The son of a Cuban baseball star from three decades ago is tonight on the way to fulfill a dream that was not within the reach of his father: debut and succeed in the Major Leagues.
Miguel Antonio Vargasson of the great Lazaro Vargaswas sent from Triple A in Oklahoma to the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise and could start playing on Tuesday night, when his team faces the Giants in San Francisco, according to the journalist JP Hoornstra reported for the first time, de Southern California News Group.
The Dodgers official site It immediately placed him among the official 40 men on the team’s roster, wearing uniform number 71.
The 22-year-old player, 6.3 tall, considered a luxury prospectus on the Dodgers, he could have opportunities at third base in a lineup ruled by left-handed hitters, especially now that starter Justin Turner is returning from an abdominal injury and must remain relegated to DH duty.
Whatever his options on the Los Angeles team, Vargas has made a huge leap to stardom in the best baseball in the world.
Vargas was listed as 28th in the top 100 prospects for the season. The man from Havana is a consistent hitter and plays mainly at third base, like his father did, although he also plays second base and the Dodgers coaches do not rule out that in the future he could move to the defense of first base.
What is out of the question and has determined the promotion to the Dodgers much sooner than was calculated is Vargas’ hitting. And manager Dave Roberts is interested in trying him out and giving him a chance, admiring what he’s seen from the rookie player.
At the time of his move from Triple-A to the Majors, he was batting .291, with 15 home runs and 72 RBIs, with an OPS of 879.
The Dodgers are once again on the road for another winning season with a 12-game lead in the NL West. The team is 70-33, the same wins as the unstoppable Yankees (70-35) in the American League.
The road to the playoffs looks well paved for the 10th straight year, with the final 60-game stretch of the 2022 regular season remaining. Los have made 13 postseason appearances in the past 17 years, and won the World Series. of 2020.
Vargas was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles organization with a $300,000 bonus in September 2017, two years after escaping Cuba with his father.
He had debuted in the 2014 National Series with Industriales, then under the direction of his father, who retired from active sports in 2002.
With his promotion to the Dodgers, Vargas becomes the 31st Cuban player to climb to the Major Leagues in 2022, which sets a record for the most players from Cuba in a season. Previously, they had added 30 Cuban players in the 1969, 2016 and 2019 seasons.
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