Baseball's longest hitting streak in five years came to an end Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas was held hitless for the first time this season and the ...
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MLB: How Ildemaro Vargas went from unknown journeyman to one of baseball’s hottest hitters
At 34, Ildemaro Vargas is living the dream that once seemed out of reach: after bouncing from team to team as a virtual unknown, he’s now the spark plug powering the Arizona Diamondbacks’ offense.
The 34-year-old Venezuelan is a journeyman, a role player — and one of the best stories of this baseball season.
2023 stats: 86 G, 286 PA, 262 AB, 32 R, 66 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 1 SB, 1 CS, 19 BB, 20 SO, .252 AVG, .304 OBP, .363 SLG, .666 OPS, 84 OPS+, 4 DRS (at 3B), 1 ...
Vargas will hit the bench for just the fourth time through the White Sox's first 49 games of the season in what appears to be a routine maintenance day. With Vargas taking a seat, Luisangel Acuna will ...
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