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Biography
Daulton Varsho (born July 2, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. The Diamondbacks selected Varsho in the second round of the 2017 MLB draft.
Amateur career
Varsho attended Marshfield High School in Marshfield, Wisconsin, graduating in 2014. He enrolled at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and played college baseball for the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers. He was named the Horizon League Player of the Year in his sophomore year, 2016, after he batted .381/.447/.610. In 2017 he batted .362/.490/.643.
Professional career
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Varsho in the second round, with the 68th overall selection, of the 2017 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, he 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 played in 2019 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.
He played for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 tournament in November 2019.
Personal life
He is the son of former MLB outfielder, manager, and coach Gary Varsho.