Tim Wakefield, one of the few knuckleball pitchers in recent times and a two-time World Series champion with the Boston Red Sox, has died at 57. Earlier this week, news broke that he was suffering …
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Wakefield in the eighth round of the 1988 MLB Draft. Four years later, he debuted, appearing in 13 games and carving a 2.15 ERA with 51 strikeouts. He then put together 59 strikeouts in the 1993 season.
The knuckleball helped lengthen his career as he went from a full-time starter to a reliever. He pitched until his age-44 season — extremely rare for a pitcher — as the knuckler doesn’t rely on arm strength, but wind currents and the pitcher’s touch. Wakefield was on the team in 2004 when it broke a decades-long curse and won the championship. He was also a part of the 2007 team that defeated the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
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