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'She is my best hitting coach': Vargas dedicates HR to mom SAN DIEGO -- Ildemaro Vargas spent three and a half minutes answering questions about his standout performance in the Nationals’ 3-1 win ove...

AUGUST 19, 2022 • MLB.COM

Goes deep Thursday Vargas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-1 win against the Padres.

Impact Vargas produced the first run of the game with a solo shot off Yu Darvish in the third inning. The long ball was his first since May 20, though he's spent considerable time in the minors since that date. Vargas has never flashed much power in the minors, and he's swatted a modest 10 homers across 428 career at-bats as a big-leaguer.

AUGUST 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nationals rally against Darvish, Hader to beat Padres 3-1

Nelson Cruz drew a bases-loaded walk off Josh Hader to bring in the go-ahead run with one out in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 3-1

AUGUST 19, 2022 • Associated Press

Wisdom's double in 11th propels Cubs to 7-5 win over Nats

Patrick Wisdom drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-5

AUGUST 17, 2022 • Associated Press

Not starting Monday Vargas isn't in the lineup Monday against the Cubs.

Impact Vargas started the last three games and went 2-for-9 with a double, an RBI and a walk. Maikel Franco will take his place at the hot corner and bat ninth.

AUGUST 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Opportunities picking up Vargas went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Phillies.

Impact He's now picked up starts in three of the past four games, getting two nods at third base and one at shortstop while going 6-for-9 with a walk. Vargas is in the lineup at third base again Sunday and will hit ninth in Sunday's series finale. At this point, Vargas may have leapfrogged Maikel Franco as the Nationals' preferred option at the hot corner.

AUGUST 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Four hits in Wednesday's loss Vargas went 4-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.

Impact Getting the start at third base and batting ninth, the 31-year-old utility player kept flipping the lineup over, although Vargas' efforts didn't lead to any actual Washington offense until the ninth inning. With Cesar Hernandez and Maikel Franco both struggling at the plate this season, Vargas could see semi-consistent work around the infield, but the expected promotion of CJ Abrams -- one of the headliners in the package the Nationals received for Juan Soto -- would block one of those paths to playing time and potentially even cost Vargas his roster spot.

AUGUST 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Contract officially selected Vargas' contract was selected by the Nationals on Monday.

Impact Vargas will serve as a utility man for Washington after the team traded Ehire Adrianza to Atlanta on Monday. Vargas appeared in 30 major-league games with the Cubs earlier in the year and slashed .130/.231/.348 with a homer, a triple, four runs and four RBI.

AUGUST 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Replacing Adrianza on roster The Nationals plan to select Vargas' contract from Triple-A Rochester prior to Monday's game against the Mets, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Vargas will be brought aboard as the Nationals' new utility man after Ehire Adrianza was dealt to Atlanta earlier Monday. The 31-year-old journeyman previously saw 10 games of action with the Cubs earlier this season and owns a lifetime .227/.265/.354 slash line across 407 plate appearances in the majors. He's capable of backing up all four infield spots and also has limited experience at either corner-outfield position.

AUGUST 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Links up with Nats Vargas signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Friday and was assigned to Triple-A Rochester.

Impact Vargas quickly found a new home after he elected free agency last week when the Cubs designated him for assignment. Before being booted off the Cubs' 40-man roster, Vargas went 3-for-23 over 10 games with the big club.

JUNE 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hits free agency Vargas cleared waivers and was released by the Cubs on Thursday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact Vargas was recently designated for assignment by Chicago, and he elected to become a free agent rather than report to the minors. The 30-year-old appeared in 10 games for the Cubs and had a .130/.231/.348 slash line with one home run and four RBI.

MAY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Pushed off 40-man roster The Cubs designated Vargas for assignment Sunday.

Impact Vargas was deemed expendable with the Cubs needing a spot on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster for catcher P.J. Higgins, who was called up from Triple-A Iowa to provide a healthy option behind the plate while backstop Willson Contreras (hamstring) is day-to-day. During his nearly two-week stay with Chicago, Vargas appeared in 10 games and hit .130/.231/.348 over 26 plate appearances.

MAY 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hits first 2022 home run Vargas went 1-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and two runs scored in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Vargas batted ninth but still provided an offensive spark in the 10-6 loss. The 30-year-old got the start at shortstop over Andrelton Simmons, though the latter seems likely to play more regularly moving forward as he works his way back from a shoulder injury. Vargas won't have a ton of fantasy value in a utility role off the bench.

