Louis Varland | |
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![]() Varland with the St. Paul Saints in 2023 | |
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 77 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | December 9, 1997|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 7, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics (through August 23,2025) | |
Win–loss record | 8–14 |
Earned run average | 4.67 |
Strikeouts | 199 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Louis Dennis Varland (born December 9,1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins.
Varland attended North High Senior School in North St. Paul,Minnesota and played college baseball at the Concordia University,St. Paul. In both 2017 and 2018,he played summer league baseball for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League. [1]
Varland was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.
Varland made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] He returned in 2021 to pitch for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels and Cedar Rapids Kernels. [3] [4] He was named the Twins minor league pitcher of the year after going 10–4 with a 2.10 earned run average (ERA) and 142 strikeouts. [5]
Varland started 2022 with the Wichita Wind Surge. After posting a 3.34 ERA in 20 games with Wichita,he was promoted to the Triple–A St. Paul Saints. After Jake Jewell was designated for assignment on September 7,Varland was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [6] He made his major league that same day in a doubleheader against the New York Yankees. [7] On October 5,Varland earned his first career win after pitching five scoreless innings in a 10–1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. [8]
Varland was optioned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the 2023 season. [9]
On July 31,2025,the Twins traded Varland and Ty France to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Alan Roden and Kendry Rojas. [10]