Height: 6-2
Weight: 230
Throws: R
Bats: S
Born: Apr 11, 1972, Rochester, MI
Contract: Signed through 2008. | | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | | | | | | | |
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December 23, 2004
ESPNEWS reports that Jason Varitek has re-signed with the Red Sox. The deal is believed to be worth $40 million over four years. | December 20, 2004
Jason Varitek has declined Boston's offer of salary arbitration, according to the Boston Globe. The Red Sox retain the right to negotiate a deal with him until Jan. 8, at which time they wouldn't be able to re-sign him until May 1. | December 3, 2004
Citing industry sources, the Boston Herald reports that the latest offer made by Jason Varitek to the Red Sox would allow the Sox to void the fifth year after the fourth year of the contract. He had been holding firm on a fifth year, so this could clear the way to re-signing with the World Series champs. | November 23, 2004
The Boston Herald reports that the Red Sox have made a four-year contract offer to Jason Varitek. Alternative target Damian Miller has received at least one better offer than the one the Sox were peddling. | September 29, 2004
Jason Varitek got a routine day off Tuesday, according to the Boston Globe. | September 2, 2004
Jason Varitek was moved to the cleanup spot Thursday because David Ortiz was out of the lineup with a shoulder injury. | August 27, 2004
Jason Varitek returned from his four-game suspension Friday night and went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run scored, and an RBI. | August 26, 2004
Jason Varitek served the fourth and final game of his suspension on Thursday night, meaning that he should be back in Boston's starting lineup on Friday. | August 23, 2004
Jason Varitek dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension for his part in a bench-clearing brawl with the Yankees last month, according to the AP. He began serving the suspension on Monday. | August 22, 2004
Jason Varitek plans to drop his appeal of a four-game suspension in the next couple of days, according to the Boston Globe. He wants to wrap it up before the Red Sox face the Angels, Rangers and A's the following week. | August 2, 2004
Jason Varitek won't have the appeal of his suspension heard until Aug. 26, according to the Boston Globe. He'll keep playing until a ruling is made afterward. | July 29, 2004
Major League Baseball hit Jason Varitek with a four-game suspension for his role in a confrontation with Alex Rodriguez on Saturday. Rodriguez was also suspended for four games. | July 26, 2004
Jason Varitek was back behind the plate on Monday, one day after missing a game with a sore wrist. | July 26, 2004
Jason Varitek said he thought the sore wrist that forced him to miss yesterday's game likely was sustained during his fight with Alex Rodriguez the day before, according to the Boston Globe. He may be able to return to action today. | July 25, 2004
Jason Varitek will miss Sunday night's game against the Yankees with a sore wrist. It wasn't immediately clear if the injury resulted from last night's run-in with A-Rod. "He woke up today and his wrist was sore," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. | July 24, 2004
Jason Varitek was ejected from Saturday's game after getting involved in a scuffle with Alex Rodriguez just after Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Varitek threw a blow to the face of Rodriguez and is sure to face a suspension. | July 4, 2004
After Jason Varitek worked into the 13th inning Thursday and the 12th the next day, Red Sox manager Terry Francona gave Varitek Saturday off, according to the Boston Globe. "He's got to be fried," Francona said. | May 1, 2004
Jason Varitek will rest during the first game of today's doubleheader and then catch Pedro Martinez in the second game, according to the Boston Herald. | April 26, 2004
Jason Varitek will be given Tuesday off to rest up, according to the Boston Globe. |
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