Anthony Varvaro made over $2 million in a six-year Major League Baseball career, but that has ended and now he's onto a new profession.
In a totally unorthodox move, Varvaro, 32, is set to become a police officer. He graduated from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police academy on Friday along with 79 others, according to the Associated Press, and will serve with the Port Authority, which patrols New York's airports, tunnels, bridges and transit systems.
In his six MLB seasons, Varvaro pitched for the Braves, Mariners and Red Sox. He had a career 3.23 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 150 strikeouts in 183 2/3 innings.
Varvaro was last in the majors in 2015 for the Red Sox, but he actually pitched for Triple-A Pawtucket in 2016, posting a 2.83 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings.
Though he's far from a big-upside prospect, Varvaro's track record and age suggest he surely could have found a home in spring training with a chance to find an MLB job. Combine that with his career earnings and it reads like he really wants to be an officer instead of desperately trying to find work out of necessity. Good for him.
