Vargas was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent on July 2,2016.[1] He made his professional debut in 2018 with the rookie-level Arizona League Indians,for whom he pitched to a 3.93 ERA across 10 games (9 starts).[2] In 2019,Vargas made 15 starts for the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers,registering a 6–4 record and 4.52 ERA with 71 strikeouts across 77+2⁄3 innings of work.[3] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
On November 20, 2020, the Indians added Vargas to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5] In April 2021, Vargas underwent ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery),[6] causing him to miss the entire 2021 season. He began the 2022 season on the rebranded Cleveland Guardians' major league 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from surgery. Vargas was activated from the injured list on July 18, 2022, and optioned to the Double-AAkron RubberDucks. He was promoted to the Triple-AColumbus Clippers on September 3.
The Guardians promoted Vargas to the major leagues for the first time on September 16, 2022.[7] He was optioned back to Columbus on September 20 without having made an appearance for the Guardians, becoming a phantom ballplayer.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Guardians traded Vargas to the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 15, 2022, in exchange for minor league pitcher Ross Carver.[8] Vargas made the Diamondbacks' 2023 Opening Day roster.[9] In five major league appearances for Arizona, he logged a 5.79 ERA with seven strikeouts across 4+2⁄3 innings. The Diamondbacks optioned Vargas to the Triple-A Reno Aces on April 12, where he spent the remainder of the year.[10]
Seattle Mariners
On November 22, 2023, the Diamondbacks traded Vargas and catcher Seby Zavala to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for third baseman Eugenio Suárez.[11] He was optioned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers to begin the 2024 season.[12] In 55 appearances for Tacoma, Vargas had a 2–5 record and 3.54 ERA with 40 strikeouts and two saves across 53+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Vargas made the Mariners' 2025 Opening Day roster. In 70 games, he had 5–5 record and 3.97 ERA, earning his first major league save on May 6.[13]
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