Stacy Wakefield — the widow of former Red Sox great Tim Wakefield — has tragically passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the team announced Wednesday.
She was surrounded by her family, friends, caretakers and nurses at her home in Massachusetts.
Stacy Wakefield Death
The news comes less than five months after the longtime MLB pitcher died from brain cancer at 57 years old … a loss that rocked the sports world.
Stacy Wakefield Family Statement
The family released a statement on Stacy’s passing … saying, ‘Our hearts are beyond broken.’
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‘We will remember Stacy as a strong, loving, thoughtful and kind person, who was as down-to-earth as they come. We feel so lucky to have had her in our lives, and we take comfort in the fact that she will be reunited with Tim, the love of her life.’
Tim — a two-time World Series champion and Red Sox Hall of Famer — and Stacy got married in November 2002.
Stacy and Tim are survived by two children, Trevor and Brianna.
