In this episode of Locked On Red Sox, NESN's Lauren Campbell and Massachusetts Pirates team reporter Jake Ignaszewski welcome former Boston Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway to the show for Part 1 of our interview!

Ryan talks about his time at Yale and if it was difficult to leave college and pursue his MLB dream, how much he looked up to Jason Varitek, what it was like playing for Bobby Valentine and his time with the Red Sox as a whole, including when he got called up from Pawtucket! Lavarnway also shares a great story about Chipper Jones (which does contain NSFW language). He also talks what it was like playing for Bobby Valentine and how much of a role Craig Breslow played in his career.

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