Jason Varitek to remain on Red Sox’ coaching staff

A beloved former Crimson Sox participant will return to the crew’s teaching workers with a brand new multi-year contract.

Jason Varitek, who most not too long ago held the function of “sport planning and run prevention coach” in Boston, is ready to remain on the Crimson Sox’ workers for at the least two extra seasons with a brand new contract, in response to MassLive’s Sean McAdam. Varitek’s earlier deal had expired when Boston’s season ended earlier this month.

Simply final week, the previous Crimson Sox captain wasn’t positive if he was going to remain in Boston resulting from his expiring contract.

“It’s important to see every thing that goes on. Have I dumped every thing I’ve needed to make this group higher? And the folks that you simply mentor, coach, and be part of? Sure. Do I wish to proceed to do this? Sure,” Varitek told WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” final Wednesday. “However I’ve to see the place all of it lies.”

Based on McAdam, Varitek’s new deal might line up with supervisor Alex Cora’s, which is ready to finish after the 2027 season.

Varitek, 53, had beforehand been the Crimson Sox’ sport planning coordinator and catching coach starting in 2021, when he grew to become a full-time coach, by the 2024 season. Earlier than that, he served separate “particular assistant” entrance workplace roles between 2012 and 2018. Varitek was a “particular assistant/catching coach” in the course of the Covid-19-shortened 2020 season.

Regardless of his prolonged off-the-field resume in Boston, Varitek has reportedly solely been interviewed for managerial positions in MLB twice since retiring from the sport practically 15 years in the past. The Seattle Mariners interviewed him in 2015 earlier than naming Scott Servais their subsequent skipper.

Two years in the past, the San Francisco Giants additionally interviewed Varitek. Bob Melvin in the end obtained the job.

Following his interview with the Giants, Varitek mentioned the expertise was good for him and that he may image himself managing down the street.

“I perceive that the way forward for the place this goes is to have the ability to have proper suits and proper alternatives to steer and handle a crew,” Varitek said in November 2023. “At the moment, it’s not essentially about that, it’s about doing the very best job that I can with our pitchers and catchers and assist them be the very best that they are often. If the chance suits proper, then you need to look and actually assume arduous about it.”

Previous to agreeing to a brand new contract with the Crimson Sox, per McAdam, no manager-needy groups requested to interview Varitek.

Throughout his 15-year taking part in profession in Boston from 1997-2011, Varitek was a three-time All-Star, two-time World Sequence champion (2004, 2007), a Gold-Glover, and Silver Slugger award winner (each in 2005).

Kaley Brown

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Kaley Brown is a sports activities producer for Boston.com, the place she covers the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Crimson Sox.