JERRY REMY

Josh Donaldson capped his Yankees debut with an RBI single in the 11th inning, lifting New York over the Boston Red Sox 6-5 for its first walk-off win on opening day since Yogi Berra crossed the plate in 1957.

Baseball’s bitter 99-day lockout moved a little further back in the rearview mirror when spring training games began Thursday.

Obit Jerry Remy Baseball FILE - Former Boston Red Sox player Jerry Remy, wearing an oxygen tube, throws a ceremonial first pitch to former Red Sox pitcher Dennis Eckersley before an American League Wild Card baseball game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Boston. Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, died of cancer on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) (Charles Krupa)BOSTON — (AP) — Jerry Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, has died of cancer. Support from Red Sox fans helped him as he underwent years of treatments for the disease, he told reporters in 2018. Remy “left an indelible mark on this club and on an entire nation of Red Sox fans,” Red Sox principal owner John Henry told the club's official website, hosted by MLB.com, on Sunday.

Jerry Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, has died of cancer.