Tim Wakefield

Tim Wakefield was one of those players you just couldn't help rooting for — a knuckleballer in an era that had almost forgotten the pitch existed, surviving and thriving in the big leagues on pure craft and stubbornness. He spent 17 years with the Red Sox, became the franchise's all-time wins leader, and was a key part of both the 2004 and 2007 World Series championship runs, including that magical 2004 curse-breaking season that still gives Boston fans chills. What I love most about his story is that he came up as a first baseman, got converted to pitching out of necessity, and turned a novelty into a 17-year career. The knuckler is a humbling pitch — it doesn't care how good you are — and Wakefield rode it with dignity all the way to the Red Sox Hall of Fame. We lost him in October 2023, and baseball is genuinely quieter without him.

Name (English)

Tim Wakefield

Name (Japanese)

ティム・ウェイクフィールド

Reading

てぃむ・うぇいくふぃーるど

Born

August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

Origin

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Eau Gallie High School

Awards & achievements

• Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/TimWakefield49
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89

Tags

• Florida
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.