Tag: New York Yankees

Tim Wakefield, Pitcher Who Helped Boston Break the Curse, Dies at 57

Tim Wakefield, a right-handed knuckleball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who in 2004 played a critical late-innings relief role in the team’s winning its first World Series championship in 86 years, died on Sunday. He was 57. The Red Sox announced his death and said the cause was brain cancer. “He not only captivated […]

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Aaron Rodgers Injury Caps a Dismal Summer for New York Fans

In the dreary, decades-long history of the New York Jets, Monday night’s game was supposed to be a turning point: Aaron Rodgers, a surefire Hall of Fame quarterback, was set to take the field surrounded by All-Pro talent. For fans of the team, which has long seemed cursed, hopes had perhaps never been higher. The […]

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