Wakefield Named to All-Star Team

By KC Downey in Red Sox, Top Story ⋅ July 5, 2009 at 3:29pm ⋅ Post a comment

Six members of the first place Red Sox were named to the American League All-Star team on Sunday. Among them is 42-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who will be making his first All-Star team. He was personally selected by manager Joe Maddon, and why not? Despite an average 4.30 ERA, Wakefield sports a 10-3 record (he had just 10 wins all last season).

Here’s the full list of Sox players on the All-Star Squad:

Starting	Voted on by Players	Named by Manager
OF – Jason Bay	SP – Josh Beckett	1B – Kevin Youkilis
2B – Dustin Pedroia	RP – Jonathan Papelbon	SP – Tim Wakefield

Congrats Tim!

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Tags: All-Star Game, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Bay, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox, Tim Wakefield

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3 comments for “Wakefield Named to All-Star Team”

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Posted by Wakefield’s All-Star Nod Highlights Past Week | Sports of Boston | July 5, 2009, 4:04 pm
Booooooooooooooooo!!! Sympathy Vote. Boooooooooo!!!

Posted by Pete | July 6, 2009, 2:00 pm
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