Jason Varitek News

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The Red Sox will raise some ticket prices as much as $5 next season after freezing all sections for 2009.

It sounds as though captain Jason Varitek [ stats ] has already made his peace with being the club's backup catcher, a job at which Francona believes Varitek will be "unbelievable." "If he didn't accept that, then it could have been a problem.

The Red Sox released Kottaras today. The 26-year-old catcher was out of options and couldn't be sent to the minors again.

RED SOX general manager Theo Epstein has no worries about the right side of the field.

According to NESN.com , Red Sox C Jason Varitek will exercise his $3 million player option for 2010, meaning he will not be a free agent.

BOSTON, MA a ' The Boston Red Sox today were notified that catcher Jason Varitek has exercised his 2010 contract option with the club.

While they still hold exclusive negotiating rights with their free agents, the big one - left fielder Jason Bay, who yesterday earned his first Silver Slugger Award - is expected to hit the market next week.

Posted by Christine E. at 12:53 pm in Baseball , Random Thoughts , Red Sox Just not in the way he probably expectedor maybe he did In any event, Jason Varitek has activated his $3 million player option, which ensures at least another year with the Sox-of course unless they release or trade him From Theo: "We're happy to have Jason back, and we ...

Jason Varitek, longtime Boston Red Sox catcher and the only player in Major League Baseball history to catch four no hitters, has excercised his $3 million option and will be with the club for the 2010 season.

Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will keep the popular slugger in Seattle next year.

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Scott Boras definitively said to ignore reports to the contrary that Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has not decided whether to pick up his $3 million player option for next season.

So it looks like a couple of long, long-time teammates will be teammates at least a little longer still.

Matsui and Damon both said after the Yankees ' six-game victory over Philadelphia last week that they would like to stay with New York.

The Red Sox picked up catcher Victor Martinez's $7.1 million option for the 2010 season on Monday, but the news wasn't as good for captain Jason Varitek, whose $5 million club option was declined, leaving the 37-year-old catcher five days to exercise his club option of $3 million.

Keeping up with the Joneses becomes an even tougher task when your hated next-door neighbor cruised through the defending world champs on their way to a World Series victory.

After losing two of three games to the team with the worst record in the majors, the White Sox know better than to take a depleted Boston team lightly when they visit Fenway Park for a three-game series starting Monday night.

If you're a Red Sox fan, there is only one reason to watch the World Series: To root against the Yankees.

Will Victor Martinez be the full-time catcher next year and will Jason Varitek still be around? -- Liam R., Roslindale, Mass.