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Wakefield looks ahead to next year after surgery

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Story Created: Oct 22, 2009 at 6:17 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 22, 2009 at 6:17 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox right-hander Tim Wakefield is looking
forward to next season after undergoing back surgery.

The veteran knuckleballer says he has no plans to retire after
Wednesday's operation for a herniated disk.

Wakefield, 43, had an outstanding first half of the season and
was picked for the All-Star game for the first time. But he had no
wins in limited action after that and finished the season at 11-5
with a 4.58 ERA.

He has 175 wins in his 15 seasons with the Red Sox and said
Thursday he wants to pass Roger Clemens and Cy Young for the
franchise record of 192 and would like to get 200.

He's working under an arrangement in which the Red Sox have the option to renew
his contract on a year-to-year basis for $4 million annually.

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