César Vargas

Mexican baseball player (born 1991)

Baseball player

César Vargas

Vargas with the Orix Buffaloes

Sultanes de Monterrey – No. 58
Pitcher
Born: (1991-12-30) December 30, 1991 (age 32)
Puebla, Mexico

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Professional debut
MLB: April 23, 2016, for the San Diego Padres
NPB: August 28, 2021, for the Orix Buffaloes
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record| 0–3
ERA| 5.03
Strikeouts| 28
NPB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record| 1–2
ERA| 8.34
Strikeouts| 18
Teams

* San Diego Padres (2016)
* Orix Buffaloes (2021–2022)

Career highlights and awards
NPB

* Japan Series champion (2022)

Medals

Men's baseball
Representing  Mexico
World Baseball Classic
| 2023 Miami | Team

César Vargas (born December 30, 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He has previously played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes.

## Career[edit]

### New York Yankees[edit]

Vargas signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on May 30, 2009. He made his professional debut with the DSL Yankees, recording a 3.50 ERA in 16 appearances. He spent 2010 and 2011 with the DSL Yankees, pitching to a 2.06 ERA in 2010 and a 2.39 ERA in 2011. In 2012, Vargas split the season between the rookie ball GCL Yankees and the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs, registering a 3-2 record and 3.13 ERA in 13 games. He split the next season between the High-A Tampa Yankees and Charleston, pitching to a 4-8 record and 4.10 ERA between the two clubs. Vargas split the 2014 season between Tampa and Charleston, posting a 4-2 record and 2.58 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 44 appearances. He split the 2015 season between the Double-A Trenton Thunder and the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, recording a 6-0 record and 3.08 ERA between the two teams.[1] On November 6, 2015, he elected free agency.

### San Diego Padres[edit]

On November 20, 2015, Vargas signed a major league contract with the San Diego Padres.[2] On April 23, he was called up to the major leagues to start in place of the injured Robbie Erlin, making his MLB debut.[3] After making six starts for the Padres, Vargas went on the disabled list with a sore elbow.[4]

Vargas was designated for assignment by the Padres on March 31, 2017.[5] He was sent outright to the Double-A San Antonio Missions on April 5, 2017. After splitting the season between San Antonio and the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, he elected free agency on November 6.[6]

### Washington Nationals[edit]

On December 18, 2017, Vargas signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals organization.[7] He was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs for the 2018 season. Vargas split the season between Syracuse and the Double-A Harrisburg Senators, pitching to a 2-8 record and 5.14 ERA in 22 games. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.[8]

### Sultanes de Monterrey[edit]

On April 3, 2019, Vargas signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He pitched to a 4.34 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 114.0 innings pitched in 2019. Vargas did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

### Ibaraki Astroplanets[edit]

On December 16, 2020, Vargas signed with the Ibaraki Astroplanets of the Japanese independent Baseball Challenge League.[10]

### Sultanes de Monterrey (second stint)[edit]

On July 5, 2021, it was announced that Vargas had left the Astroplanets and re-signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.[11]

### Orix Buffaloes[edit]

On August 21, 2021, Vargas signed with the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for $100,000 USD plus incentives.[12] He re-signed for the 2022 season, posting a record of 0–1 with 6.59 ERA in 8 relief appearances. Vargas was not retained following the season and became a free agent.

### Sultanes de Monterrey (third stint)[edit]

On February 10, 2023, Vargas signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.[13]

## International career[edit]

On February 26, 2019, He was selected Mexico national baseball team at 2019 exhibition games against Japan.[14]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cesar Vargas Minor, Winter & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
2. ^ "Josmil Pinto claimed off waivers by Padres". Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
3. ^ "After Vargas debuts, Padres bullpen crumbles". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 24, 2016.
4. ^ "Cesar Vargas lands on DL with sore elbow". San Diego Union-Tribune. May 29, 2016.
5. ^ "Padres Claim Jake Esch, Designate Cesar Vargas". MLB Trade Rumors. March 31, 2017.
6. ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
7. ^ Adams, Steve (February 13, 2018). "Minor MLB Transactions: 2/13/18". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
8. ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
9. ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season". MLB Trade Rumors. July 2020.
10. ^ "セサル・バルガス選手契約締結のお知らせ ("News of the César Vargas player contract conclusion")". Ibaraki Astroplanets (in Japanese). December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
11. ^ ""EL TIBURÓN" VUELVE AL ACECHO". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 5, 2021.
12. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news オリックス、五輪メキシコ代表右腕バルガスを獲得 今季BC茨城で5勝". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
13. ^ "¡HAIL, CÉSAR! VUELVE A CASA CÉSAR VARGAS". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 5, 2023.
14. ^ "Roster de México para ENEOS Samurai Japan Series". MiLB.com: The Official Site of Minor League Baseball (in Spanish). February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Career statistics - NPB.jp
* 59 セサル・バルガス 選手名鑑2021 \- Orix Buffaloes Official site (in Japanese)
* Cesar Vargas on X

