Jerry Remy grew up in New England and was traded to the Red Sox in 1977.

“In Somerset, let’s face it, the big leagues means Fenway,” he told the @BostonGlobe in the '70s. But injuries cut his playing career short. trib.al/tGHEHyb Image
After his playing career ended, Jerry Remy spent a year as a coach and knew it wasn’t for him. He joined the broadcast booth in 1988. It was a rocky start.

“I didn’t know the score. I didn’t know the count. I knew baseball, but I knew nothing about TV.” trib.al/tGHEHyb
Jerry Remy quickly became comfortable in the Red Sox broadcast booth, and picked up legions of fans.

In the 1990s, Sean McDonough coined the nickname “RemDawg” and it stuck.

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In one of his most famous moments, Jerry Remy and @DonOrsillo, in between convulsions of laughter, mock-analyzed an incident in which one fan in the Fenway stands threw a slice of pizza at another in April 2007. trib.al/tGHEHyb
Jerry Remy was alongside the Red Sox as they won four World Series in the last two decades, despite being diagnosed with cancer in 2008. trib.al/tGHEHyb Image
.@PeteAbe: Jerry Remy publicly shared news about his bouts with depression and the lung cancer that eventually claimed his life, hoping that would help others, and surely it did. trib.al/Sldsp0n Image
In August, Jerry Remy announced his cancer had returned.

He threw out the first pitch on Oct. 5 ahead of the Red Sox’ win over the Yankees in the Wild Card Game. It was Remy’s last time at Fenway Park.
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