List of Jason Varitek's awards
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The following is an incomplete list of Jason Varitek's award, achievements, and records
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[edit] Georgia Tech records
All Georgia Tech records courtesy of RamblinWreck.com, the official website of Georgia Tech athletics[1]
- Most career games played (253)
- Most career runs scored (261)
- Most career base hits (351)
- Most career doubles (82)
[edit] College awards and achievements
- His number 33 is only the second number ever retired by Georgia Tech; the first was #44, worn by Coach Jim Luck
- Baseball America's 1993 player of the year
- Named by Baseball America to "All-Time College All-Star Team"[2]
- 1994 Golden Spikes Award
- 1994 Rotary Smith Award
- 1994 Dick Howser Trophy
- Three time consensus All-American (1992, '93, '94) [3]
- Inducted into Georgia Tech Hall of Fame[4]
- 1994 College World Series runner-up
[edit] Early professional career
- Inducted into Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame
- 1993 Cape Cod Baseball League's Pat Sorenti Award as the League MVP
[edit] MLB career
- Two time All-Star (2003 and 2005), one time starter (2005)
- 2005 Silver Slugger Award winner
- 2005 Gold Glove winner
- 2006 Heart and Hustle Award
- On May 19th, 2008 Varitek caught his fourth no hitter, an MLB record.
[edit] Red Sox milestones and achievements
All Red Sox milestones and achievements courtesy of RedSox.com[5]
- Became 26th player to hit 100 home runs for club on April 14, 2005
- First Red Sox catcher to ever win Silver Slugger
- Third Red Sox catcher to win a Gold Glove (Carlton Fisk and Tony Pena)
- First Red Sox at any position to win Gold Glove since Tony Pena in 1991
- Was on the 2004 World Series team, the first Red Sox team to win the championship in 86 years
- Over 1,000 games caught - most in 106-year Red Sox history - breaking Carlton Fisk's club record of 990 on July 18, 2006 vs. Kansas City
[edit] Notable firsts
- In the 2004 World Series, Varitek batted against the St. Louis Cardinals' Jason Marquis, the first time two former Little League World Series participants have faced each other in the Major League Baseball World Series. Varitek had played for Altamonte Springs, Florida in 1984.[6].
- In the 2004 World Series, Jason became the second player to appear in the Little League World Series Altamonte Springs, Florida 1984 runner-up, 1994 NCAA Div I runner-up Georgia Tech, and Major League Baseball World Series Champion Boston Red Sox 2004. Ed Vosberg was the first player to complete this triple.
- Varitek is the only player to have competed in the Little League World Series, College World Series, MLB World Series, on the Olympic Baseball team, and in the World Baseball Classic.
