The Boston Red Sox say announcer and former knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is undergoing treatment for a disease they did not specify and asked for fans to respect his privacy after his illness was outed without his consent by ex-teammate Curt Schilling. The Red Sox, and Wakefield, won it all again in 2007. Had the luxury of playing with him on the field, in the booth, and just glad that I had the opportunity over the years to be alongside of him.” “He was just a great teammate and just a great friend. “He was a great competitor when he took that mound,” former teammate Kevin Youkilis said on the broadcast of Sunday’s Red Sox game. The Red Sox went on to complete their comeback from a three-games-to-none deficit and then sweep St Louis in the World Series to claim their first championship in 86 years. The following October, with the Red Sox season again at risk against the Yankees in the ALCS, Wakefield got nine outs in extra innings of Game 5, setting up David Ortiz to win it in the 14th. The Red Sox confirmed an illness at the time but did not elaborate, saying Wakefield had requested privacy. Wakefield had brain cancer, according to ex-teammate Curt Schilling, who outed the illness on a podcast last week – drawing an outpouring of support for Wakefield. The Red Sox announced his death in a statement on Sunday. Tim Wakefield, the knuckleball pitcher who helped the Boston Red Sox win their curse-busting World Series title in 2004 has died at the age of 57. Wakefield was an All-Star in 2009 and he won the Roberto Clemente Award in 2010.
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