American baseball player (born 1996)
Baseball player
Daulton John Varsho (born July 2, 1996) is an American professionalbaseball outfielder andcatcher for theToronto Blue Jays ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with theArizona Diamondbacks .
Varsho attendedMarshfield High School inMarshfield, Wisconsin , graduating in 2014. He enrolled atUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee , and playedcollege baseball for theMilwaukee Panthers . He was named theHorizon League Player of the Year in his sophomore year, 2016, after he batted .381/.447/.610.[ 1] [ 2]
In both 2015 and 2016, Varsho playedsummer league baseball for theEau Claire Express of theNorthwoods League .[ 3] [ 4]
Professional career [ edit ] Arizona Diamondbacks [ edit ] TheArizona Diamondbacks selected Varsho in the second round, with the 68th overall selection, of the2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft .[ 5] Hillsboro Hops of theLow–A Northwest League , where hebatted .311/.368/.534 with sevenhome runs , 39runs batted in (RBI), and had a .902on-base plus slugging in 50 games.[ 6]
In 2018, Varsho played with theVisalia Rawhide of theHigh–A California League ,[ 7] stolen bases in 80 games.[ 8] [ 8]
Varsho spent the 2019 season with theJackson Generals of theDouble–A Southern League .[ 9] All-Star Futures Game .[ 10] center fielder in addition to catcher.[ 11] [ 12] [ 2] United States national baseball team in the2019 WBSC Premier12 .[ 13]
The Diamondbacks promoted Varsho to the major leagues for the first time on July 30, 2020.[ 14] Los Angeles Dodgers . He finished the season hitting .188/.287/.366 with three home runs and nine RBI in 37 games. On August 14, 2021, Varsho caughtTyler Gilbert 's no-hitter against theSan Diego Padres .[ 15]
In 2022 he led the majors in percentage of balls pulled (54.5%), and batted .235/.302/.443 with 27 home runs and 74 RBI.[ 16] [ 17]
On December 23, 2022, the Diamondbacks traded Varsho to theToronto Blue Jays in exchange forLourdes Gurriel Jr. andGabriel Moreno .[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Varsho played in 136 contests for the Blue Jays in 2024, slashing .214/.293/.407 with 18 home runs, 58 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.[ 21] rotator cuff injury in his right shoulder, ending his season.[ 22]
Varsho played in 71 contests for the Blue Jays in 2025, slashing .238/.284/.548 with 20 home runs, 55 RBI, and 2 stolen bases.[ 23] 2025 American League Division Series , Varsho hit two home runs, two doubles, and scored four RBI in a 13-7 Blue Jays victory over theNew York Yankees .[ 24]
In January 2026, Varsho and the Jays avoided arbitration with a $10.75 million deal for the2026 season .[ 25]
He is the son of former MLB outfielder, manager, and coachGary Varsho ,[ 4] Darren Daulton , his father's teammate on the Phillies in 1995.[ 26]
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1957:Kaline ,Mays ,Miñoso 1958:Kaline ,Piersall ,Siebern 1959:Jensen ,Kaline ,Miñoso 1960:Landis ,Maris ,Miñoso 1961:Kaline ,Landis ,Piersall 1962:Kaline ,Landis ,Mantle 1963:Kaline ,Landis ,Yastrzemski 1964:Davalillo ,Kaline ,Landis 1965:Kaline ,Tresh ,Yastrzemski 1966:Agee ,Kaline ,Oliva 1967:Blair ,Kaline ,Yastrzemski 1968:Smith ,Stanley ,Yastrzemski 1969:Blair ,Stanley ,Yastrzemski 1970:Berry ,Blair ,Stanley 1971:Blair ,Otis ,Yastrzemski 1972:Berry ,Blair ,Murcer 1973:Blair ,Otis ,Stanley 1974:Blair ,Otis ,Rudi 1975:Blair ,Lynn ,Rudi 1976:Evans ,Manning ,Rudi 1977:Beníquez ,Cowens ,Yastrzemski 1978:Evans ,Lynn ,Miller 1979:Evans ,Lezcano ,Lynn 1980:Lynn ,Murphy ,Wilson 1981:Evans ,Henderson ,Murphy 1982:Evans ,Murphy ,Winfield 1983:Evans ,Murphy ,Winfield 1984:Evans ,Murphy ,Winfield 1985:Evans ,Murphy ,Pettis ,Winfield 1986:Barfield ,Pettis ,Puckett 1987:Barfield ,Puckett ,Winfield 1988:Pettis ,Puckett ,White 1989:Pettis ,Puckett ,White 1990:Burks ,Griffey Jr. ,Pettis 1991:Griffey Jr. ,Puckett ,White 1992:Griffey Jr. ,Puckett ,White 1993:Griffey Jr. ,Lofton ,White 1994:Griffey Jr. ,Lofton ,White 1995:Griffey Jr. ,Lofton ,White 1996:Buhner ,Griffey Jr. ,Lofton 1997:Edmonds ,Griffey Jr. ,Williams 1998:Edmonds ,Griffey Jr. ,Williams 1999:Green ,Griffey Jr. ,Williams 2000:Dye ,Erstad ,Williams 2001:Cameron ,Hunter ,Suzuki 2002:Erstad ,Hunter ,Suzuki 2003:Cameron ,Hunter ,Suzuki 2004:Hunter ,Suzuki ,Wells 2005:Hunter ,Suzuki ,Wells 2006:Hunter ,Suzuki ,Wells 2007:Hunter ,Suzuki ,Sizemore 2008:Hunter ,Suzuki ,Sizemore 2009:Hunter ,Suzuki ,Jones 2010:Crawford ,Gutiérrez ,Suzuki 2011:Ellsbury ,Gordon ,Markakis 2012:Gordon ,Jones ,Reddick 2013:Gordon ,Jones ,Victorino 2014:Gordon ,Jones ,Markakis 2015:Calhoun ,Céspedes ,Kiermaier 2016:Betts ,Gardner ,Kiermaier 2017:Betts ,Buxton ,Gordon 2018:Betts ,Bradley Jr. ,Gordon 2019:Betts ,Gordon ,Kiermaier 2020:Gallo ,Gordon ,Robert 2021:Benintendi ,Gallo ,Taylor 2022:Kwan ,Straw ,Tucker 2023:García ,Kiermaier ,Kwan 2024:Abreu ,Kwan ,Varsho 2025:Abreu ,Kwan ,Rafaela
