He was wildly popular in Red Sox Nation. Had been battling cancer for years. RIP
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Jerry Remy, Red Sox icon on the field and in the broadcast booth, dies at 68 - The Boston Globe
Mr. Remy, an undersized everyman of a ballplayer who hustled his way from Somerset to the big leagues, died Saturday. He had undergone repeated treatments for cancer since he was first diagnosed in 2008.
