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Jason Varitek is a catcher and team captain for the Boston Red Sox. He was born on April 11, 1972 in Rochester, Mich. A switch-hitter, Varitek anchored the Red Sox rotation and bullpen during Boston's championship seasons in 2004 and 2007. Known for his meticulous planning and handling of pitching staffs, Varitek, 6-2, 230 pounds, also brought power to the Red Sox lineup, although his production fell off slightly in 2007. During that World Series-winning season for the Red Sox, Varitek hit 17 home runs and had 68 RBI in 121 starts, 3rd most in the A.L. In 2005, Varitek played in his first All-Star Game and finished that season with 22 HR and 70 RBI in 133 games for the Red Sox. In 2004, with Varitek handli...
Jason Varitek is a catcher and team captain for the Boston Red Sox. He was born on April 11, 1972 in Rochester, Mich. A switch-hitter, Varitek anchored the Red Sox rotation and bullpen during Boston's championship seasons in 2004 and 2007. Known for his meticulous planning and handling of pitching staffs, Varitek, 6-2, 230 pounds, also brought power to the Red Sox lineup, although his production fell off slightly in 2007. During that World Series-winning season for the Red Sox, Varitek hit 17 home runs and had 68 RBI in 121 starts, 3rd most in the A.L. In 2005, Varitek played in his first All-Star Game and finished that season with 22 HR and 70 RBI in 133 games for the Red Sox. In 2004, with Varitek handling both top-tier pitchers Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling to perhaps their best seasons, the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years. He hit a career best .296 in 137 games. Varitek was acquired by the Red Sox on July 31, 1997 with pitcher Derek Lowe from the Seattle Mariners for reliever Heathcliff Slocumb. Varitek grew up in Longwood, Fla., where he played shortstop on the Atlamonte Springs (Fla.) team that lost in the finals of the 1984 Little League World Series. He attended Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs and then played for Georgia Tech.
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Gameday Live: 2008 All-Star Game
On the Yankees beatOk, folks. We are about 15 minutes from the scheduled first pitch of 8:39. Have at it. We'll give you plenty of blow-by-blow and second guess the managers ad nauseum. Top of 1st: Cleveland's Cliff Lee had an easy 1-2-3......Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Miguel Tejada, Corey Hart, Chipper Jones, Ryan Dempster
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A-Rod propels hot-hitting Yankees to 4th win in a row
Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and an RBI single Monday night to help the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 12-4 for their eighth straight home win. Robinson Cano hit an upper-deck drive and Derek Jeter also went deep for the Yankees, who...Tags: Randy Johnson, Josh Hamilton, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Derek Jeter, Milwaukee Brewers
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Dice-K Wins In Return To Seattle
Courant Staff Writer— In May, Safeco Field was the scene for Daisuke Matsuzaka's worst night of the season. Tuesday night, it was the backdrop for one of his best. Returning to the ballpark where he walked off the mound and onto the disabled list May 27, Matsuzaka...Tags: Mike Lowell, Major League Baseball, American League, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis
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Francona Patient With Slumping Ellsbury
Courant Staff Writer— For the first five months of Jacoby Ellsbury's major league career, the speedy outfielder could do no wrong. He hit. He stole bases. He hawked World Series DVDs — in which he played a starring role — for Major League Baseball. Life was...Tags: Major League Baseball, All Stars, Jacoby Ellsbury, Bartolo Colon, Terry Francona
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Lester Comes Back Home, Shuts Out Mariners
The Associated PressLocal favorite Jon Lester carried a shutout into the eighth inning, struggling Jason Varitek rewarded his manager's faith with a two-run homer and the road-weary Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 Monday night. Lester, who was born in nearby...Tags: Major League Baseball, David Ortiz, Baseball, Raul Ibanez, Boston Red Sox
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Lester, Sox Beat Mariners
Courant Staff Writer— Pitching near home has not been the best of experiences for Jon Lester. The native of Puyallup, Wash., had made two previous starts against the Mariners, both at Safeco Field and both shaky. His ERA of 8.10 against Seattle was his worst against...Tags: Major League Baseball, American League, Baseball, Raul Ibanez, Boston Red Sox
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Buchholz To Change His Warmup
Courant Staff Writer— Since coming back from the minor leagues, Clay Buchholz has not made a good first impression. In the first inning against the Orioles July 11, Buchholz threw 29 pitches, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks. In the first inning last...Tags: Luis Castillo, David Ortiz, Raul Ibanez, Boston Red Sox, Manny Ramirez
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Francona should have promised Rivera would close
'He's going to be a Hall of Famer, and he's earned that spot, and he's the best. He's the best in the business, and you will see Mariano Rivera closing the game." Sounds pretty painless, don't you think? Those are the words of Ozzie Guillen, the...Tags: All Stars, Major League Baseball, American League, Multi-Sport Events, Baseball
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All-Star Game makes strange bedfellows
roderick.boone@newsday.comExcuse Jason Varitek if he needs to scribble directions to the home clubhouse at Yankee Stadium on his hand. But give the Red Sox catcher a quick pop quiz, and it appears as if he knows where he's headed. "When you get off the bus and go in and go...Tags: Derek Jeter, Major League Baseball, All Stars, American League, Multi-Sport Events
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Francona stays coy about his All-Star closer
ken.davidoff@newsday.comIn what will be the final All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Mariano Rivera will pitch the ninth inning tonight. Probably under any circumstances, and definitely if his American League squad is protecting a lead. But American League manager Terry Francona,...Tags: Jonathan Papelbon, Major League Baseball, American League, Multi-Sport Events, Mariano Rivera
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