What is Jerry Remy?
[[File:Jerry Remy 1977.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Remy in 1977]] '''Gerald Peter Remy''', commonly known as '''Jerry Remy''', (November 8, 1952 &ndash; October 30, 2021) was an American [[Major League Baseball]] broadcaster and [[Major League Baseball]] [[second baseman]]. An all-star second baseman originally drafted by the [[California Angels]] in 1971, he was traded to his hometown [[Boston Red Sox]] in 1977. After a series of injuries forced his retirement in 1985, he began a career in broadcasting. In 1988, he joined [[NESN]] as a color commentator for Red Sox broadcasts. Remy was born in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]]. He grew up in nearby [[Somerset, Massachusetts]].<ref name=sl360>{{cite web|last1=Alice|first1=Lynette|title=Jerry Remy|url=http://www.sportinglife360.com/index.php/biography-jerry-remy-44009/|website=Sporting Life 360|access-date=1 October 2014|date=15 May 2009|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102417/http://www.sportinglife360.com/index.php/biography-jerry-remy-44009/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He studied at [[Roger Williams University]] in [[Bristol, Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Remy Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/remyje01.shtml?redir|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> Remy suffered from [[depression]].<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/08/remy_in_the_bui.html Remy visits TV booth during tonight's game]</ref> In 2008, Remy was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]] and had surgery.<ref>[http://www2.nesn.com/boston-red-sox/2009/05/06/jerry-remy-takes-leave-to-recover-from-cancer-surgery/ Jerry Remy Takes Leave of Absence to Recover From Cancer Surgery]</ref> On June 12, 2017, Remy announced that the lung cancer returned.<ref>[http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19617335/jerry-remy-boston-red-sox-television-analyst-undergo-cancer-treatment-2nd-last-6-months/ Jerry Remy to undergo cancer treatment for second time in last six months]</re