Mar 9, 2025; Port Charlotte, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (5) runs residence to attain a run in the course of the first inning towards the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports activities Park. Obligatory Credit score: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Photos Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho will start the season on the injured checklist as he continues his restoration from proper shoulder surgical procedure final September.
Toronto supervisor John Schneider stated Saturday that Varsho wants extra time for his rotator cuff to heal.
The Blue Jays need Varsho out there to play middle area and he is not but prepared from a throwing side. He received his first Gold Glove final season.
The 28-year-old has served as a chosen hitter throughout spring coaching and is batting .250 with 4 homers and 9 RBIs in 32 at-bats.
“If he have been to be energetic and break camp, we would been capturing for outfield video games at the start of this week and did not get there,” Schneider stated. “That being stated, he is making a ton of progress with the throwing and we have now a really particular plan laid out for him to hopefully be part of us as rapidly as he can.”
“If that appears like on daily basis in middle, nice. If that appears like a few days on and off and he can DH, nice. I really like the changes he made, however with the way it impacts everybody else on the roster proper now, it did not make sense to maintain him as a main DH for in all probability a few weeks.”
Varsho had 18 homers and 58 RBIs final season however batted simply .214 in 136 video games.
In 5 huge league seasons, Varsho has a .225 profession common with 79 homers and 240 RBIs throughout 577 video games with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2020-22) and Blue Jays (2023-24).
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