Tim Wakefield is a former MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Wakefield began his pitching career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 till his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team. During his time in Boston, Wakefield and the Red Sox won 2 World Series Titles (2004, 2007) and was named an All-Star in 2009. When he retired, Wakefield was the oldest active player in the majors.
Known for his signature knuckleball, Wakefield won his 200th career game on September 13, 2011, against the Toronto Blue Jays, and is third on the Boston Red Sox with 186 team victories, behind Cy Young and Roger Clemens. He is second in all-time wins at Fenway Park with 97, behind Roger Clemens's 100, and is first all-time 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 nominated eight times for the Roberto Clemente Award, winning it in 2010. He is enshrined in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame. Since his retirement, Wakefield has a Boston Red Sox studio anaylst for NESN and is the honorary chariman of the Boston Red Sox Foundation.
