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Positions: C-1679, DH-12, OF-1

Full Name: Jason Andrew Varitek
Born: Apr 11,1972 in Rochester, Michigan
Height: 6-2  Weight: 220  Bats: Right  Throws: Right
High School: Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Florida)  "Patriots"
College: Georgia Tech

Contract: Signed 1-year, $5,000,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox on Jan 31,2009. Options for 2010 ($5m for club, $3m for player)

Drafted: Selected by Seattle Mariners in 1st Round (14th overall) of 1994 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

3+ Homers in a game May 20,2001

Actors in Baseball Movies Fever Pitch

College All-American (1st team) 3x 1992-1994 C

First Round Draft Pick 2x 1993 (#21),1994 (#14)

Golden Spikes Award Georgia Tech

Little League World Series Altamonte Springs,FL

Major League All-Star Game 3x 2003,2005,2008

Player of the Week 1x May-20-2001

Switch-hit Homers in Same Game 1x

Top Prospect 1996 MLB (#51),1996 Sea (#2),1997 Sea (#5)

World Baseball Classic United States 2006

World Series Champion 2x BOS 2004,2007

Signed by Scout: Dan Jennings

MLB Debut: Sep 24,1997

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Scouting Report
Power:	67
Power:	33
Speed:	25
Contact:	23
Patience:	72
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Awards (19)

1992	Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star C
1993	Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star C
1993	Summer League First-Team All-American C
1993	1st team College All-American C
1994	Baseball America College Player of the Year
1994	Golden Spikes Award
1994	College World Series All-Tournament Team C
1994	1st team College All-American C
1994	Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star C
2003	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #24)
2003	Played in MLB All-Star Game
2004	Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star C
2004	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #30)
2005	AL Gold Glove Award (C)
2005	AL Silver Slugger Award (C)
2005	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)
2005	Played in MLB All-Star Game
2005	Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star C
2008	Played in MLB All-Star Game

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.