FORT MYERS, Fla. — The future of Tim Wakefield with the Red Sox has been a topic all spring, as the 44-year-old battles for a spot on the roster. Wakefield was asked by WEEI.com on Tuesday morning if he envisioned a scenario where he could pitch for any other team than the Red Sox.
"Why would I? I've been here for so long, why would I go somewhere else?," asked Wakefield, who made his first appearance with the Red Sox on May 27, 1995. "This is ... that uniform is me. I can't, it'd be like Carl Yastrzemski going somewhere else to play one year or two years."
Wakefield also told WEEI.com that he fully expects to make the team this spring, and still "feels confident" that he can be a help to the Sox if given the opportunity to start.
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