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Former St. John's star Anthony Varvaro is one step closer to making his Major League debut with the Mariners. Photo by New York Post

MLB debut nears for Varvaro

Anthony Varvaro is five years removed from St. John’s, but he’s just a short drive away from Seattle.

The Staten Island native has earned his first Triple-A call-up and flew to Tacoma last week just two days after pitching in his second consecutive Double-A Southern League All-Star Game. Varvaro will report to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League, which plays at Cheney Stadium, a mere 45-minute drive from Seattle’s Safeco Field.

“I could imagine I’m going to feel like I’m right there, so close, but so far,” Varvaro said. “Hopefully, I go there and continue the success I’ve been having in Double-A and even get a call-up before September.”

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