| Jason Varitek | |
|---|---|
 Varitek in 2009 | |
| Boston Red Sox – No. 33 | |
| Catcher / Coach | |
| Born: April 11, 1972 Rochester, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 24, 1997, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 2011, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .256 |
| Home runs | 193 |
| Runs batted in | 757 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason Andrew Varitek (/ˈværɪtɛk/; born April 11, 1972), nicknamed "Tek", is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He is the game planning coordinator, a uniformed coaching position, for the Boston Red Sox.[1] After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek played his entire 15-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Red Sox. A three-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner at catcher, as well as a Silver Slugger Award winner, Varitek was part of both the 2004 World Series and 2007 World Series Championship teams, and was viewed widely as one of the team's leaders. In December 2004 he was named the captain of the Red Sox, only their fourth captain since 1923.[2] He was a switch-hitter.[3]
Varitek is one of only three players, along with pitcher Ed Vosberg and outfielder Michael Conforto,[4] to have played in the Little League World Series, College World Series, and Major League World Series. He additionally participated in Olympic Baseball and the World Baseball Classic. His Lake Brantley High School baseball team won the Florida State Championship his senior year in 1990 and was named the number one high school baseball team in the nation by a USA Today poll.[5] Varitek caught an MLB-record four no-hitters, a record which was later tied by Carlos Ruiz.[6][7]
- ^ McWilliams, Julian (November 20, 2020). "Red Sox name Jason Varitek to coaching staff for 2021 season". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
It's the first time Varitek, who was listed as the team's special assistant to the general manager, has a formal role on the Red Sox' coaching staff.
- ^ List of Boston Red Sox captains. Wikipedia.
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- ^ Varitek, Jason. "Jason Varitek biography". JasonVaritek.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ Kaplan, Thomas (May 21, 2008). "Red Sox' No-Hitter Puts Varitek in Record Books". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ Petraglia, Mike (May 20, 2008). "No-hitter a record fourth for Varitek Red Sox catcher enters history books with Lester in Boston". Boston Red Sox. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2009.