Earlier this week, news broke that he was suffering from brain cancer.
Our hearts are broken with the loss of Tim Wakefield, the Red Sox said today.
He gave so much to the game and all of Red Sox Nation.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim WakefieldBillie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images
Our deepest love and thoughts are with Stacy, Trevor, Brianna, and the Wakefield family.
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.
When the pitch is working, it can make batters look extremely foolish as they chase its flutters.
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.
Overall, Wakefield played 19 years in the majors.
He had a 4.41 ERA with 200 wins and 2,156 strikeouts.
No memorial plans have been announced.
