TIMOTHY STEPHEN (TIM) WAKEFIELD...Tim and his wife Stacy make their off-season home in Tim's hometown of Melbourne, FL with their son Trevor, who was born last season...Tim attended Florida Tech in Melbourne, and was named Panthers team MVP as a first baseman as a sophomore in 1987 and as a junior in 1988...holds the school record with 40 career home runs and in 1987 set single-season school records with 22 HR and 71 RBI...was the first Florida Tech player to be drafted...Tim was inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame on February 25, 1998 and was named to the conference's Silver Anniversary team in 2002...graduated from Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, FL in 1984.

TIM IN THE COMMUNITY: Tim is recognized throughout Major League Baseball as one the most community-minded individuals in the game...the Wakefield Warriors program, which Tim created in 1998, continues to enable patients from the Franciscan Hospital for Children to watch batting practice and visit with Tim before all Tuesday home games...the patients leave Fenway with T-shirts, gifts, autographs and smiles...not only does Tim spend one-on-one time with the patients, but he has also co-hosted a golf tournament on an off day to help raise necessary funds...for his dedication to improving the lives of children and their families in the Boston community, Tim was honored by the Franciscan Hospital for Children with their Community Leadership Award on May 22, 2003...Tim also generously contributes his time and financial resources to his hometown of Melbourne, FL...since Tim reached the major leagues, he has been committed to raising money and awareness for the Space Coast Early Intervention Center, a not-for-profit pre-school and therapeutic center which offers care for children with special needs as well as typically developing children...in January of 2006, Tim hosted the 15th annual Tim Wakefield Celebrity Golf Classic with proceeds benefiting the center...Tim is also actively involved as a generous contributor to Garth Brooks' Teammates for Kids Foundation...for his continued commitment to others, Wake has been nominated by the Red Sox for the Roberto Clemente Award 7 times, including each of the last 6 years in a row (1998, 2000-2005)...the award is presented annually by Major League Baseball to the player who best combines baseball skills with devoted work in the community.