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Miguel Vargas not in White Sox’ lineup on Sunday

Miguel Vargas

CWS 3rd Baseman #20

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Miguel Vargas is not in the White Sox’ starting lineup for Sunday’s regular season finale against the Rockies.

The White Sox are already locked into their postseason position, so with nothing to play for on Sunday, manager Will Venable will get his third baseman a breather. The 26-year-old has had an outstanding season at the plate, slashing .250/.363/.474 with 33 homers, 93 RBI, 106 runs scored and 22 stolen bases in a league-leading 704 plate appearances. Colson Montgomery will slide over and cover third base while Luisangel Acuna starts at shortstop and bats eighth against Rockies’ left-hander Kyle Freeland.

- David Shovein

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Miguel Vargas hit his 33rd homer, walked twice and stole his 20th base Saturday in the White Sox’s 3-1 win over the Tigers.

Vargas walked and stole second base before coming around to score on teammate Munetaka Murakami’s RBI single in the opening frame. He also provided a pivotal insurance run when he took Jackson Jobe deep in the sixth. The 26-year-old former top prospect’s impressive breakthrough campaign sees him join Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood and CJ Abrams as the fourth member of the 30-homer, 20-steal club this season.
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Miguel Vargas went 2-for-5 with a homer, double and three RBI on Friday evening, but it wasn’t enough to lead the White Sox past the Tigers.

Vargas capped off a six-run uprising in the opening inning with an RBI double off the wall in left field. He then added a 403-foot (101.7-mph EV) two-run blast off of Beau Brieske in the third inning that proved to be the extent of the White Sox’ scoring in the ballgame. He’s having a very strong season at the dish for fantasy managers, slashing .249/.357/.477 with 32 homers, 87 RBI, 99 runs scored and 19 stolen bases.
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CWS 3rd Baseman #20

Miguel Vargas went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and also stole a base, leading the White Sox to a 7-3 win over the Guardians on Monday.

Vargas put the finishing touches on an unexpected six-run outburst by taking Cleveland reliever Daniel Espino deep in the sixth inning. It was his 31st round-tripper of the year. He also picked up his 19th stolen base of the year as Chicago extended their AL Central division lead to 1.5 games with the victory. The 26-year-old former top prospect has emerged as a certifiable fantasy force this season, hitting .249/.357/.475 with 98 runs scored, 31 homers, 81 RBI and 19 steals across 653 plate appearances.
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Murakami hasn’t been a platoon bat for the White Sox this season, but he has slashed just .179/.331/.368 with six homers, 18 RBI and a 54/26 K/BB ratio over 145 plate appearances against southpaws this season, so maybe this will be a trend going forward. Miguel Vargas will shift over to first base with Colson Montgomery covering the hot corner and Luisangel Acuna drawing a start at shortstop and batting ninth against Cardinals’ left-hander Matthew Liberatore.
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Miguel Vargas went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base as the White Sox were shut out by the Pirates on Thursday evening.

Vargas drew a leadoff walk in the fourth inning, swiped second base and took third on a throwing error, but the White Sox couldn’t cash him in from there. The 26-year-old is having an outstanding season at the dish, slashing .248/.359/.477 with 30 homers, 79 RBI and 17 stolen bases — career highs across the board.
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CWS 3rd Baseman #20

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It’s an extremely rare off day for Vargas with Colson Montgomery taking over at the hot corner and Chase Meidroth at shortstop. The 26-year-old is in the middle of a career year at the dish, slashing .250/.361/.482 with 95 runs scored, 30 home runs, 79 RBI and 16 steals in 627 plate appearances over 142 games.
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Miguel Vargas hit a solo homer in a victory over the Tigers on Sunday for the White Sox.

Vargas and the powerful White Sox lineup hit three homers in the win. This one gives the 26-year-old his 28th home run of the season, and he also drew a walk to help improve his OPS to .835 on the campaign. Vargas is never going to hit for a high average, but the power is readily apparent, and he just keeps getting better.

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