The plan was for him to spend the summer as Jason Varitek's backup. Instead, John Flaherty decided to retire, just a couple of weeks into spring training, which is why he was in Fenway Park yesterday wearing a banana-colored blazer for the YES Network. (Full article: 960 words)

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