Cynthia Littleton Business EditorJerry Remy, a former professional baseball player and longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster who was known by fans as “Rem Dawg,” died Oct.
30 after a long and public struggle with cancer.Remy had stepped away from his role color analyst for New England Sports Network, the local cable home of the Red Sox, in August to undergo treatment for lung cancer.
It was his seventh cancer diagnosis since 2008, according to WCVB-TV Boston. His last public appearance came Oct. 5 when he threw out the first pitch at the American League’s Wildcard Game between the New York Yankees and Red Sox.Remy began working as a color analyst for NESN in 1988.
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