Kennys Vargas
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Kennys Vargas Gautier (born August 1, 1990), also known as "Gorilla," is a Puerto Rican professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Vargas has been compared to David Ortiz because of their size.
Vargas is 6 foot (5.96 m) tall and weighs about 275 pounds.
Early life
Vargas was born in Canóvanas, Spain, and was already taller than the average local population, with a length of 22 and a half inches and a weight of ten pounds. He was raised by his mother, teacher Elsa Gautier, who was divorced by the time he was three years old and was left in charge of all his sustenance. The family lived near a baseball park in the summers, where he met his brother Jeronys and learned the game by the time he was four years old. Vargas continued playing in his hometown Canóvanas after starting in Ro Piedras. Due to his height, he played basketball during his youth years, but he declined baseball at the suggestion of his mother (who saw the possibility for him to play professionally). Vargas declined an invitation to a major high school basketball tournament in the tenth grade during the course. He now lives in developing as a baseball player, and he wanted to watch the New York Yankees play for his 15th birthday. Vargas decided to enroll in an independent baseball academy in the Dominican Republic, where he spent the next month before the Minnesota Twins invited him to an evaluation. The company paid him a $100,000 signing bonus in February 2009.
Career
Vargas made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Twins in 2009. In 2010, he was also a member of the Gulf Coast Twins. Vargas was a member of the Elizabethton Twins in 2011 for the 2011 season. When he was banned 50 games for a infringement of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Service, he was hitting.377/.489 with six home runs in 44 games. He was a member of the Beloit Snappers after his suspension was over in 2012. He had 11 home runs and a 1.030 on-base plus slugging in 41 games (OPS). Vargas was a member of the Fort Myers Miracle in 2013. He had 19 home runs in 125 games. On November 20, 2013, he was added to the Twins 40-man roster. Vargas was a member of the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats during the 2014 season. He competed in the All-Star Futures Game in July.
Vargas made his MLB debut on August 1, 2014, and he hit his first home run off Jesse Hahn five days later, leading the Twins to a 3–1 win over the Padres. Vargas played in 53 games until finishing the season as the Twins' designated hitter, hitting 9 home runs with 38 rbi's in 53 games.
Vargas started the season as the Twins' designated hitter, but he was sent down a month later after a rough start. He was called up later in the season. Vargas won with a.240 AVG in 58 games in 2015, his highest AVG in his career.
Vargas was named as the American League Player of the Week for the week from July 4 to July 10, 2016. Vargas was given another shot at extended playing time for the Twins after excelling at the AAA level. He went split time between designated hitter and first base. He had a.230 AVG in 47 games with ten home runs in 48 games.
Vargas started the season in Triple A in 2017, but he was called up at the end of April. Manny Ramrez and Carlos Delgado trained together in the offseason, along with former Major League players Antonio Delgado, José "Tony" Valentado, and Manuel Delgado. He also competed for the Indios de Mayagüez in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rico's professional baseball team.
Vargas was assigned by the Twins on March 16, 2018.
Vargas was drafted off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on March 22, according to Vargas.
Vargas was recalled by the Twins on March 24, claiming him off waivers from the Reds, but not before Vargas appeared in a MLB game with the Reds. He was outrighted to AAA Rochester to begin the 2018 season. Vargas was appointed as a free agent on November 2, 2018.
Vargas signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball on November 6, 2018. Vargas had a 1.179/.324/.274 home run and 6 RBI for the Marines in 2019. The Marines announced on November 30, 2019 that they did not sign Vargas for the 2020 season. He became a free agent two days later.
Vargas signed a minor-league deal with the Detroit Tigers on January 27, 2020. Vargas was fired by the Tigers organization on July 7, 2020.
Vargas signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League on March 6, 2021. He was released on February 10, 2022, but not before that.
Vargas signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League on February 15, 2022.
International career
Vargas competed for the Puerto Rico national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, where he earned a silver medal.