As a player Jason Varitek was traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners-Varitek played his entire 15-year career in Major League Baseball 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 the 2004 World Series and 2007 World Series Championship teams, and was widely viewed 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.
*Born: April 11, 1972 (age 52)
Rochester, Michigan
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
*MLB debut
September 24, 1997 -Boston Red Sox
*Last MLB appearance
September 25, 2011-Boston Red Sox
*MLB statistics
Batting average
.256
Home runs
193
Runs batted in
757
*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
