Widow of former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield — who died just 5 months ago of cancer — dies at 53, reportedly also of cancer

Stacy Wakefield — widow of former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, who died just five months ago of cancer — also has died of cancer, WCVB-TV reported.

She was 53, the Associated Press reported, citing online records.

"It is with deep sadness that we share that our beloved mother, daughter, sister, niece, and aunt, Stacy, passed away today at her home in Massachusetts," read a statement from the Wakefield family, which the Red Sox posted Wednesday to X. "She was surrounded by her family and dear friends, as well as her wonderful caretakers and nurses. The loss is unimaginable, especially in the wake of losing Tim just under five months ago. Our hearts are beyond broken."

Stacy Wakefield died of pancreatic cancer, USA Today reported. Tim Wakefield was 57 when he died Oct. 1 of brain cancer. WCVB said Tim Wakefield at the time of his illness was caring for his wife after her diagnosis.

Stacy and Tim Wakefield are survived by their children, Trevor and Brianna, the station said.

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Stacy worked alongside her husband in raising money for multiple charitable groups, including the Red Sox Foundation. The couple also worked with The Jimmy Fund, raising funds for the childhood cancer charity and visiting with pediatric cancer patients at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

"We're just so fortunate at The Jimmy Fund to sort of have this family in our lives forever, and the legacy that they leave is their children," Lisa Scherber, Dana-Farber's director of patient and family programs, said of Stacy and Tim Wakefield.

The Wakefields were also frequent visitors at Franciscan Children's Hospital.

"They were both such kind, caring, and genuine people, often lending their time to visit with our patients and families, raise funds for our programs and services, and spend days at Fenway with 'Wakefield’s Warriors.' We are so grateful to have been given the opportunity to spend time with Stacy and Tim over the years, and our thoughts are with their children and families at this time," said Joe Mitchell, President of Franciscan Children's Hospital in Boston.

Tim Wakefield, a knuckleballer, played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball — his first two for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the rest for the Red Sox. Wakefield helped the Red Sox win two World Series championships in 2004 and 2007.

A 2005 Boston Globe story about evangelical Christians on the Red Sox noted that Wakefield said he ''accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior" in 1990.

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