1994 Seattle Mariners draft picks | |
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Jason Varitek (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 1994. | |
Information | |
Owner | Nintendo of America |
General Manager(s) | Woody Woodward |
Manager(s) | Lou Piniella |
First pick | Jason Varitek |
Draft position | 14th |
Number of selections | 75 |
Links | |
Results | Baseball-Reference |
Official Site | The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners |
Years | 1993 • 1994 • 1995 |
The following is a list of 1994 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 75 selections in the 1994 draft, the first being catcher Jason Varitek in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 29 pitchers, 24 outfielders, 10 catchers, 5 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 3 first basemen.
Round (Pick) | Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted |
Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
Bold | Indicates the player signed with the Mariners |
Italics | Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners |
* | Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball |
Jason Andrew Varitek, nicknamed "Tek", is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He is the game planning coordinator, a uniformed coaching position, for the Boston Red Sox. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek played his entire 15-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Red Sox. A three-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner at catcher, as well as a Silver Slugger Award winner, Varitek was part of both the 2004 World Series and 2007 World Series Championship teams, and was viewed widely as one of the team's leaders. In December 2004 he was named the captain of the Red Sox, only their fourth captain since 1923. He was a switch-hitter.
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