Boston Red Sox legend Tim Wakefield dead at 57: Tributes pour in for MLB icon just days after his brain cancer diagnosis was revealed

Boston Red Sox baseball legend Tim Wakefield has died at the age of 57 following a short battle with brain cancer. Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield has died after a short battle with brain cancer Wakefield, flanked by his wife Stacy, wipes a tear from his eye at Fenway Park in 2012 Speaking on his podcast on Thursday, Schilling had said: 'This is not a message that Tim has asked anyone to share, and I don't even know if he wants it shared. Wakefield won two World Series titles with the Red Sox, in 2004 and 2007 Wakefield's wife Stacy is believed to currently be battling pancreatic cancer Another noted: 'Every complimentary word you've heard about Tim Wakefield, take that and multiply it by a million. Wakefield speaks to reporters during his time in Boston, with whom he is now a Hall of Famer Wakefield's cancer diagnosis was inadvertently shared by a former teammate earlier this week Former US Soccer star and ESPN personality Taylor Twellman objected to Schilling's decision Others were upset that Schilling decided to reveal Wakefield's diagnosis on his podcast In spring training of 1989, however, a coach saw him throwing a knuckleball while playing catch with a teammate, and his whole career trajectory was changed.