Jerry Remy

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Jerry Remy
Second Baseman
Born: November 8, 1952 (1952-11-08) (age 55)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 7, 1975
for the California Angels
Final game
May 18, 1984
for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average     .275
Stolen bases     208
Runs     605
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (AL): 1978
  • Led AL in At Bats per Strikeout (16.9) in 1983

Gerald Peter Remy (b. November 8, 1952, Fall River, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball broadcaster, former MLB second baseman, and president of the Red Sox Nation. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts, and currently resides in Wayland, Massachusetts, a western suburb of Boston, Massachusetts

In 1971, Remy was drafted in the 8th round (129th overall) by the California Angels. He played three seasons for the Angels starting in 1975 before being traded to the Boston Red Sox, where he played several more years. He was an All-Star selection in 1978, though he did not appear in the game. He was released by the Red Sox on December 10, 1985. Bill James, in his Historical Abstract rated him as the 100th greatest second baseman of all time as of 2002.

Remy has found success in broadcasting, working for the New England Sports Network (NESN), and is the color commentator for all NESN Red Sox broadcasts, along with play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo. He is currently serving as the first president of Red Sox Nation.

Remy owns a hot dog stand, "RemDawg's" on Yawkey Way outside of Fenway Park in Boston on game days. He is planning to open a second location at Boston's Logan Airport. He also runs a web site, The Remy Report[1], and is the author of the book Watching Baseball (co-authored with Corey Sandler) and the children's books Hello Wally and Wally the Green Monster and His Journey Through Red Sox Nation!.

Remy was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006.

[edit] Books

  • Wally the Green Monster and His Journey Through Red Sox Nation!, ISBN 1-93-288889-6, Illustrator - Danny Moore, 2007
  • Hello, Wally!!, ISBN 1-93-288880-2, 2006
  • Watching Baseball, updated & revised: Discovering the Game within the Game (Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game Within the Game), ISBN 0-76-273749-2, 2005

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Preceded by
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President of Red Sox Nation
2007-Present
Succeeded by
TBD