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Daisuke Matsuzaka surprised by Ichiro Suzuki during retirement ceremony
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Here's why the Red Sox should retire Tim Wakefield's No. 49
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Tim Wakefield Retirement: Why Jason Varitek Should Take Note, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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David Ortiz's No. 34 is retired - The Boston Globe
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Tim Wakefield, winner of two World Series titles with Red Sox, dies at age 57
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Tim Wakefield remembered by stunned players and coaches across baseball - The Athletic
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Jason Varitek Retires: The End of an Era for the Boston Red Sox, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Genuinely sincere man': Remembering Tim Wakefield, knuckleballer who helped Red Sox break the curse – Boston 25 News
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Captain Jason Varitek leaves as he came, as a Red Sox – Boston Herald
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With Kevin Garnett No. 5 headed to TD Garden rafters, which Boston athletes deserve to have numbers retired next?
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RED SOX: Jason Varitek bids emotional goodbye (photos)
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On a day when he might have been leading off, Dustin Pedroia instead looks back on a celebrated career - The Athletic
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Jason Varitek announces retirement