Varsho is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros.
With left-hander Framber Valdez toeing the rubber for the Astros, it's probably a good day to give Varsho some rest. He's managed just a .571 OPS against left-handed pitching this season. Whit Merrifield will move out to left field while Santiago Espinal handles second base.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Goes yard again Tuesday
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Varsho went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Astros.
He took Hunter Brown deep in the fourth inning, giving Varsho homers in back-to-back contests as he extended his hitting streak to 10 games. The 26-year-old has only one multi-hit performance during that stretch, but it's still an encouraging turnaround after he held a .209/.278/.361 slash line when the streak begin May 27.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Clubs homer No. 10
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Varsho went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Astros.
He took Seth Martinez deep in the eighth inning, a garbage-time blast in an eventual 11-4 loss. Varsho has hit safely in nine straight games, a stretch in which he's batting .294 (10-for-34) with three of his 10 homers on the season.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Mashes ninth homer
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Varsho went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-0 win over the Mets.
Getting the green light on a 3-0 pitch from Jeff Brigham in the ninth inning, Varsho turned on a 91.1-mph fastball up in the zone and put it in the second deck at Citi Field. It's Varsho's ninth homer of the season and third in his last 11 games, but he's still struggling to find a rhythm at the plate -- over that 11-game stretch, the 26-year-old outfielder is slashing just .244/.261/.467.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Big night in Tampa
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Varsho went 2-for-6 with two runs scored and three RBI in Tuesday's rout of the Rays.
There was plenty of offense to go around in the Toronto lineup as the Blue Jays nearly set franchise records with a 27-hit, 20-run eruption, and every starter recorded at least two hits. Varsho had gone 13 straight games without registering multiple hits, slashing just .125/.160/.271 during his slump, but this may have been the spark the 26-year-old needed to get his bat going.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Batting seventh
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Varsho is starting in left field and batting seventh for the Blue Jays on Tuesday in Tampa Bay.
Varsho was down in the No. 7 spot once this past weekend, as well, as he battles through a 5-for-45 slump. He did homer Monday and has put five over the boards this month, so he hasn't been totally bereft of production in May.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Day off Sunday
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Varsho will sit Sunday versus the Orioles.
Varsho will get a breather after he went 0-for-9 with three strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Nathan Lukes will replace him in left field and bat eighth in the series finale with Baltimore.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Launches sixth homer
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Varsho went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-0 win over Atlanta.
He took Kirby Yates deep in the eighth inning to give the Blue Jays a late insurance run. Varsho has caught fire in May, swatting four of his six homers on the season in 10 games while batting .333 (13-for-39) with two steals, three doubles, five runs and 10 RBI.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Two extra-base hits in win
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Varsho went 2-for-5 with a double, a homer and two RBI in Sunday's 10-1 win over Pittsburgh.
Varsho has now hit safely in six straight contests, going 11-for-24 with three home runs in that span after batting just .186 in his first 28 games. Varsho's hot streak has boosted his line to .238/.319/.413 through 144 plate appearances. He's added five homers, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored and six stolen bases while getting regular at-bats in the middle of Toronto's lineup.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Goes deep again
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Varsho went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to Boston on Wednesday.
Varsho got the scoring started in the contest, launching a solo shot to right field in the second inning. After going deep just twice in his first 28 games this season, Varsho has now homered in consecutive contests. He's starting to emerge from a disappointing start to the campaign but is still slashing just .209/.302/.364 through 126 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Launches third homer
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Varsho went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Red Sox.
The Blue Jays did all their scoring in the fifth inning, with Varsho's blast off Tanner Houck giving them a 6-3 lead that Yusei Kikuchi and the bullpen couldn't protect. The multi-hit performance was Varsho's first since April 12, and a 6-for-61 slump in between those efforts has dragged his slash line down to .198/.295/.330. The 26-year-old has kept his fantasy value from completely cratering with three homers, five steals, nine RBI and 14 runs in 29 games on the season.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Hits second homer
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Varsho went 1-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's victory over the Yankees.
Varsho went back-to-back with Vladimir Guerrero in the sixth inning, extending Toronto's lead to 3-0. It was Varsho's second home run of the year and his first since April 4. Following a hot start with the Jays, Varsho has cooled off of late, going 4-for-35 in his last nine games. He's slashing .224/.318/.355 with five RBI, 12 runs scored and four stolen bases through 88 plate appearances this season.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Starting in center field
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Varsho is starting in center field against Houston on Tuesday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
After a day off Sunday and an 0-for-3 performance Monday, the struggling Varsho is slashing just .150/.320/.150 over 25 plate appearances in the last week. He will bat fourth and start in center field for Kevin Kiermaier.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Not starting Tuesday
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Varsho isn't in the Blue Jays' lineup for Tuesday's game against Houston, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
After making seven consecutive starts for Toronto, Varsho will now enjoy his second day off in three days. Whit Merrifield will take over for Varsho in left field, allowing Santiago Espinal to start at second base and bat ninth.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Out of lineup vs. Rays
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Varsho is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's finale against the Rays.
Varsho has played in all 15 games for the Blue Jays thus far and has hit .264/.365/.377. Jordan Luplow is hitting eighth and playing right field while Whit Merrifield is lined up in left and hitting sixth.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Not in lineup Friday
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Varsho is out of the lineup Friday against the Angels.
This is the first day off this year for Varsho, who boasts a .357/.406/.571 slash line with one home run, four RBI, one stolen base and five runs scored through seven games played. Whit Merrifield is in left field and Santiago Espinal is at second base Friday for the Jays.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Three hits in Wednesday's win
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Varsho went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Royals.
The 26-year-old has multiple hits in three of the last four games as he's quickly gotten comfortable with his new team. Varsho is batting .333 (8-for-24) with a homer, a steal, three RBI and four runs through his first six contests as a Blue Jay, and if he continues to hit cleanup against right-handed pitching in a potent lineup, he stands an excellent chance of topping last year's career-highs of 74 RBI and 79 runs.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Mashes first homer as Jay
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Varsho went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Royals.
His first homer as a Blue Jay came in the sixth inning, as he took Carlos Hernandez deep for an insurance run in a 4-1 victory. Varsho also made a contribution on the defensive end, throwing out Matt Duffy by a mile at the plate in the second inning. The 26-year-old has played all five of his games in the outfield so far, four in left and one in center, and is batting .250 (5-for-20) with a homer, a steal, three runs and three RBI.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Swipes first bag of 2023
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Varsho went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.
The 26-year-old had his first multi-hit performance and swiped his first base as a member of the Blue Jays. Big things are expected from Varsho this year after an offseason trade from Arizona, and after stealing a career-high 16 bases in 2022, he could be ready to take a run at 20 thanks to MLB's rule changes.
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Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Hitting cleanup on Opening Day
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Varsho is starting in left field and batting cleanup for the Blue Jays on Thursday in St. Louis.
There had been some thought that Varsho could bat sixth, so this is good news for the former Diamondback. Brandon Belt is in the six hole, with catcher Alejandro Kirk sandwiched in between at fifth.
