Toronto Blue Jays centerfielder Daulton Varsho announces return date from quad injury
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It looks like Toronto Blue Jays centerfielder Daulton Varsho is back.
According to Sportsnet's Shi Davidi, the Toronto Blue Jays should get another lift for their lineup Monday when Daulton Varsho is expected to return to action in the series opener at the Los Angeles Angels.
The Gold Glove centre-fielder left Friday’s 6-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks after two innings with left knee discomfort, but told Davidi that the tightness in his quad which led to pulling on his kneecap had eased.
Varsho and the Blue Jays considered a return for Sunday’s 10-4 win but decided “out of caution” to “not to push it.” noted Davidi.
“I’ll probably be in the lineup (Monday),” said Varsho.
Varsho’s been one of the Blue Jays’ steadier threats at the plate this season, batting .262/.333/.462 with three homers and four doubles, so his return will be welcome.
Daulton Varsho has homered in back-to-back games 💪
Blue Jays, Varsho on the side of caution rather than risk further injury
The quad issue was a first for him and “came out nowhere” before the game Friday after he had “a good day” of pre-game work, as per Davidi.
He started improving Saturday and was much better Sunday, which was “the best-case scenario, knowing that if I can get two days off my feet, we can loosen everything back up back to normal.
“You'd try to push through it if it's a World Series-type of thing,” Varsho said. “But when we've got 140 games left, there's no point in me (risking) being on the IL for two months. That'd be a problem more than just a couple of days.”
.Varsho dealt with shoulder and hamstring issues in 2025, but still managed to hit 20 home runs in the 71 games that he did play.
Hopefully Varsho can remain injury free for the remaining 140 games and give the Blue Jays a full year of production on both sides of the ball.
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