Except for the 2001 season, when he fractured his right elbow after landing hard on the rubber mat covering the on-deck circle and played just 51 games, Jason Varitek has carried a terrific workload behind the plate, averaging 138 games the last six seasons for the Red Sox (not including 2001). (Full article: 1051 words)

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