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People around the Boston Red Sox and Tim and Stacy Wakefield are beyond “furious” with Curt Schilling.
That is according to Boston Globe Red Sox reporter Pete Abraham.
Schilling announced, without permission, that the former Red Sox pitcher had been diagnosed with brain cancer and that his wife was “very sick with pancreatic cancer.”
“To say that people with the Sox and others around Tim and Stacy are furious is an understatement,” Abraham posted on X, formerly Twitter.
The Red Sox were forced to address the Wakefield situation after Schilling’s unauthorized comments, which he even acknowledged that he hadn’t received approval from the Wakefields to talk about.
“We are aware of the statements and inquiries about the health of Tim and Stacy Wakefield. Unfortunately, this information has been shared publicly without their permission,” the team said in a statement. “Their health is a deeply personal matter they intended to keep private as they navigate treatment and work to tackle this disease. Tim and Stacy are appreciative of the support and love that has always been extended to them and respectfully ask for privacy at this time.”
It all started when Schilling discussed the Wakefields’ health situation on his podcast, “The Curt Schilling Baseball Show.”
The former Red Sox great said that he’s seen the “power of prayer work” before airing out the information.
“Tim Wakefield is sick. … Recently, Tim was diagnosed with a very serious, very aggressive form of brain cancer. … The situation in Tim’s case is incredibly serious and he went in and had surgery,” Schilling said.
“I want Tim and Stacy to know obviously we’re praying for them, we’re thinking of them. Their children obviously going through some very tough times. I don’t want to cliche this, but nobody deserves this. … While both of them are now very sick, they both need to know there are a lot of people out here praying and thinking about them.”
Prior to revealing the information, Schilling prefaced it with a bit of a disclaimer.
“This is not a message that Tim has asked anyone to share, and I don’t even know if he wants it shared,” he said.
“But as a Christian, and as a man of faith, I have seen prayer work, so I am going to talk about it.”
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