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Tim Wakefield Dies: Popular Boston Red Sox Knuckleball Pitcher Was 57 – Deadline
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Tim Wakefield, Legendary Red Sox Knuckleballer, Dies At Age 57
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Boston Red Sox's Tim Wakefield's cause of death, what happened to the 57-year-old pitcher?
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Tim Wakefield's Boston Red Sox Teammates Mourn Pitcher After His Death
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Tim Wakefield never intended to be a pitcher
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Tim Wakefield, former Boston Red Sox pitcher dies at age 57
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Tim Wakefield, Red Sox knuckleball pitcher and World Series champ, dies at 57
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All-Star pitcher breaks out knuckleball on day of Wakefield's death
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Tim Wakefield's death prompts outpouring of tributes to Red Sox great – NBC Sports Boston
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Former Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield dead at 57
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All-Star pitcher breaks out knuckleball on day of Wakefield's death