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Jerry Remy, Red Sox broadcaster, former MLB player, dead at 68

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Jerry Remy dies: Jerry Remy threw out the first pitch for the A.L. wild-card game in Boston. The former Red Sox second baseman and broadcaster died Saturday. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press )

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

BOSTON — Boston Red Sox broadcaster and former major leaguer Jerry Remy died Saturday after a long struggle with lung cancer, WFXT reported. He was 68.

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Remy had been battling cancer since 2008, the television station reported. He had to leave the team’s broadcasting team in June and spent five days in the hospital due to shortness of breath. He left the booth for good in August to undergo cancer treatment, WFXT reported.

Remy’s last public appearance came on Oct. 5 when he threw out the first pitch for the American League wild-card game between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Variety reported.

Remy began working as a color analyst for NESN in 1988, the website reported. He teamed with Don Orsillo from 2001 to 2015.

Gerald Peter Remy, known as “Rem Dawg,” was born Nov. 8, 1952, in Fall River, Massachusetts, according to Baseball-reference.com. He attended Somerset High School in Massachusetts and was taken by the California Angels in the eighth round of the 1971 MLB amateur draft.

Remy, who played second base for most of his 10-year major league career, played with the Angels from 1975 to 1977. He joined the Red Sox in 1978 and was named to the A.L. All-Star team that season.

Remy ended his playing career in 1986 after missing the 1985 season due to a knee injury. He was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006.

He had a .275 career average with seven home runs and 329 RBI. He had 208 stolen bases.

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