Anthony Varvaro Obituary, Funeral

Anthony Michael Varvaro, an American professional baseball pitcher has died. He was born on October 31, 1984 and died on September 11, 2022 at age 37.

According to police officials and his former teams, Varvaro was killed in a car crash Sunday morning (Sept. 11) on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan.

Varvaro died in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver in Jersey City, New Jersey, a short distance from the Holland Tunnel.

Coincidentally, he was on his way to serve at the World Trade Center Command in commemoration of the September 11 attacks when the accident happened.

Varvaro attended Curtis High School and had his college education at St. John’s University, where he played college baseball for the St. John’s Red Storm.in Staten Island, New York, and played for the school’s baseball team.

He graduated from St. John’s University in June 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

With his degree in criminal justice, it is not surprising that Varvaro became a police officer after his retirement from baseball.

Varvaro played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, and Boston Red Sox from 2010 to 2015.

He retired from the MLB in June 2016 to begin police training with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

He became a Port Authority police officer in December 2016.

Later on, he became a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

He was stationed at the World Trade Center Command and after five years, he was transferred to the Port Authority’s police academy to become an instructor.

Varvaro is survived by his wife and four children.