Jason Andrew Varitek (born April 11, 1972) is an
American baseball player. After being traded as a
minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners,
Varitek has played his entire major league career
for the Boston Red Sox. A two time all-star and Gold
Glove Award winner at catcher, Varitek was an
integral part of the 2004 World Series and 2007
World Series Championship teams. In 2005, he was
named the captain of the Red Sox, the fourth player
given the honor. He is a switch-hitter. His nickname
is "'Tek" or "The Captain."
Achieving high success at every level, Varitek is
one of only two players in the history of the sport
to have played in the World Championship game of the
Little League World Series, in the National
Championship game of the College World Series, and
in the Major League World Series (Ed Vosberg is the
other). Varitek stands alone as the only baseball
player in history to have played in the three
aforementioned World Series along with playing on
the Olympic Baseball team, and in the World Baseball
Classic. As well, 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 land by a USA Today
poll.
