Cuban infielder Miguel Vargas is a making a case for an All-Star Game berth. Vargas leads all third baseman in homeruns (15), runs batted in (41) and runs scored. On the sabermetric side he is second in wRC+ (142), wOBA (.379) and fWAR (2.2). Vargas is also second in the league in OPS (.869) and walks (38).
In his last game Vargas laced an eighth inning run-scoring single to do his part in his three at-bats during the Chicago White Sox’s 8-0 blanking of the Minnesota Twins. The infielder, who is having a career year also scored twice on the day and has now driven in a 41 runs on the season, placing him third amongst Cubans in MLB in runs batted in.
His combination of power, plate discipline, and offensive production places him among the best third basemen in MLB in 2026. Aside from his mediocre batting average Vargas is doing everything else to establish himself as at the plate this season.
Miguel Vargas of the Chicago White Sox is crushing left-handed pitching during the 2026 season and leads several offensive categories across Major League Baseball. The native of Havana is the MLB leader in OPS vs. LHP (minimum 50 PA), leader in wRC+ against lefties and the
leader in wOBA versus left-handed pitchers .
Miguel Vargas also entered today as the most productive hitter in Major League Baseball against left-handed pitching among all players with at least 50 plate appearances.
Vs. left-handed pitchers in 2026:
1.198 OPS
.501 wOBA
224 wRC+
.730 SLG
Although his average is not very attractive against right-handers (.196), he hits a robust .333 against lefties and his other total numbers are making a case for Vargas to secure a possible All-Star berth this season. In his third season with the White Sox’s Miguel Vargas is developing into a franchise player for the team from the “Windy City “.