Tim Wakefield, the incredible knuckleball pitcher who won a pair of World Series rings with the Boston Red Sox, died at the age of 57 from brain cancer.
Tributes came in from all over the MLB world and that included one on the mound Sunday.
George Kirby threw his first and only knuckleball of his Major League career while pitching for the Seattle Mariners, and if you’re wondering: It was for sure a tribute to Wakefield, and a pitch that Corey Seager swung and missed at.
“I loved watching that guy throw, even though he’s a Red Sox player and I’m a born Yankee fan,” Kirby said, via MLB.com. “But yeah, it was a great day to throw it and I’m glad Seager missed it and didn’t take it deep. So, yeah that was fun.”
Check it out:
George Kirby threw a ridiculous knuckleball yesterday and he said it was in honor of Tim Wakefield
(via @PitchingNinja) pic.twitter.com/RAz0utBJjW
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 2, 2023