Former Red Sox Pitcher Tim Wakefield Dead at Age 57

The Red Sox and baseball world received sad news on Sunday with the death of pitcher Tim Wakefield.

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00:00 Sad news out of baseball, as the Boston Red Sox announced former pitcher Tim Wakefield

00:05 has died at the age of 57, shortly after it was revealed he was battling brain cancer.

00:10 Wakefield of course was known for his patented knuckleball pitch, one that helped the Sox

00:15 win two World Series championships, including the curse-breaking comeback to hoist the trophy

00:21 in 2004.

00:22 But the Sox have yet to confirm the cause of Wakefield's death.

00:23 The Sox have yet to confirm the cause of Wakefield's death.

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