Carlos Vargas (baseball)
Carlos Miguel Vargas (born October 13, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Cleveland Indians / Guardians
Vargas was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent on July 2, 2016. The Indians selected Vargas' contract on November 20, 2020, adding him to their 40-man roster.

In April 2021, Vargas underwent ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John surgery), causing him to miss the entire 2021 season. He began the 2022 season on the rebranded Cleveland Guardians' major league 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from surgery. Vargas was activated from the injured list on July 18, 2022 and optioned to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks. He was promoted to the Guardians' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, on September 3, 2022.

The Guardians recalled Vargas to their active roster on September 16, 2022. He was optioned back to Columbus on September 20 without having made an appearance for the Guardians, becoming a phantom ballplayer.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Vargas was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 15, 2022 in exchange for minor league pitcher Ross Carver. On March 28, 2023, it was announced that Vargas had made the Opening Day roster.

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1999 births
Living people
Akron RubberDucks players
Arizona Diamondbacks players
Arizona League Indians players
Columbus Clippers players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
People from Espaillat Province
Reno Aces players
Tigres del Licey players