MAY 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Likely to move into utility role Vargas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Vargas had started each of the Cubs' last three games at shortstop, going 2-for-9 with a triple, a walk, two RBI and a run during that stretch. He'll likely move into a utility role now that Andrelton Simmons (shoulder) -- who was activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday -- is ready to make his first start of the season Monday.

MAY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Schwindel's go-ahead hit in 9th lifts Cubs over Arizona

Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2

MAY 15, 2022 • Associated Press

Triples, drives in two Friday Vargas went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Vargas isn't typically known for his offense and batted ninth in this one, but he was able to provide a useful fantasy line. The 30-year-old had his contract selected Tuesday with the Cubs putting Nick Madrigal (back) on the injured list, and Vargas will be a depth option while Chicago deals with some injuries.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marte has 3 hits to lift Diamondbacks over Cubs 4-3

Ketel Marte had three hits and drove in a run, Zach Davies pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3

MAY 14, 2022 • Associated Press

Outrighted to Triple-A Vargas was outrighted to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.

Impact Vargas spent time with the Diamondbacks, Cubs and Pirates during the 2021 campaign and hit .156 with four extra-base hits, seven runs, seven RBI and a stolen base in 34 appearances. The 30-year-old will lose his spot on the 40-man roster, and whether he remains in the organization next year remains to be seen.

OCTOBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kelly, lowly D-Backs rally past NL East-leading Braves 6-4

Carson Kelly hit a tying three-run homer in a five-run seventh inning, Daulton Varsho followed with a go-ahead double and the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks beat the NL East-leadi...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • Associated Press

Starts for ailing Ahmed Vargas started at shortstop and went 2-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to Atlanta.

Impact Vargas got the start at short in place of Nick Ahmed, who has missed the last four games with a sore right shoulder, a bit of news that Arizona manager Torey Lovullo revealed Tuesday. In Ahmed's absence, Josh Rojas started three games with Vargas taking over Tuesday.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Joins big-league squad The Diamondbacks selected Vargas from Triple-A Reno on Sunday.

Impact Vargas hasn't appeared at the MLB level since June 18, at which point he had managed a .137/.200/.176 slash line in 55 plate appearances with the Cubs, Pirates and Diamondbacks. He figures to serve as nothing more than additional infield depth for however long he's on the big-league roster.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Clears waivers Vargas has been outrighted to Triple-A Reno after clearing waivers, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Impact Vargas has slashed a terrible .137/.200/.176 across 55 major-league plate appearances with the Diamondbacks, Cubs and Pirates this season. He didn't attract any interest on waivers after being DFA'd by Arizona on Saturday, so he'll continue to provide the club infield depth at Reno for the time being.

JUNE 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Zach Buchanan: Ildemaro Vargas, whom the Diamondbacks... - The Athletic Ildemaro Vargas, whom the Diamondbacks designated for assignment on Saturday, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Reno.

JUNE 22, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Designated for assignment Vargas was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on Saturday.

Impact Vargas has already been designated for assignment three previous times this season. He cleared waivers the first time after getting dropped from the Cubs' 40-man roster in late March but was picked up by the Pirates after the Cubs DFA'd him again in mid-May. He lasted less than two weeks in Pittsburgh before being DFA'd yet again and traded to the Diamondbacks. It seems that teams like him enough to keep him around for a few weeks on the end of their bench, so it's possible he'll get claimed yet again this time around. The move clears a spot for the Diamondbacks to add the newly-signed Jake Faria.

JUNE 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Produces three RBI Vargas went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to the Mets.

Impact The 29-year-old's first multi-hit effort of the season directly accounted for half of Arizona's runs. Vargas knocked in a pair on a single in the first inning, and then added a game-tying RBI single in the sixth. He's slashing a meager .158/.220/.211 with no home runs, six RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in 41 plate appearances between Arizona, Pittsburgh and Chicago this year. He'll likely fill a utility role now that he's begun his second stint with Arizona.

JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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Nationals rally against Darvish, Hader to beat Padres 3-1

Wisdom's double in 11th propels Cubs to 7-5 win over Nats

Schwindel's go-ahead hit in 9th lifts Cubs over Arizona

Marte has 3 hits to lift Diamondbacks over Cubs 4-3

Kelly, lowly D-Backs rally past NL East-leading Braves 6-4