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Edwin Martin III (August 9, 1923 – July 23, 2002) was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1992. Broadcasting career
Jul 25, 2002 · Ned Martin, a radio and television broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox for three decades, died Tuesday, a day after he appeared at Fenway Park for the team's tribute to Ted...
Jul 25, 2002 · Ned Martin, 78, the radio and television voice of the Boston Red Sox for 32 years, died Tuesday, a day after attending the Ted Williams tribute at Fenway Park.
Ned Martin could be called the Shakespeare of the broadcast booth, or baseball’s Hemingway scholar-in-residence. He could inject a broadcast at the right moment with literary quotes, poems, or song lyrics, while his catchphrase of “Mercy!” summed up many moments of Red Sox history.
Jul 28, 2002 · Martin, who died Tuesday at 78, broadcast Red Sox games from 1961 to ’92. Although much of his time was on TV, his radio days (1961-78) were his best. It’s a pity fans under 30 missed the Ned ...
Jul 24, 2002 · BOSTON — Ned Martin, the radio and television voice of the Boston Red Sox for 32 years, was remembered by friends and colleagues for his gentle wit, his love of baseball and his trademark call "Mercy." Martin died Tuesday, one day after attending the Ted Williams tribute at Fenway Park. He was 78.
For thirty-two summers, with discernable sagacity and style, Ned Martin served as the principal voice of the Boston Red Sox. In an age where humility and grace slowly receded...
Ned Martin was one of the most beloved of the Boston Red Sox play-by-play announcers. He helped to call the games on radio, and then on TV, from 1961 to 1992; in 2000, he was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame.
Nov 16, 2019 · Ned Martin (left) called Red Sox games from 1961-92, first on radio through 1978 and then TV from ’79 on. GLOBE FILE PHOTO. The Red Sox’ storied tradition includes those who tell us about all...
Known as one of baseball’s most literate broadcasters, who was comfortable quoting great literature (including Shakespeare), Ned Martin in 2000, he was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame and died in late July 2002, one day after he had appeared at a Fenway Park tribute to Ted Williams.
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