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Longtime Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield officially rejoined the club on Friday, named as a special assignment instructor and honorary chairman of the Red Sox Foundation. The 46-year-old Wakefield, who spent 17 of his 19 major league s...

The question is being asked far too often for a pitcher who last season had as many quality starts (27) as the Rockies. And yet you hear it, with skepticism, wherever you go: How well will R.A. Dickey do this season? It is asked in part because he is...

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Tim Wakefield was in attendance at Florida Auto Exchange Park on Monday to watch fellow knuckleballer and Red Sox project Steven Wright for the first time. "I haven't seen him on video, live, nothing," said Wakefield, who pitched ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Here are the lineups for today's split squad Grapefruit League tilt between the Red Sox and Blue Jays, a matchup that features knuckleballers starting for each team. Tim Wakefield is expected to be in the house as well: Red Sox ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Red Sox minor league knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright says he's anxious to work with former Red Sox knuckler Tim Wakefield. Wakefield is scheduled to watch Wright pitch sometime next week. "It's nice to get another view, ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Pedro Martinez has been here. So has Jason Varitek. Now, John Farrell says, Tim Wakefield will be coming to camp. Can Johnny Damon and the rest of the Class of 2004 be far behind? Wakefield, who has been primarily working on...

Tim Wakefield says throwing a knuckleball looks easy. It only travels 65 miles per hour. How difficult can it be, right? "Everybody thinks that they can get up there and pitch," says Wakefield, the knuckleballer who played 19 seasons in the majors...

Matt Harvey allowed a game-opening homer to Jimmy Rollins and did not surrender another hit in seven innings against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. But Josh Edgin surrendered a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth to Ryan Howard and the...

Adam Rubin Phil Niekro shares a laugh with R.A. Dickey during batting practice at Citi Field. Fellow knuckleballer Tim Wakefield also was on hand, on the eve of the New York release of the documentary about the pitch....

Despite its title, "Knuckleball!" is a film about life -- and the struggle to achieve one's dream -- much more than it is about the pitch or baseball.

There have been plenty of baseball movies showcasing the various characters of our national pastime, from relief pitchers to home run hitters to minor-league catchers. Shoot, even general managers have had their time on the big screen. Now, one stori...

After a day off, the Mets open a six-game homestand Friday night. Chipper Jones visits Queens for the final time as a player this weekend. Jon Niese (10-8, 3.55 ERA) opposes Atlanta Braves left-hander Paul Maholm (11-9, 3.79) in Friday's 7 p.m. serie...

His wondrous knuckleball breathed new life into R.A. Dickey's career. The real wonder is why other struggling pitchers aren't throwing it.

SEATTLE -- Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez's nine-pitch at-bat in the eighth inning Thursday resulted in a fly ball to deep left-center that Seattle's Michael Saunders had to run a long way to catch. After the game Valentine said Safeco Fiel...

Following Boston's Monday night win that got the team to .500 for the first time this year, David Ortiz took umbrage with the assertion that there is no leadership in the Red Sox's clubhouse.

Tim Wakefield got to throw one more knuckleball at Fenway Park.