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Jason Varitek Returning to Red Sox

One of these years the Red Sox will actually start a season without Jason Varitek wearing one of their uniforms. It just won't be the 2011 season. Varitek has signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Red Sox for next season. Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe also reports that he can make another $300,000 in...

Beltre, Martinez Get Red Sox Arbitration Offers; Varitek Does Not

The arbitration system makes for some unusual maneuvering this time of year, as evidenced by the decisions the Red Sox front office handed down Tuesday. Of the six Boston players eligible for free agency, the Red Sox will offer arbitration to three of them: Victor Martinez, Adrian Beltre and Felipe Lopez. They won't...

Jason Varitek Headed to Red Sox DL

When the Red Sox brought veteran catcher Kevin Cash back to Boston in a trade with the Astros on Thursday, it wasn't just for insurance. Hours later, word leaked out that Jason Varitek was headed to the disabled list with a broken foot, just two days after Victor Martinez landed there with a broken thumb. Varitek is...

Victor Martinez Doesn't Need Surgery, Hits DL Anyway

The good news is that Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez doesn't need surgery to repair his fractured left thumb. The bad news is that the Sox will still have to make do without him for at least 15 days. The team will place Martinez on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of the fractured distal phalanx on the tip of...

'Work in Progress' Red Sox Heating Up

BOSTON -- Terry Francona isn't in the habit of looking back. But even when he did Saturday for a moment, the Red Sox manager could not pinpoint a moment, a game, a series when Boston's season got on track. For the manager, it's been a gradual process. "As you get into the season, you're always fighting for your...

Jason Varitek News From the Web

05/22/12 David Ortiz Is Proof That Red Sox Don't Need a Captain... Source: NESN As in the title of "Captain of the Boston Red Sox?"
05/13/12 Jason Varitek Puts on His Game Face for Fishing With... Source: NESN Jason Varitek is all business when he gets to work, and he had his game face on for a fishing trip with Charlie Moore.
05/04/12 Jason Varitek Still Talks With Red Sox Players,... Source: NESN Jason Varitek spent 15 year with the Boston Red Sox, so it's only natural that he'd keep in touch with some of the guys he shared some of those memories with.
03/26/12 Q&A: Grandal making most of extended time in Padres'... Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA PEORIA, Ariz. Catcher Yasmani Grandal is still in camp and he's enjoying every minute of it.

Background on Jason Varitek

Jason Andrew Varitek (; born April 11, 1972) is a former American professional baseball catcher. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox.

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