Jerry Remy

Remy in 1977

Gerald Peter Remy, commonly known as Jerry Remy, (November 8, 1952 – October 30, 2021) was an American Major League Baseball broadcaster and Major League Baseball second baseman. An all-star second baseman originally drafted by the California Angels in 1971, he was traded to his hometown Boston Red Sox in 1977. After a series of injuries forced his retirement in 1985, he began a career in broadcasting.

In 1988, he joined NESN as a color commentator for Red Sox broadcasts.

Remy was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He grew up in nearby Somerset, Massachusetts.[1] He studied at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.[2]

Remy suffered from depression.[3] In 2008, Remy was diagnosed with lung cancer and had surgery.[4] On June 12, 2017, Remy announced that the lung cancer returned.[5] His cancer treatment ended in January 2018, but the cancer returned in August 2018.[6]

Remy was married to Phoebe Remy. Together, they had three children. On August 16, 2013, his son, Jared, was arrested in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel, a charge he pleaded guilty to on May 27, 2014 and was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole.[7][8]

Remy died on October 30, 2021 from lung cancer in Waltham, Massachusetts, aged 68.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Alice, Lynette (15 May 2009). "Jerry Remy". Sporting Life 360. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jerry Remy Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Remy visits TV booth during tonight's game
  4. ↑ Jerry Remy Takes Leave of Absence to Recover From Cancer Surgery
  5. ↑ Jerry Remy to undergo cancer treatment for second time in last six months
  6. ↑ "Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy again diagnosed with cancer". ESPN. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ Moskowit, Eric; John R. Ellement (2013-08-16). "Jared Remy, son of Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, under arrest for fatal stabbing in Waltham, an official says". Boston.com. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  8. ↑ Johnson, O'Ryan (2013-08-16). "Jared Remy arrested for killing girlfriend". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster, former player Jerry Remy dies of cancer". WCVB. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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