Anthony Varvaro's last nine major league appearances came with the 2015 Red Sox. Varvaro decided to retire after six seasons rather than undergo additional elbow surgery and began a second career in law enforcement. In 2016, he enrolled in the Port Authority police academy and became a police officer. He later became an academy instructor.
Varvaro, 37, was killed early Sunday morning while on his way to a September 11 commemoration in Manhattan. He was driving on the New Jersey Turnpike when another vehicle going the wrong way struck his car, causing it to hit a concrete barrier.