Jerry Remy
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]
Jerry Remy Media
Red Sox fans with Jerry Remy masks at Fenway Park in 2008
Patch worn by the Red Sox in memory of Remy during the 2022 season
References
- ↑ Alice, Lynette (15 May 2009). "Jerry Remy". Sporting Life 360. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ "Jerry Remy Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ↑ Remy visits TV booth during tonight's game
- ↑ Jerry Remy Takes Leave of Absence to Recover From Cancer Surgery
- ↑ Jerry Remy to undergo cancer treatment for second time in last six months
- ↑ "Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy again diagnosed with cancer". ESPN. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ 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. http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/08/16/officials-investigate-fatal-stabbing-waltham-one-person-custody/JIZ9yd9NNs9W4TunYMLXGL/story.html. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ Johnson, O'Ryan (2013-08-16). "Jared Remy arrested for killing girlfriend". Boston Herald. http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/08/jared_remy_arrested_for_killing_girlfriend. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
- ↑ "Longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster, former player Jerry Remy dies of cancer". WCVB. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
Other websites
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- The Remy Report Archived 2007-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Jerry Remy's Sports Bar and Grill
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