakefield owns Red Sox records with 430 starts and 3,006 innings pitched. He ranks second in the franchise with 590 pitching appearances and 2,046 strikeouts, behind Bob Stanley and Roger Clemens , and third in club history with 186 wins, trailing only Clemens and Cy Young . He is the only player in franchise history to appear in a game at the age of 44 or older. Wakefield is also the Fenway Park leader with 216 starts and 1,553 innings at the ballpark.
“It’s one thing to be an outstanding athlete; it’s another to be an extraordinary human being. Tim was both,” Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said in a statement. “He was a role model on and off the field, giving endlessly to the Red Sox Foundation and being a force for good for everyone he encountered. I felt fortunate to call him a close friend and along with all of us in Red Sox Nation, I know the world was made better because he was in it.
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