Anthony Varvaro, 37, of Jersey City, left a Major League Baseball pitching career to become a Port Authority officer.
on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday, was on his way to work at a 9/11 ceremony at the World Trade Center at the time of the accident.
It was his scheduled day off, but he volunteered to work and was due to join the Port Authority Police’s Rapid Response/Arrest Team at 4:45 a.m., according to a spokesman for the Port Authority PBA. A native of Staten Island, New York, Vavaro grew up among the families of fallen 9/11 police officers and firefighters, Conti said.
“His ticket to professional baseball was his four-seam fastball and a sweeping 12/6 curveball that made him a successful middle-relief pitcher,” according to the PBA feature about Varvaro“He developed a potent changeup after Tommy John surgery required some changes in his pitch selection. He still marvels at his changeup, saying, ‘It’s amazing to see a batter look at a 94-mph fastball and then be totally confused by an 86-mph changeup,’” the story said.
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