The Toronto Blue Jays will be without a key player as they take on MLB’s best.
Centre fielder Daulton Varsho won’t start in Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers after leaving Friday’s contest with a hand injury.
Varsho is dealing with pain and swelling but could enter the game as a pinch hitter or defensive substitute, manager John Schneider told reporters pre-game.
Myles Straw will bat ninth and play centre in his place.
Varsho was hit by a 96.9 m.p.h. sinker from Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby in the seventh inning and immediately exited. Post-game X-rays came back negative.
The 29-year-old has endured an injury-plagued 2025 season after starting the year on the IL as he recovered from off-season shoulder surgery.
When he returned near the end of April, he mashed a team-leading eight homers before a hamstring strain put him back on the shelf for two months.
He rejoined the team Aug. 1, and clubbed seven homers with 22 RBIs in the 23 games since.
Varsho is more known for his league-leading defence, but he ranks among MLB’s best in slugging over his limited plate appearances this year with an unqualified .574.
Live coverage of the Blue Jays-Brewers game on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins with Blue Jays Central at 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT follow by first pitch at 3:07 p.m. ET / 12:07 p.m. PT.
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