'I'm trying to show them that I can help the team win any way possible,' Vargas said. But this much is certain: He has fully supplanted Maikel Franco as the everyday third baseman over the last couple weeks, to the point where Franco is now buried on the bench and in danger of being released once young infielder Luis García comes off the injured list (perhaps as soon as Friday). Whether Vargas has a long-term future with the Nationals remains to be seen.

I'm just trying to take advantage and keep working hard and contribute any way I can.'

'I'm very thankful to the team, the organization, for the opportunity I've gotten.

'I've always worked hard to get an opportunity like this one, to where I get an opportunity to play every day,' Vargas said, via interpreter Octavio Martinez. It was Vargas’ second homer of this West Coast trip, his previous one coming in his first at-bat in San Diego during Thursday night’s win over the Padres. Vargas’ two-run homer off Mariners closer Paul Sewald with two outs in the top of the ninth this afternoon lifted the Nats to an unexpected 3-1 victory in the finale of a brief, two-game series. Now how about Ildemaro Vargas, the 31-year-old utility infielder who has suddenly become the Nationals’ everyday third baseman and just finished off a strong road trip with a bang. We’ve already seen Joey Meneses do it with six homers in his first three weeks in the big leagues. SEATTLE – The focus of the remainder of the Nationals’ season is going to be on the handful of young players they’re now trying to build around, a group that will see its highest-profile addition yet Friday night when top pitching prospect Cade Cavalli makes his major league debut.īut that doesn’t mean there isn’t still some room for an older player or two to take advantage of the opportunity he’s being given to make a name for himself, and possibly earn his way into the Nats’ 2023 plans as well.

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