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Boston Red Sox ownership, including Sam Kennedy, attempted to clarify the role that Jason Varitek has within the organization.<\/p>\n
There were a few different milestones throughout the Boston Red Sox<\/a> season in 2026. That included the 32-5 stretch and how they played after clinching a postseason berth. Of course, the biggest milestone ended up being the firing of manager Alex Cora in late April.<\/p>\n When the Red Sox fired Cora, it was widely seen as a move by CBO Craig Breslow to try to save his job and win a power struggle. Part of that struggle was removing the coaches who Cora was close to, totaling five additional assistants. Among them was Jason Varitek.<\/p>\n Varitek had been in the Red Sox organization since 1997 as a player. He spent his entire 15 year MLB<\/a> career in Boston, becoming a legend along the way for Red Sox fans. He then quickly moved into a front office role in 2012 under Ben Cherington. Following the 2020 season, he joined the coaching staff under Cora.<\/p>\n Because of who Varitek is and what he\u2019s meant to Red Sox fans, his firing in particular was very unpopular. So, instead of outright firing him, the team claimed he would be getting reassigned to a new role. However, in the immediate aftermath of the firing, he appeared with the other coaches in pictures. He also posted pictures over the summer on vacation, decidedly not in a different role within the organization.<\/p>\n Boston Red Sox Ownership on the Current Role for Jason Varitek<\/p>\n The topic of Varitek\u2019s role came up on Monday. That\u2019s when the Red Sox held their annual end-of-season press conference. However, Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy still doesn\u2019t have an update.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve connected with each other, but we\u2019ve got no update on that,\u201d Kennedy said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kennedy was then asked to clarify. Is Varitek currently a member of the Red Sox organization?<\/p>\n \u201cHe is not,\u201d Kennedy admitted. \u201cBut look forward to continuing dialogue as we go forward.\u201d<\/p>\n This, perhaps, shouldn\u2019t be a major surprise. There hadn\u2019t been any updates over the course of the season about any potential new roles for Varitek. On top of that, MassLive reported<\/a> in April that he had never actually been assigned to a new role. However, Varitek himself didn\u2019t comment publicly.<\/p>\n Catherine Varitek Responded to the Red Sox Getting Eliminated<\/p>\n In the end, the Red Sox had effectively the same season as they did a year ago. They lost to the New York Yankees<\/a> in the Wild Card round. The only difference is they didn\u2019t even win one game this time around in the Bronx.<\/p>\n One person who seemed to take notice of that was the wife of Jason Varitek, Catherine Varitek. She had a brief post in the wake of the elimination, reading<\/a>, \u201cHow we doing?!?!\u201d There was also a smiley face emoji.<\/p>\n Many read this as a bit of a taunt about how the season ended up, given that her husband was fired. Along with some previous posts she\u2019s made, it seems like there is still some frustration with how the organization has handled things. That frustration may very well be why Varitek hasn\u2019t taken on a new role with the Red Sox.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tDan Morrison<\/a> After graduating from UMass in 2019, Dan Morrison quickly began a career in sports journalism and digital media. That has seen him work both as a contributing writer at several publications, as well as spending time on the National News Desk at On3. During that time, he has spent the majority of his time covering football, both at the college and NFL levels. Currently residing in Central Florida, his focus with Heavy is on the NFL. 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