Born: (1972-04-11) April 11, 1972 (age 52) 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
Boston Red Sox (1997–2011)
As coach
Boston Red Sox (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2003, 2005, 2008)
2× World Series champion (2004, 2007)
Gold Glove Award (2005)
Silver Slugger Award (2005)
Golden Spikes Award (1994)
Dick Howser Trophy (1994)
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
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.
^Cite error: The named reference bbr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Albanese, Laura (October 22, 2015). "Mets rookie Conforto reaches 3rd World Series". Newsday. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
^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.
Jason Andrew Varitek (/ˈværɪtɛk/; born April 11, 1972), nicknamed "Tek", is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He is the game...
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Nixon's single. Tanyon Sturtze relieved Mussina and allowed a home run to JasonVaritek that made it 8–5 Yankees. Next inning, Tom Gordon allowed singles to...
have served as captain of the Red Sox. The most recent was catcher JasonVaritek, who was captain during the 2005–2011 seasons, and wore a distinctive...
between Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez and Red Sox catcher and captain JasonVaritek. Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein shook up the team at the MLB trading...
profanities at Arroyo. Red Sox catcher JasonVaritek positioned himself between the two players. After a brief argument, Varitek pushed his glove into Rodriguez'...
his play. Under the mentorship of JasonVaritek, however, Saltalamacchia began to improve, and he succeeded Varitek as the team's starting catcher in...
Clemens RHP (MLB 1984–2007; Boston 1984–1996) 33 – JasonVaritek C (MLB 1997–2011; all with Boston). Varitek reclaimed his #33 when he became a coach in 2021...
Most games caught: 2,427, Iván Rodríguez Most caught no hitters: 4, JasonVaritek, May 19, 2008 and Carlos Ruiz, July 25, 2015. Most World Series wins...
first, the Red Sox took a 1–0 lead in the second off Andy Pettitte when JasonVaritek hit a leadoff double, moved to third on Trot Nixon's single, and scored...
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leaguers Rich Aurilia and Boston Red Sox captain JasonVaritek. In the playoff semi-finals against Wareham, Varitek caught a no-hitter tossed by the Mets' Richard...
which he claimed Watney had an affair with the Boston Red Sox catcher JasonVaritek. Watney responded via Twitter by questioning Felger's work ethic and...
Lowell that scored Youkilis and Ortiz. After Bobby Kielty was walked, JasonVaritek hit a groundout that could not be turned into a double-play, scoring...
Eric Patterson, Brandon Boggs, Jay Payton, Mark Teixeira, and JasonVaritek. JasonVaritek's number 33 is one of two numbers retired, Coach Jim Luck's number...
was one of three catchers on the Red Sox postseason roster, alongside JasonVaritek and David Ross. He was used sparingly in the playoffs, making his only...
Major League World Series, along with pitcher Ed Vosberg and catcher JasonVaritek. Conforto hit two home runs in Game 4 of the 2015 World Series, becoming...
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Christopher (January 11, 2016). "Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame 2016: JasonVaritek, Tim Wakefield, Larry Lucchino, Ira Flagstead elected". MassLive.com...
coming off their 2004 World Series championship. The team brought back JasonVaritek by re-signing the veteran catcher to a 4-year $40 million deal. Outfielder...
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