| Miguel Vargas | |
|---|---|
 Vargas at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 27 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born:November 17, 1999 Havana, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 3, 2022, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .191 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 40 |
| Teams | |
Miguel Antonio Vargas (born November 17,1999) is a Cuban professional baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Vargas signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in September 2017. [1] He spent his first professional season in 2018 with the Arizona League Dodgers,Ogden Raptors and Great Lakes Loons. [2]
Vargas played 2019 with Great Lakes and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] He started 2021 with Great Lakes before being promoted to the Tulsa Drillers. [4] Between the two teams,he appeared in 120 games and batted .319 with 23 homers and 76 RBI. [5] The Dodgers honored him by awarding him the organizations Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year Award. [6] He was selected as a post-season Double-A Central all-star. [7] He was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the 2022 season [8] and was selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game. [9] He played in 113 games for Oklahoma City,batting .304 with 17 homers and 72 RBIs. [5]
The Dodgers promoted Vargas to the major leagues for the first time on August 2,2022. [10] He made his first appearance the following day,against the San Francisco Giants as the starting designated hitter. In his first at-bat he hit a ground-rule double off Giants' starter Alex Cobb. [11] On September 24,2022,Vargas hit his first MLB home run off Jordan Montgomery of the St. Louis Cardinals. [12] In 18 games with the Dodgers,he hit .170 with eight RBI while playing first base and left field as well as designated hitter. [13]
Vargas was announced the Dodgers opening day second baseman for the 2023 season. [14] In that role,he played in 81 games through the all-star break,but hit only .195 with seven homers and 32 RBI. [13] He was optioned to the minors on July 9 [15] and he remained there for the rest of the season. [16] Back with Oklahoma City,he played in 60 games with a .288 batting average,10 homers and 43 RBI, [5] helping them win the Pacific Coast League championship. [17]
Vargas returned to Oklahoma City to begin the 2024 season. [18]
His father,Lázaro Vargas,played baseball for the Cuban national team. [19]
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