Jerry Remy, Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster, dies October 31, 2021 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink BOSTON (AP) Jerry Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, has died of cancer. He was 68.The Red Sox confirmed that Remy died on Saturday night. He had a long and public struggle with lung cancer, and drew thunderous applause at Dave Keon Men Jersey Fenway Park earlier this month when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a playoff game while using an oxygen tube.Remy was a former smoker who had a yearslong battle with lung cancer, including surgery for the disease in November 2008. His struggle with the illne s was well known to baseball fans. Support from Red Sox fans helped him as he underwent years of treatments for the disease, he told reporters in 2018.It's amazing the impact that you have when you've been around 31 years. That you have on people, he said. Red Sox fans especially, who welcome you into their home for that long. It's kind of a nice feeling. It's kind of a nice feeling that they care.Remy had spent Alexander Kerfoot Kids Jersey 10 seasons in the majors the first three with the California Angels and the last seven with Boston before retiring after the Red Sox released him on Dec. 10, 1985. Remy hit .275 with seven homers and 329 RBIs in 1,154 games.But it was as a Red Sox announcer, a job he began in 1988, that he captured the hearts of Toronto Maple Leafs Men Jersey fans. Combining sharp analysis and a sense of humor that sometimes led to long, on-air bouts of laughter involving him and former Boston play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo, Remy gained a legion of listeners.Remy left an indelible mark on this club and on an entire nation of Red Sox fans, Red Sox principal owner John Henry said in a statement Sunday.He devoted his entire career to baseball and whether from his seat in the clubhouse or his perch above the field in the broadcast booth, he took generations of rising Red Sox stars and a multitude of fans along for the ride with him, the statement said.Known as RemDawg by generations of New Andreas Borgman Men Jersey Englanders, Remy was elected by fans as first president of Red Sox Nation late in the 2007 season. The club had decided to capitalize on the pa sions of followers who were known by that name by creating a formal fan club.Born in Fall River, Ma s., and raised in nearby Somerset, Remy returned to his local team after three seasons with the Angels in which he hit .258 while averaging 148 games a year. He was traded to the Red Sox on Dec. 8, 1977 for pitcher Don Aase and cash, became a free agent on Nov. 13, 1981 and re-signed with Boston on Dec. 8, 1981.Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, who played with Remy in Boston, remembered his former teammate on Sunday as a very, very hard worker and a good friend.He made himself an outstanding player. He carried those same work habits over to the broadcast booth, Yastrzemski said in a statement.___Whittle reported from Portland, Maine. Freelancer Ken Powtak contributed to this report. in this topic American League Patrick Marleau Kids Jersey Major League Baseball Los Angeles Angels share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 32 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 32 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned Patrick Marleau Jersey to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS