Timothy Stephen Wakefield (August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023) began his Major League Baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates-but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team-When he retired at age 45 after 19 seasons -Wakefield was the oldest active player in the major leagues. Wakefield won his 200th career game on September 13, 2011, and he ranks third in career wins in Red Sox franchise history behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens.He is second in all-time wins at Fenway Park with 97, behind Clemens's 100, and is the all-time leader in innings pitched by a Red Sox pitcher, with 3,006-having surpassed Clemens's total of 2,777 on June 8, 2010. Wakefield was an All-Star in 2009 and he won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2010.
On October 1, 2023, Wakefield died at his home in Massachusetts of a seizure resulting from brain cancer at the age of 57. The cancer diagnosis had been revealed days earlier by Curt Schilling.
Born: August 2, 1966
Melbourne, Florida
Died: October 1, 2023 (aged 57)
Hingham, Massachusetts
*MLB debut
July 31, 1992, Pittsburgh Pirates
*Last MLB appearance
September 25, 2011, Boston Red Sox
*MLB statistics
Win–loss record
200–180
Earned run average
4.41
Strikeouts
2,156
Teams
* Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1993)
* Boston Red Sox (1995–2011)
*Career highlights and awards
* All-Star (2009)
* 2× World Series champion (2004, 2007)
* Roberto Clemente Award (2010)
* Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame