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.