The Boston Red Sox said farewell to an icon on Wednesday night.
Jerry Remy, the former Boston second baseman and longtime Red Sox broadcaster, died of lung cancer on October 21, 2021. A native of Fall River, Massachusetts who grew up in Somerset, Remy was a stalwart defensive player and speedy stolen base threat during 10 seasons with the Red Sox and then-California Angels. He made the 1978 All-Star team during his first season in Boston.
Remy was perhaps best-known to baseball fans for his lengthy career as Red Sox color analyst. Red Sox fans were guaranteed at least a few times per season where Remy, alongside announcers like Sean McDonough, Dave O'Brien, and perhaps most famously Don Orsillo, would break down into peals of laughter reacting to something happening on the field.