In addition to being a rock for the Red Sox pitching staff for over a decade, Tim Wakefield is one of the club’s most involved and dedicated contributors in the community. Since moving to Boston from Pittsburgh in 1995, both Tim and his wife, Stacy, have given back in remarkable ways to the Boston and New England communities as well as the Melbourne, Florida community where they make their offseason home.
Every season Tim is among the top players in the number of charitable appearances for the club, and he has consistently donated his time and talent to support organizations that help children in need. The Wakefield Warriors program, which Tim created in 1998, continues to enable patients from the Franciscan Hospital for Children and the Jimmy Fund to visit Tim and watch batting practice before all Tuesday home games at Fenway Park. For the last 19 years, Tim has hosted the Annual Tim Wakefield Celebrity Golf Classic in
Melbourne, FL, which benefits the Space Coast Early Intervention Center, a unique non-profit therapeutic pre-school program for children with special needs who are paired with children without any special needs. Wakefield is also actively involved as a generous contributor to Garth Brooks' Teammates for Kids foundation and has co-hosted the Pitching in for Kids Charity Golf Tournament and Kickoff party with teammate Jason Varitek for the past several years. He is also a longtime supporter of Franciscan Hospital for Children, and the organization has recognized him with their Community Leadership Award in 2003 and last year renamed its refurbished baseball field the Tim “Wake” Field. Tim has also served as Jimmy Fund Co-Captain for the last two seasons, making visits to the Dana-Farber, supporting Jimmy Fund events, thanking donors and raising awareness throughout Red Sox Nation.
After being nominated for the eight time, Tim was awarded Major League Baseball's prestigious Roberto Clemente Award in 2010. It is an honor presented annually to the player who best represents the game of baseball through sportsmanship, community involvement and positive contributions to their teams.
