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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 21: A detailed view of a Boston Red Sox equipment bag sitting in the dugout prior to the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on August 21, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Red Sox 10-5. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images Founded in 1901, the Boston Red Sox organization has been home to a vast number of legendary baseball players. From Ted Williams to Pedro Martinez, there has been a rich history of star players to don a Red Sox jersey. And the franchise has now heard that a former Major League Baseball star who started his career for his hometown Red Sox has now died. “Wilbur Wood, the Chicago White Sox knuckleballer who started more games and pitched more innings in a season than any pitcher in the last 100 years, died on Saturday in Burlington, Mass. He was 84,” The Athletic’s Victor Mather reported. “Wood was not just an ironman pitcher, but also an accomplished one, tallying four 20-win seasons.” ForbesDodgers’ Mookie Betts Announces Retirement DateBy Peter Chawaga Chicago White Sox Veteran Wilbur Wood Began Career With Hometown Boston Red Sox Wood is best remembered for his knuckleball and endurance. He enjoyed three All-Star nods with the White Sox and led all of MLB in starts four different times. But he got his opportunity with the Red Sox in 1961. Three years later, after persistent struggles, the franchise was ready to cut ties and he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates. “A trade from the Red Sox to the Pirates in 1964 at least gave Wood regular bullpen duty during the 1965 season, but after spending the entire 1966 campaign with Pittsburgh’s Triple-A team, he was traded to the White Sox in the move…

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