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Kyle Teel ‘always looked up to’ Jason Varitek, but says his player comparison is Buster Posey

Kyle Teel, whom the Red Sox selected with the No. 14 pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, said he’s always looked up to Jason Varitek who is now a game planning coordinator and catching coach with the team.

But, the catcher who starred at Virginia had a different former player in mind as far as a comparison to himself.

“I would say athleticism-wise, I compare myself to Buster Posey,” Teel said according to MLB.com’s Ian Brown. “He was just a great athlete back there. He was amazing. So I would compare myself to him.