Varsho Homers Again

Daulton Varsho has homered in back-to-back games for Toronto, going deep on April 10 for his 100th career home run and again on April 11 against Minnesota. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2) On Friday, April 10, Varsho hit a 405-foot shot to right-center off Minnesota left-hander Anthony Banda in the fifth inning at Rogers Centre. Major League Baseball’s game video labeled it his 100th career homer. (mlb.com) On Saturday, April 11, he followed with a two-run homer off Twins right-hander Joe Ryan in the first inning. The ball left his bat at 104.2 miles per hour and traveled 382 feet to right-center. (mlb.com) The burst came early in Varsho’s 2026 season with Toronto, where he opened the year with two home runs in his first 12 games. FanGraphs listed him in the Blue Jays’ regular center-field role entering April 12. (fangraphs.com) Varsho is no longer with Arizona, despite the framing of some social posts. He debuted with the Diamondbacks on July 30, 2020, and Major League Baseball lists him on the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2026 roster. (mlb.com) That Arizona connection still shapes how fans read his power. Varsho spent his first three Major League seasons with the Diamondbacks, then joined Toronto after the December 2022 trade that sent catcher Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to Arizona. (mlb.com) (baseball-reference.com) His recent track record helps explain the attention. Major League Baseball says Varsho hit 20 home runs in 71 games in 2025 and ranked among the league leaders in slugging percentage and home-run rate among hitters with at least 250 plate appearances. (mlb.com) The latest homers fit that profile: left-handed pull-side power, lift to right-center, and damage against both a left-hander and a right-hander on consecutive days. By April 12, the streak had turned a milestone swing into a short early-season run. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2)