When the Red Sox honor both their iconic 2004 World Series championship team and the life of Tim Wakefield at Fenway Park during their home opener on April 9, Curt Schilling will not be in attendance.
The ace of that 2004 rotation who wove himself into the fabric of Red Sox history by sporting a bloody sock during a gutsy October run, Schilling turned down the invitation to be at the pregame ceremony, according to Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe.
Schilling has largely become persona non grata with the Red Sox, its fanbase, and his ex-teammates over the last few years — especially after the former All-Star righty chose to reveal that both Tim and Stacy Wakefield were battling cancer.