When former Yankees star Alex Rodriguez eluded questions about his infamous decade old brawl with Jason Varitek

Former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and former Boston Red Sox player Jason Varitek's rivalry is "dead serious." At least this is what A-Rod said.

It's been 14 years since one of the most iconic scenes in Red Sox history occurred at Fenway Park. Jason Varitek punched Rodriguez in the face and started a brawl that resulted in the Yankees and Red Sox clearing the benches.

Rodriguez shed light on his heated beef with Varitek in 2021.

“How strong is our rivalry? I have so much respect for Jason Varitek, but that fight was the last conversation we had,” A-Rod said on air. “So when you talk about how serious it is, it is dead serious.”

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Jason Varitek shoves Alex Rodriguez face in, 2004 - Baseball In Pics

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The Yankees and Red Sox competed in one of the all-time greatest American League Championship Series prior to 2004.

Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees

At Yankee Stadium, Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez pitched in the seventh and final game of the series.

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Before the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez came crazily close to joining the Red Sox

Rodriguez was an obvious pick for them because the Red Sox were creating a squad that would go down in history under new management. He was willing to forfeit a portion of his compensation, but MLB regulations prevented that from happening. Despite the fact that the purchase was mostly finalized, these regulations stopped Rodriguez from realizing his ambition.

Newest Podspects is a retrospective episode, remembering the time Alex Rodriguez was nearly traded to the Red Sox: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/too-much-tuma-podcast/id1504166522… - Brendan Tuma

The rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees is one of the fiercest in all of sports. The Red Sox and Varitek had the last laugh as they went on to win the World Series in 2004 and were the first team to do so since 1918.