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Mexico roster – 2020 Summer Olympics

* 5 Sebastián Elizalde
* 13 Alexis Wilson
* 17 Édgar Arredondo
* 18 Danny Espinosa
* 19 Ramiro Peña
* 20 Manny Bañuelos
* 23 Adrián González
* 24 Efrén Navarro
* 27 Jonathan Jones
* 29 Óliver Pérez
* 32 Joey Meneses
* 33 José Cardona
* 35 Juan Pablo Oramas
* 36 Teddy Stankiewicz
* 44 Alí Solís
* 46 Carlos Bustamante
* 48 Sasagi Sánchez
* 49 César Vargas
* 50 Manny Barreda
* 53 Daniel Duarte
* 54 Ryan Goins
* 59 Fernando Salas
* 66 Fabián Anguamea
* 74 Isaac Rodríguez

* Manager 30 Benji Gil
* Coach 8 Noé Muñoz
* Coach 26 Héctor Estrada
* Coach 47 Rigo Beltrán
* Coach 56 José Silva
* Coach 66 Martín Arzate

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Mexico roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic

* 1 Felipe González
* 2 Jarren Duran
* 3 Luis Urías
* 5 Alek Thomas
* 7 Julio Urías
* 11 Rowdy Tellez
* 13 Alan Trejo
* 14 JoJo Romero
* 15 Austin Barnes
* 16 Samuel Zazueta
* 19 Isaac Paredes
* 20 Wilmer Rios
* 23 Erubiel Armenta
* 24 José Cardona
* 27 Alex Verdugo
* 29 Óliver Pérez
* 32 Joey Meneses
* 33 Gerardo Reyes
* 38 Roberto Valenzuela
* 43 Patrick Sandoval
* 46 César Vargas
* 48 Jake Sanchez
* 49 Jesús Cruz
* 50 Manny Barreda
* 51 Alexis Wilson
* 53 Roel Ramírez
* 55 Adrián Martínez
* 56 Randy Arozarena
* 59 José Urquidy
* 62 Jonathan Aranda
* 65 Giovanny Gallegos
* 77 Javier Assad
* 82 Victor Castaneda
* 84 Alan Rangel
* 85 Luis Cessa
* 99 Taijuan Walker

Manager
30 Benji Gil

Coaches
Bench Coach 9 Vinny Castilla
Hitting Coach 18 Jacob Cruz
Hitting Coach 70 Bobby Magallanes
Pitching Coach 45 Elmer Dessens
First Base Coach 12 Gil Velazquez
Third Base Coach 21 Tony Perezchica
Bullpen Coach 26 Horacio Ramírez
Bullpen Pitcher 71 Ever Magallanes

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Orix Buffaloes 2022 Japan Series champions

1 Shuhei Fukuda
2 Kenya Wakatsuki
3 Ryoichi Adachi
5 Masahiro Nishino
6 Yuma Mune
7 Masataka Yoshida
9 Tomoya Noguchi
10 Koji Ohshiro
11 Sachiya Yamasaki
13 Hiroya Miyagi
16 Yoshihisa Hirano
18 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
19 Taisuke Yamaoka
20 Taisuke Kondoh
21 Daichi Takeyasu
23 Torai Fushimi
24 Kotaro Kurebayashi
29 Daiki Tajima
31 Ryo Ohta
33 Masato Matsui
35 Motoki Higa
36 Tatsuya Yamaashi
38 Ryoto Kurita
41 Kodai Sano
44 Yuma Tongu
45 Shota Abe
46 Hitomi Honda
50 Yuya Oda
54 Yūta Kuroki
55 T-Okada
56 Atsuya Kogita
58 Jacob Waguespack
63 Soichiro Yamazaki
67 Keita Nakagawa
96 Yuki Udagawa
99 Yutaro Sugimoto (Japan Series MVP)

Manager
78 Satoshi Nakajima

Coaches
Bench 88 Katsumi Mizumoto
Pitching 73 Ikuo Takayama
Pitching 75 Kazuyuki Atsuzawa
Hitting 77 Eishin Soyogi
Hitting 79 Ryutaro Tsuji
Infield 76 Kazeoka Naoyuki
Outfield 81 So Taguchi
Catching 87 Toshio Saito
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