Daulton Varsho of Toronto Blue Jays stuns with gravity-defying catch in center field

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 30, 2025, 19:00 IST

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Despite Daulton Varsho's spectacular catch, the Toronto Blue Jays suffered a 10-2 defeat against the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox dominated with five home runs, overwhelming Toronto's pitching and batting. Bowden Francis struggled on the mound, allowing seven runs in just three innings. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Daulton Varsho of Toronto Blue Jays stuns with gravity-defying catch in center field (Image Source: Getty)

The Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre last night. The match witnessed an incredible catch by Daulton Varsho. The Blue Jays were defeated by the Red Sox, even with such a brilliant performance. The Red Sox managed to hit five home runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays lost in terms of pitching and batting. The audience was left stunned by the catch by Daulton Varsho, but the Blue Jays could not make up for a subpar beginning.

What that the Catch of the Season?

In the fourth inning, Red Sox's Jarren Duran sent a ball deep down center field. It looked like it was a hit, but Daulton Varsho readied himself. He was racing to the wall and tried to catch it. While running, he stumbled and collapsed on the ground, but fortunately, he caught the ball in his knees, opposite the mound's direction.

Did Daulton Varsho make the best catch ever?! 🤯

All the people in the stadium, the supporters, the players, and even the commentators went crazy. They cheered and clapped Daulton Varsho for trying it. It was such an epic moment, and Daulton Varsho took a hit away from Jarren Duran, who had already homered early on in the game.

Struggles for Toronto Blue Jays’ pitchers and hitters

The bad luck of the Blue Jays, their pitching was not up to the mark, and they could not carry them through the game. Bowden Francis took the mound for Toronto but did not perform at all. Francis pitched just three innings and still gave up seven runs on eight hits. Jarren Duran, Rafael Devers, Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell, and William Abreu each homered against Francis to put the Red Sox in an emphatic early spot in the contest.

The Blue Jays staged a third-inning rally with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s two-run homer double. Other power hitters such as George Springer, Daulton Varsho, and Alejandro Kirk could not get started by getting on base. The Red Sox shut out the game with a resounding 10-2 victory. Despite the excitement of the split-second catch by Daulton Varsho, the Blue Jays could not recover.
On the losing side, they posted a 13-16 season mark, fourth in the AL East. The Red Sox, with the win, improved to 17-14 and are second with 1.5 games behind the New York Yankees' division lead. The Blue Jays will need to recover in the next two games of this series to keep pace in the division.
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