BIOGRAPHY
Daulton Varsho was born July 2, 1996, in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He is a catcher in the MLB.
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Varsho in the second round, with the 68th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He signed and made his professional debut that same year with the Hillsboro Hops of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League, where he batted .311/.368/.534 with seven home runs, 39 runs batted in (RBIs), and had a .902 on-base plus slugging in 50 games.
In 2018, Varsho played with the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League, where he hit .286/.363/.451 with 11 home runs, 44 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases in 80 games. He was a mid-season All-Star.
Varsho spent the 2019 season with the Jackson Generals of the Class AA Southern League. In June, he was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. In August, the Diamondbacks began to play Varsho as a center fielder in addition to catcher. He batted .301/.378/.520 with 18 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 396 at-bats. After the season, on October 10, 2019, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier12.
The Diamondbacks promoted Varsho to the major leagues on July 30, 2020. He made his major league debut that night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished the season hitting .188/.287/.366 with 3 home runs and 9 RBIs in 37 games. On August 14, 2021, Varsho caught Tyler Gilbert's no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.
On December 23, 2022, the Diamondbacks traded Varsho to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno.
On January 13, 2023, Varsho signed a one-year, $3.05 million contract with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration.
