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Friends Rally To Help Family Of Ex-Boston Red Sox Pitcher Turned Officer Who Died In Crash Friends Rally To Help Family Of Ex-Boston Red Sox Pitcher Turned Officer Who Died In Crash
Friends Rally To Help Family Of Ex-Boston Red Sox Pitcher Turned Officer Who Died In Crash A former MLB pitcher who stepped away from the game to become a Port Authority police officer in New York died when a wrong-way driver crashed into him. Now his family is asking for the public's help to provide for his children.  Anthony Varvaro, 37, ended his career as a reliever with the Red Sox but spent most of his time in the big leagues in Atlanta. He appeared on the mound in nine games for Boston in 2015 and 18 more for the team's Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket the following year before hanging up his cleats. That's when he decided to devote his life to a new calling.  We are de…

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by Josh Lanier
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Red Sox Pitcher Turned Police Officer Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On New Jersey Turnpike Red Sox Pitcher Turned Police Officer Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On New Jersey Turnpike
Red Sox Pitcher Turned Police Officer Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On New Jersey Turnpike Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Anthony Varvaro died in a wrong-way 9/11 crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Varvaro, a 37-year-old married father of four who became a Port Authority police officer, died in the head-on collision near Exit 14C, early on Sunday, Sept. 11, they said. A wrong-way driver was to blame, a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the crash told Daily Voice. Varvaro was on his way to work at the 9/11 commemoration at World Trade Center Command, Port Authority Police Supt. Edward Cetnar said. "Officer Varvaro represented the very best of this …

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine