{"id":184673,"date":"2026-05-08T23:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=184673"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:58:35","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-breaking-craig-breslow-speaks-out-on-jason-variteks-current-role-with-the-boston-red-sox-shedding-new-light-on-the-veterans-influence-behind-the-scenes-insights-revea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=184673","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 BREAKING: Craig Breslow speaks out on Jason Varitek\u2019s current role with the Boston Red Sox, shedding new light on the veteran\u2019s influence behind the scenes. Insights reveal how \u201cTek\u201d continues to shape the clubhouse and mentor the next generation. 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(AP Photo\/Jeffrey McWhorter)AP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been almost two weeks since Alex Cora and a slew of his coaches were fired, but there\u2019s still little clarity on what (if any) role Jason Varitek will play with the Red Sox moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>While Boston was cut-and-dried with Cora and most of the coaches being dismissed, the team said Varitek, the game planning and run prevention coach, \u201chad been reassigned to a new role within the organization.\u201d Last week, MassLive reported that Varitek had told confidants he didn\u2019t plan to remain with the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>So where do things stand now?<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday\u2019s Greg Hill Show, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow was asked for an update on Varitek\u2019s status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJason Varitek is an incredibly meaningful figure in this organization,\u201d Breslow said. \u201cHe\u2019s a Red Sox Hall of Famer and legend. All of that praise and admiration is absolutely warranted. It\u2019s something that I share. I have tremendous respect for Tek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe told him that there is a place in this organization for him for as long as he wants it. The specific details and timeline will remain between us. But he has meant so much to this organization that it\u2019s impossible to put that into words appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A star catcher for the Red Sox from 1997-2011 and a coach since 2021, Varitek took the dismissal of the coaches hard in Baltimore, according to Chris Cotillo. As Cora and others smiled for cameras, Varitek flashed a thumbs down sign in a photograph taken together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Red Sox game planning coordinator\/catching coach Jason Varitek looks on from the dugout during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":184674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udd25 BREAKING: Craig Breslow speaks out on Jason Varitek\u2019s current role with the Boston Red Sox, shedding new light on the veteran\u2019s influence behind the scenes. 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