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Red Sox Legend Has 'Open Invitation' to Return to Boston

Boston Red Sox On SI·Patrick McAvoy·19 days ago
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When the Boston Red Sox fired former manager Alex Cora and a handful of coaches, they specifically had a different message for team legend Jason Varitek, who also is no longer with the franchise. Varitek spent his entire 15-year big league career in Boston and won two World Series titles as a player and was named as Boston's captain. He retired after the 2011 season and there hasn't been a player with the organization to be named captain since. After his playing days wrapped up, he was quickly hired by then-general manager Ben Cherington as a special assistant in 2012. He has been with the club in various roles since, including in the dugout as the game planning and run prevention coach. Varitek wore a lot of hats in the Red Sox organization, but he left when Cora and a handful of others did, although the club said he was "reassigned," rather than fired. Still, the expectation has been that he's done with the club as well .…

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