Tim Wakefield
Boston Red Sox Pitcher
Bio
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2019
For Tim Wakefield, Florida Tech was a springboard to his successful baseball career. In 1988, he was drafted in the eighth round by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Florida Tech as a power-hitting first baseman. The records he set while at Florida Tech still stand.
Wakefield was featured in Florida Tech’s 60thAnniversary special edition book, “60 for 60: Celebrating Sixty Years of Alumni at Florida Institute of Technology.”
Education
Bisk College of Business, Class of 1989
