Jason Varitek

Jason Varitek
Varitek in 2009
Catcher
Born: (1972-04-11) April 11, 1972 (age 44) Rochester, Michigan
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
Boston Red Sox (1997–2011)
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 (/ˈværᵻtɛk/; born April 11, 1972), nicknamed "Tek", is a retired American 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, for whom he now works as a special assistant. 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. He was a switch-hitter.

Varitek is one of only three players, along with pitcher Ed Vosberg and outfielder Michael Conforto, 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. Varitek caught an MLB-record four no-hitters, a record which was later tied by Carlos Ruiz.