Kennys Vargas
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kennys Vargas Gautier (born August 1, 1990), nicknamed "Gorilla",[1][2] is a Puerto Rican professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Gautier.
Quick Facts Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – No. 35, Professional debut ...
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Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – No. 35 | |||||||||||||||
Designated hitter / First baseman | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1990-08-01) August 1, 1990 (age 33) Canóvanas, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
MLB: August 1, 2014, for the Minnesota Twins | |||||||||||||||
NPB: March 29, 2019, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2017 season) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .252 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 35 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 116 | ||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2019 season) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .179 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Vargas has been compared to David Ortiz due to their similarities in size. Vargas stands 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall and weighs about 275 pounds.[3][4][5]