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Astros acquire outfielder Daulton Varsho from Blue Jays

sportsAug 3, 202628423

The Houston Astros acquired outfielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays, with Toronto receiving right-hander Spencer Arrighetti and cash considerations. The trade was finalized just before the teams opened a three-game series in Houston on Monday night, and Varsho was active for that game. Varsho, a pending free agent, spent three and a half seasons in Toronto after being acquired for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno before 2023, won a Gold Glove in 2024 and hit three postseason homers in 2025. This season Varsho’s offense and defensive metrics have slipped: he has seven home runs and a .682 OPS, his sprint speed fell from the 77th to the 50th percentile and his range from the 95th to the 86th percentile. The Blue Jays declined the chance to keep Varsho and potentially extend a qualifying offer, instead moving him for a prospect return and will turn to Myles Straw and Nathan Lukes in centre field. Arrighetti is a 26-year-old right-handed starter currently on the injured list with right foot nerve irritation; in 2026 he has a 4.60 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 87 strikeouts in 88 innings over 17 starts, and a career 4.66 ERA and 1.386 WHIP in 53 major-league appearances.

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