The Massachusetts-born second baseman played seven seasons with the Red Sox before broadcasting the team’s games for decades.<\/b>
\nJerry Remy, a beloved former player and longtime broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox, has died at age 68. Remy died Saturday, the Boston Globe reported, following a battle with lung cancer that forced him to take a leave of absence from the broadcast booth in early August. The Massachusetts-born Remy played seven of his 10 MLB seasons with the Red Sox, joining the team in 1978 after spending his first three years with the California Angels. \u201cIt seems kind of funny to think I spent all those years living and dying with the Red Sox,\u201d Remy said after getting traded to Boston, \u201cand now here I am playing for them.\u201d The speedy second baseman was named to his lone All-Star team during his first season with the Red Sox, batting.278 with 30 stolen bases and 44 RBI that year. The lefty-swinging Remy hit.275 and stole 208 bases over the course of his career to go along with seven home runs and 329 RBI. Frequently hampered by knee ailments, Remy played his final MLB game in 1984, and became a Red Sox commentator in 1988. Remy was adored by multiple generations of Red Sox fans as a broadcaster, known for his baseball acumen and Boston accent throughout his decades in the New England Sports Network (NESN) booth. With NESN, Remy notably worked alongside play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo from 2001 to 2015. Dave O\u2019Brien took over the play-by-play duties for the network in 2016, with Remy continuing as a color commentator. Remy was first diagnosed with cancer in 2008 and was treated for the illness seven different times. \u201cLook, I\u2019ve been through a lot for a long period of time, but you know, life goes on,\u201d Remy said in 2017, according to the Globe. \u201cI\u2019ve got baseball to keep me occupied. It keeps my mind occupied. I\u2019m strong. I feel strong and I don\u2019t feel there\u2019s anything that can stop me.\u201d Remy also missed multiple months of the 2013 season after his son, Jared, was arrested for murder following the death of Jennifer Martel, whom Jared had a child with. Jared pleaded guilty to murder in 2014. The Red Sox inducted Remy into the team\u2019s Hall of Fame in 2006. Weeks before his death, Remy threw out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of the 2021 American League Wild Card Game between the Yankees and the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Oct.5. His death was mourned by many within the baseball community. \u201cWords can\u2019t express my feelings right now so sad to hear about the passing of my former teammate and friend Jerry Remy,\u201d tweeted MLB Hall of Famer Wade Boggs. \u201cScoot you\u2019ll be dearly missed RIP.\u201d Former Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks also shared his condolences. \u201cRest In Peace, Jerry Remy,\u201d Middlebrooks tweeted. \u201cWhat a special person you were to not only me, but to (wife and former NESN reporter) Jenny (Dell) as well. I can recall nights on the road when I would be struggling at the plate and RemDog would come to my hotel room for a glass of wine and to talk ball. One of a kind. We\u2019ll miss you.\u201d<\/p>\n