The Boston Red Sox performed their first dwelling recreation of the season on Tuesday, however it was somber.
It was the workforce’s first recreation at Fenway Park since their former pitcher, Tim Wakefield, died of mind most cancers.
The knuckleballer died on Oct. 1, the ultimate day of the 2023 season — less than five months later, his widow, Stacy, additionally died.
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Brianna Wakefield, the daughter of Tim and Stacy Wakefield, throws out the primary pitch throughout a ceremony honoring the 2004 Crimson Sox World Collection workforce earlier than the Crimson Sox play the Baltimore Orioles on opening day at Fenway Park. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe by way of Getty Photos)
Previous to the sport, there was a celebration to honor the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the 2004 Crimson Sox, who famously got here again to beat the New York Yankees from down 3-0 within the American League Championship Collection after which swept the St. Louis Cardinals within the World Collection to interrupt the Curse of the Bambino and win their first Fall Traditional since 1918.
Wakefield, after all, was a member of that workforce (he served up the Sport 7 walk-off dwelling run to Aaron Boone the 12 months prior), however his presence was felt.
The couple’s two youngsters, Trevor and Brianna, had been launched onto the sphere, each donning his No. 49 jersey, and their daughter threw out the primary pitch, with Jason Varitek behind the plate.
Brianna Wakefield, daughter of former pitcher Tim Wakefield who handed away, reacts with former catcher Jason Varitek after throwing out a ceremonial first pitch throughout a pre-game ceremony in recognition of the 2004 World Collection twenty 12 months workforce reunion earlier than the 2024 Opening Day recreation between the Boston Crimson Sox and the Baltimore Orioles on April 9, 2024 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Billie Weiss/Boston Crimson Sox/Getty Photos)
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In a tribute video to Wakefield, Terry Francona, the supervisor of that 2004 membership, stated he was “a pitcher of distinction and willpower.”
“It felt like a punch within the abdomen once I heard, and it nonetheless does…” Francona stated. “It was an honor managing Tim Wakefield. He was a very good pitcher — he was a good higher man.”
A two-time World Collection champion, Tim owned a 4.43 ERA over 3,006 innings in 590 appearances for the Crimson Sox from 1995-2011. He made his main debut as a Pittsburgh Pirate in 1992, the place he spent his first two seasons.
Brianna Grace Wakefield, left, and Trevor Wakefield maintain the 2004 World Collection trophy throughout a pre-game ceremony in honor of their father, Tim Wakefield and their household earlier than the house opener in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on April 09, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Jaiden Tripi/Getty Photos)
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Wakefield then pitched for Boston for the subsequent 17 seasons. Nobody has pitched extra innings at Fenway Park than him.
The Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-1, whom additionally they performed the day Wakefield died.
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