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Named after Darren Daulton, he's a major-league prospect - and a catcher, too

The Phillies checked into their downtown St. Louis hotel before opening day in 1995, and Gary Varsho, who hardly knew any of his teammates after joining them just a week prior, retreated to his room to wait for his luggage.

“The hotel phone rings and I’m thinking ‘Who the heck is calling me?’ Maybe it’s my wife. I don’t know,” Varsho said. “It’s Darren Daulton. Darren goes, ‘What are you doing?’ I said, ‘Waiting for my luggage.’ He goes, ‘No, you’re not. Come down to the lobby. We’re going out to eat.’ ”

The team’s newest player – a reserve outfielder – was being invited to dinner by the team’s star player.