Louie Varland

Louis Dennis Varland (born December 9, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Louie Varland
Minnesota Twins – No. 37
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through May 14, 2023)
Win–loss record2–2
Earned run average4.04
Strikeouts48
Teams

Career

Varland attended North High School in North St. Paul, Minnesota and played college baseball at the Concordia University, St. Paul. He was drafted 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 for a team in 2020, due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to pitch for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels and Cedar Rapids Kernels.[1][2] 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.[3] Varland started 2022 with the Wichita Wind Surge. He made his major league debut with the Twins on September 7.[4]

Varland was optioned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the 2023 season.[5]

Personal life

His brother, Gus, pitches for the Milwaukee Brewers.[6]

References
  1. "Louie Varland Earns Attention".
  2. "Louie Varland makes himself next Twins pitching prospect to watch out for". Star Tribune.
  3. "St. Paul's Louie Varland 'a tremendous success story' for Twins". November 26, 2021.
  4. "Louie Varland set for major league debut as Twins face Yankees in doubleheader". Star Tribune.
  5. "Twins' Louie Varland: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  6. "Varland brothers square off in 'emotional' pitching matchup".


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