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Tributes Pour in for MLB Icon Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox Legend Dead at 57 Following Recent Brain Cancer Diagnosis<!-- wp:html --><p><a href="https://whatsnew2day.com/">WhatsNew2Day - Latest News And Breaking Headlines</a></p> <div> <p class="author-section byline-plain">By Ben Nagle for Dailymail.Com </p> <p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Published:</span> 2:43 PM EDT, October 1, 2023 </span> | <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span> 2:48 PM EDT, October 1, 2023 </span> </p> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/us/sport/mlb/article/other/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--(if !IE)>>--> <!-- <!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)>>--> <!--<!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)>>--> <!-- <!--(if IE 8)>--></p> <p> <!--(if IE 9)>--></p> <p> <!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)> --> <!--</p> <p> <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at http://www.omniture.com --> </p> <p> <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --> <!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)> --> <!--<!--(if IE)>--></p> <p> <!--(if !IE)> --> <!-- <!-- CWV --></p> <div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Boston Red Sox baseball legend Tim Wakefield has died at the age of 57 after a brief battle with brain cancer.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">It was only revealed on Thursday that the two-time World Series champion was battling the disease, with his former teammate Curt Schilling blasted for sharing the news.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Wakefield’s death was confirmed by the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, in a statement that said: ‘Our hearts are broken by the loss of Tim Wakefield.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">‘Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father and teammate, beloved broadcaster and the ultimate community leader. He has given so much to the game and to all of Red Sox Nation.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“Our deepest love and thoughts go out to Stacy, Trevor, Brianna and the Wakefield family.”</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-italic">More to follow.</span> </p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="splitLeft"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="splitRight"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield has died after a brief battle with brain cancer </p> </div> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Wakefield, flanked by his wife Stacy, wipes a tear from his eye at Fenway Park in 2012</p> </div> </div> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/us/sport/mlb/article/other/inread_player.html --></p> <div class="column-content cleared"> <div class="shareArticles"> <h3 class="social-links-title">Share or comment on this article: Boston Red Sox legend Tim Wakefield dies at 57: Tributes pour in for MLB icon just days after his brain cancer diagnosis was revealed</h3> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="https://whatsnew2day.com/tributes-pour-in-for-mlb-icon-tim-wakefield-boston-red-sox-legend-dead-at-57-following-recent-brain-cancer-diagnosis/">Tributes Pour in for MLB Icon Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox Legend Dead at 57 Following Recent Brain Cancer Diagnosis</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Boston Red Sox baseball legend Tim Wakefield has died at the age of 57 after a brief battle with brain cancer.

It was only revealed on Thursday that the two-time World Series champion was battling the disease, with his former teammate Curt Schilling blasted for sharing the news.

Wakefield’s death was confirmed by the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, in a statement that said: ‘Our hearts are broken by the loss of Tim Wakefield.

‘Wake embodied true goodness; a devoted husband, father and teammate, beloved broadcaster and the ultimate community leader. He has given so much to the game and to all of Red Sox Nation.

“Our deepest love and thoughts go out to Stacy, Trevor, Brianna and the Wakefield family.”

More to follow.

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield has died after a brief battle with brain cancer

Wakefield, flanked by his wife Stacy, wipes a tear from his eye at Fenway Park in 2012

Tributes Pour in for MLB Icon Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox Legend Dead at 57 Following Recent Brain Cancer Diagnosis

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